Support and Financial Assistance for Students and Student Organizations General Guidelines The College of Engineering Diversity Office provides funding to individual students participating in student organization activities and to student organizations that play a critical role in building community and enhancing the educational experience. In an effort to ensure that funds are allocated in a […]

Diversity Office: Undergraduate Engineering Research Opportunities The University encourages students from underrepresented backgrounds to work in the Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) fields. To encourage such work during college, the URI LSAMP Program assists in matching qualified students to state-of-the-art research projects undertaken by URI faculty. These projects offer hands-on research experience, exposure to […]

R.I. High Schools Minority Student Engineering & Women Scholarship The University of Rhode Island College of Engineering is pleased to award $1,000 scholarships to Rhode Island public and private high school students who will study engineering at the University. The scholarships are coordinated by the college’s Minority Student Recruitment and Retention Office. To be considered for […]

Northeastern University, the University of Connecticut, the University of Massachusetts Amherst, the University of Rhode Island, and Worcester Polytechnic Institute have 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 […]