Krimerman Student-Directed Community Service Grants
Image of Professor Len Krimerman and next to it a picture of Inner Tooth staff, publication of the Inner College, 1970

Krimerman Community Service Grants represent the legacy of Professor Leonard I. Krimerman. Professor Krimerman led the creation of the University of Connecticut Inner College, an alternative approach to higher education, in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Learn more about UConn’s Inner College Initiative here.

This grant program was created by UConn Alumni who were transformed by Professor Krimerman’s education programs.

Krimerman Community Service Grants supports student-led projects that have direct involvement with the community and may include, but are not limited to, the following types of activities:

1. Direct learning in which students are in direct contact with community members or organizations, such as working onsite at an agency or tutoring in an adult literacy program.

2. Indirect learning in which students engage with a cause or a community need through means that do not necessarily involve constant contact with beneficiaries, such as designing a study, developing information materials or creating a website.

3. Civic action or advocacy in which students work to affect change in public policy, such as presenting at a town safety meeting or a legislative public hearing.

In this first iteration of the program, each grant will be $500. Therefore, we encourage applicants to use these funds in the initiation, completion, or advancement of student independent projects.

Eligibility
Academic Standing
Be in and retain a good academic standing at the time of the application and during the project.
Enrollment Status
Be an undergraduate student at the University of Connecticut and have at least one semester left after the semester that you applied for.
Faculty Support
Be supported and mentored by a UConn faculty member who will actively support the project.

Timeline: Applications for Summer and Fall 2025 are due on March 31st.

Students are required to complete the project by the end of the designated semester according to criteria established with sponsoring professor at the outset of the project.

At the conclusion of the project, awardees must submit a project profile in video or another visual format at the conclusion of the project.

Evaluation Criteria: The selection committee will evaluate nominations based on the degree to which students articulate (1) how they have designed and will implement the project independently; (2) propose meaningful interactions with community partners; and (3) demonstrate a clear need for funding to complete a project.

Funding Categories: Funding categories are open to any items that are needed to directly support initiation, completion, or advancement of a project, such as: transportation, materials, hosting meetings or creative exhibitions, data collection, etc.