Recovery at the U Scholarship

Recovery at the U (RU) is a collegiate recovery program at the University of Utah and is awarding eight total scholarships to eligible students. There are 2 scholarship types offered: RU Champion ($2000) and RU Collaborator ($500).

RU Champions (award amount: $2000) will be expected to dedicate 3 hours per week for 14 weeks in one semester to Recovery at the U. This can be achieved through many different opportunities that include but are not limited to: attending an on-campus recovery meeting, facilitating an on-campus recovery meeting, attending an RU-related event, attending an RU-sponsored volunteering event, speaking to your peers/friends on campus about RU, creating a social media post or flyer promoting recovery, dedicating your personal meditation practice to RU, and more.

RU Collaborators (award amount: $500) will be expected to dedicate 10 hours in one semester to Recovery at the U. This can be achieved through many different opportunities that include but are not limited to: attending an on-campus recovery meeting, facilitating an on-campus recovery meeting, attending an RU-related event, attending an RU-sponsored volunteering event, speaking to your peers/friends on campus about RU, creating a social media post or flyer promoting recovery, dedicating your personal meditation practice to RU, and more.

Eligibility:

• Undergraduate or graduate students with a minimum of 1 semester remaining
• Part-time and full-time students, minimum 1 credit hour
• Students with lived experiences: in or seeking recovery from addiction AND/OR have a loved one who has lived experience with addiction
• There is no requirement for sobriety/abstinence.
• Service commitment following scholarship award: one semester as an RU Champion or RU Collaborator for Recovery at the U

This application requires a written essay submission. If you would like to apply for this scholarship but would prefer to submit a video essay, please notify the RU program by contacting Liz Spencer at LSpencer@sa.utah.edu.