Krimerman Community Engagement Grants

Image of Professor Len Krimerman and next to it a picture of Inner Tooth staff, publication of the Inner College, 1970

Krimerman Community Engagement 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:

Be an undergraduate student at the University of Connecticut.
Be in and retain a good academic standing at the time of the application and during the project.
Have at least one semester left after the semester they apply.
Be supported and mentored by a UConn faculty who will actively support the project.

Timeline: Applications for Spring 2026 will be accepted until Friday, October 10^th, 2026. Students and their project advisors will be notified of the awards by November 1^st , 2026. By the end of the Spring Semester, awardees are required to 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 support initiation, completion, or advancement, such as: transportation, materials, hosting meetings or creative exhibitions, data collection, etc.

2026 Spring Krimerman Student Grants

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Spring 2026 Application

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Describe the project, predefined objective(s), and how it will be implemented. Be specific about how you have been involved in the project design process and plan to be involved in the implementation. Describe your community partners and how they have been involved in co-designing this project, and how the project is mutually beneficial for you and for the community partner.

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