Note: The Financial Aid package for new students admitted for Fall 2018 will be mailed by mid-March 2018. In addition to the financial aid award package offered to you from the University of Rhode Island, we encourage you to look for outside funding through local and state organizations, as well as web based scholarship searches.  For more information visit: Financing Your Education

To be considered for all types of aid at URI, including Federal, State and University funds, your first step is to fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) at:https://fafsa.ed.gov/  and release it to URI (003414). Learn more about applying for Financial Aid

For 2018-2019 applicants, you may file the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) beginning October 1, 2017, with a priority deadline of March 1, 2018. You will be required to use income data from 2016. 

Yes.  For 2018-19 applicants, you may file the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) beginning October 1, 2017, with a priority deadline of March 1, 2018. You will be required to use income data from 2016. 

Verification is a process initiated either by the U.S. Department of Education or by the Financial Aid office.  If your application is selected for verification, you will not be eligible for federal aid until this process is finalized. To avoid unnecessary delays, please submit all required documents promptly.  These documents are listed in your To Do list on   e-Campus.  To learn more about Verification visit: URI Verification

You can log into eCampus and view your financial aid information at: e-Campus

Students can also grant parent access to their financial aid information, as well as their billing and records information, by visiting: Rhody Share

Your financial aid awards will be disbursed in equal amounts at the start of each semester if you have:

1. Registered on time for the minimum number of credits required by your financial aid award programs;
2. Completed all necessary paperwork, including promissory notes, if required; and have
3. No disbursement holds on your record (check your e-Campus account).

This list indicates any outstanding items that a student may need to complete. The student To Do list can be accessed through a student’s eCampus account.

Application instructions for Federal Direct Student Loans can be found at: Federal Student Loans

Applications instructions for Federal Direct Parent (PLUS) Loans can be found at: Federal Parent PLUS Loans

Students and parents may sign their MPN online at: Studentloans.gov. Please be aware that students must also complete Entrance Counseling at: Studentloans.gov

The fixed interest rates for Direct loans for 2017-18 are: Subsidized and Unsubsidized loans 4.45% and Parent PLUS loans 7%. These rates are set by the federal government each year.

Yes! You may defer repayment on the Parent PLUS loan. You may select the deferred repayment option at: studentloans.gov when you fill out your application.

Alternative (Private) Loans are privately-funded loans available to students and parents. We strongly suggest that students exhaust their Federal Loan eligibility before applying for an alternative loan.   In partnership with URI, the ELM Select web site below provides a list of lenders based upon their historical lending with our students. Students and their parents/guardians have the right and ability to select the education loan provider of their choice, and are not required to use any of the lenders listed.   If you wish to use another lender that is not on this list, you have the right to do so. Please note that information on this site may not be updated or timely.  Be sure to read carefully final loan agreements and promissory notes to understand their payment terms and other obligations. For more information visit: Alternative Loans

The following web sites are good resources for general financial aid information and outside scholarship sources. Remember, if you have to pay money to get money, it is probably a scam!

• FastWEB and CAPPEX – Free and  comprehensive scholarship and grant search services.

  College Planning Center of Rhode Island

  The Rhode Island Foundation

  Student Child Care Assistance Grants

  
  
  

For 2018-19 financial aid applicants:  If your family has had a change in circumstances and you feel that your family’s 2016 income information used to file the FAFSA is not accurately reflective of your present financial circumstances, you may fill out the Dependent Student Special Circumstances Appeal 2018-19

 Visit https://web.uri.edu/enrollment/costs/

If you are a resident of a New England state other than Rhode Island, The New England Board of Higher Education provides discounted tuition for a select group of majors. Learn more

BankMobile is the refund management division of Customers Bank, which is the financial institution with whom we have partnered to distribute refunds.  All students will be sent a refund selection kit by mail following orientation.  This packet will include information about your refund delivery options, and a unique Personal Code.  Using their own Personal Code, students will access a website where they can select how they want to receive their refunds.  There are 3 choices:  (1) funds can be  deposited to their own bank account via ACH,  (2) funds can be deposited to a BankMobile Vibe online checking account, or (3) funds can be issued by paper check and mailed via USPS.  Learn more about BankMobile.

URI uses electronic billing (e-Bills) as its official billing method for tuition and fee invoices. Students can access their e-Bill Portal, and view/pay their e-Bills online via e-Campus. Students can also invite other payers, such as a parent, to access their e-Bill Portal and view/pay their e-Bills. When a term bill is ready for viewing, the student and all invited payers will receive an email notification which directs them to log in and open the e-Bill. Paper invoices will not be mailed, however; invoices can be printed from the e-Bill Portal. Electronic payments are encouraged, but a payment coupon can be printed from the e-Bill Portal for those who prefer to pay by mailing a check.

Fall e-Bills will be generated in mid-July and payment will be due during the third week of August. Please note that tuition and fee charges are based on actual enrollment, so adding and dropping courses may cause changes in your bill.

Yes! Students are invited to enroll in our monthly tuition payment plan which allows families to pay their annual tuition and fee expenses in 8, 9, or 10 monthly installments, depending on the date of plan enrollment.  The plan runs from June 1st through October 1st for the Fall semester, and from November 1st through March 1st for the Spring semester.  Please note that because the plan begins before the actual semester invoices are posted, it is necessary to set up your payment plan with estimated figures.  Once the e-Bill is available in July, families can compare their estimates to the actual billed costs, and make adjustments to their plan as needed.

See our Course Registration page for detailed instructions.

If you’re an enrolled student, see our Course Registration page for detailed instructions. If you’re just browsing, please see our schedule of courses.

At the start of each semester, courses and course rosters are pulled from e-Campus and placed into Sakai. Once you have registered for a course in e-Campus that information is transferred to Sakai.

You can access the Sakai portal at https://sakai.uri.edu/portal/. Enter your e-Campus username and Email/Sakai/Wireless password (generally not your e-Campus password). If you still have trouble logging in, please contact the Help Desk at 401.874.HELP for assistance.