Providing students from minoritized populations in STEM with the opportunity to build community while obtaining professional & research skills to address real-world challenges.
At URI, the College of the Environment and Life Sciences (CELS) and the College of Engineering (COE) partnered to create the Science and Engineering Fellows Program for students.
Our goal is to have students leave the Science and Engineering Fellows Program more prepared to enter the job market with the professional skills and training needed to succeed. Students also help to advance the research of their faculty and staff mentors while gaining invaluable experience.
Application process
Who should apply
Full time students interested in engaging in research who belong to minoritized populations in science and engineering, and who are members of the College of the Environment and Life Sciences or the College of Engineering are encouraged to apply. Preference will be given to rising sophomores (second year students) and juniors (third year students).
How to apply
CELS students can use the Common App to apply. This application will allow you to be considered for 4 fellowships: Science & Engineering, Coastal & Environmental Fellows, RI-INBRE SURF and the RISG Community Engaged Internship.
If you are a CELS student and you have question about the application, please contact Assistant Dean Fajardo Grandidge.
Engineering students should contact Assistant Dean Watson for questions about the engineering application process.
When is the application due?
Deadline: Friday February 16, 2024 at 11:59pm.
Program start times and schedule
- This is a 10-week fellowship that will start on May 20th of 2024. Students will work individually or in a team with CELS or Engineering mentors for 30 hours per week. The mentors might be faculty, graduate students, post-doctoral fellows and or staff.
- Fellows are expected to participate professional development trainings as well as team building exercises.
- Fellows are paid hourly, and on-campus housing and meals are provided.
- During the Fall semester, Fellows will enroll in a 2-credit course, EVS 366 “Communicating Environmental Research and Outreach.” The course culminates in the preparation of an academic poster celebration in December.
Northeast Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation
Recognizing a need to foster the development of research skills in students from populations historically excluded from the Sciences and Engineering fields, Northeastern University, the University of Connecticut, the University of Massachusetts Amherst, the University of Rhode Island, and Worcester Polytechnic Institute joined to form the Northeast Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (NE LSAMP). The group receives funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to strengthen the preparation, representation, and success of historically under-represented minority students in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields.