Your support for our students and faculty ensures our land-and sea-grant work can address the needs of local, regional, and global communities.
make a giftRhodyNow: CELS
Every donation made to the RhodyNow: College of the Environment and Life Sciences directly benefits the College quickly, effectively, and strategically. In addition to supporting research opportunities and new college initiatives, this fund allows students to present their work at national conferences, study abroad, take part in experiential learning opportunities, and much more.
Fellowships and Experiential Learning
With a strong emphasis on research and hands-on learning, we offer students opportunities to engage in cutting-edge research, field studies, fellowships, and internships that have both local and global impact.
2023-2024 Academic Year in CELS
We offer more than 143 unique internship sites, including Buttonwood Park Zoo, Save the Bay, Mystic Aquarium, Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, Audubon Society of Rhode Island, Roger Williams Park Zoo, and more.
Fellowship opportunities for CELS students include:
Additional URI/CELS fellowships are available at Fellowships@URI.
Student Success and Persistence Scholarships
Immediate-use scholarships offer flexible support when it’s needed most, helping students stay enrolled, focused, and able to persist through to graduation even when sudden challenges arise. This fund was the direct result of CELS faculty advocating for an avenue to invest in the resilience and potential of deserving students.
Peer Mentoring and Ambassador Programs
Research shows that having a sense of belonging is strongly linked to success, retention, well‑being, and academic achievement amongst college students. We’re proud to offer avenues for students to find belonging, purpose, and community at URI while growing in leadership. The Peer Mentoring Program empowers CELS majors to help their peers navigate course registration, internships, research opportunities, and more, while the Student Ambassador Program prepares students to conduct campus tours, informational meetings, and crucial outreach efforts such as University recruitment events.
Teaching and Learning Spaces (Facilities)
Integral to our land-and-sea grant missions are non-classroom spaces and equipment that allow hands-on learning, resources and services for local communities, collaborations with local and state agencies, and applied research. Our Agricultural Experiment Station now includes three farms and several greenhouses on the Kingston Campus and at East Farm: the Greene H. Gardner Crops Research Center, also called Agronomy Farm, hosts research and teaching plots; East Farm is used for research in aquaculture, ornithology, entomology, wildlife habitats, and more; and Peckham Farm is home to URI’s animal science program, a variety of livestock used for teaching and research, and 18 acres of hayfields and pastures.
Questions?
For more information about giving to CELS, please contact Skip Wilson, Director of Development, at skipwilson@uri.edu or 401.874.2446.