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Joe Lieberman Connecticut Scholarship Program
Live application window: February 10, 2025 through April 2, 2025 3:00 pm CST or until 500 applications have been submitted

U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman (1942-2024) served Connecticut for over forty years in both Hartford and Washington DC. Upon retirement from the US Senate in 2013, he established the Joe Lieberman Connecticut Scholarship Fund to assist outstanding high school seniors from Connecticut who plan to continue their education in college or vocational school programs. Generous donations to the fund support the renewable scholarships which are awarded for full-time study at an accredited institution of the student’s choice.

The program is administered by Scholarship America. Eligibility for individual programs is determined at the sole discretion of the sponsor, and eligible applications are reviewed by Scholarship America’s evaluation team.

Applicants to the Joe Lieberman Connecticut Scholarship Program must:

  • Be United States citizens or permanent legal residents.
  • Be high school seniors who reside in Connecticut and attend public or private high schools or home school in Connecticut.
  • Plan to enroll in full-time undergraduate study at an accredited two-year or four-year college, university or vocational-technical school for the entire upcoming academic year.
  • Have a minimum grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale (or its equivalent).
  • Demonstrate outstanding leadership potential and a record of community service.

Award Information:

  • If selected as a recipient, the student will receive a $1,500 award.
  • Up to five (5) awards will be granted each year.
  • Awards may be renewed for up to three additional years or until a bachelor’s degree is earned, whichever occurs first.
  • Renewal is contingent upon satisfactory academic performance (3.0 cumulative GPA or the equivalent) in a full-time course of study.
  • Awards are for undergraduate study only.

Notification

The first 500 applicants will be notified in late May whether or not they are recipients.

Payment of Scholarships

Scholarship America processes scholarship payments on behalf of the Joe Lieberman Connecticut Scholarship Fund. Payment is made in one installment in mid-August.

Scholarship recipients are selected on the basis of:

  • Academic record
  • Demonstrated leadership and participation in school and community activities
  • Work experience
  • Statement of educational and career goals and objectives
  • Unusual personal or family circumstances,
  • An online recommendation
  • Preference will be given to applicants who demonstrate outstanding leadership potential and record of community service.

Financial need is not considered.

Selection of recipients is made by Scholarship America. In no instance does Joe Lieberman or any other party play a part in the selection. All applicants agree to accept the award decisions as final. Not all applicants to the program will be selected as recipients.

As part of your application, you must upload the following document:

  • A current, complete transcript of grades. Grade reports are not accepted. Transcripts must display:
    • Student name
    • School name
    • Grades
    • Credit hours for each course and term in which each course was taken.

NOTE: If you are providing SAT or ACT test scores, and those scores are not listed on your high school transcript, you will need to upload a copy of your test score report(s) separately. If you are uploading a college transcript, those scores are not required.

One online recommendation form must be submitted on your behalf no later than April 7, 2025 3:00 pm Central Time.

Your application is not complete unless all required documents are submitted electronically through the Scholarship America Student Hub.

The Joe Lieberman Connecticut Scholarship Fund has partnered with Scholarship America. Select the button below to be directed to the Scholarship America Student Hub!

Please make sure to add studentsupport@scholarshipamerica.org as well as the program email address provided below in the footer as safe senders in your email contact list.