URI students have become finalists and won some of the most prestigious scholarship competitions in the world.
Applying for a competitive fellowship can be a transformative experience. The process challenges you to acknowledge your academic achievements, your leadership ability, and your experiences, and to think about your goals. A fellowship award not only provides funding, but can connect you to other students and scholars with similar interests, and serve as a springboard to even greater opportunities.
The Office of National Fellowships and Academic Opportunities advises and assists qualified undergraduates, recent URI alumni, and current graduate students interested in applying for national and international scholarships and fellowships. While the office is strategically located and supported by the Honors Program, we serve the wider University community.
Recent Awards
- URI Communication Studies student named among first cohort of Obama-Chesky Voyager Scholarship recipients - And it provides recipients a life-changing awards package: including up to $50,000 in financial aid for their junior and senior years to help alleviate the burden of college debt; $10,000 to create their own travel/work experience the summer before their senior year; and a network of fellow scholars and mentors to support them.
- AY 2021-2022 Annual Report - Celebrating our successes!
- They hit submit! - This year seven seniors, three recent alumni and three current graduate students successfully completed the campus process for submitting a Fulbright US Student Program application. The process itself is rigorous and provides an opportunity to refine their personal narrative and professional aspirations, which will translate into stronger graduate school and grant applications in the future. […]
Three Rams Selected for Fulbright US Student Awards - Two University of Rhode Island graduate students and a 2020 alumna have been awarded Fulbright grants to teach and conduct research abroad.
Applying for fellowships at URI helped me nurture my ambitions and clarify what I want to do and where I want to go. It allowed me to accord this self-knowledge with both an abstract and concrete understanding of what is out there waiting for me to pursue.Sam Foer '20
2018, National ISI Honors Scholar
2019, Hertog Summer Fellow
2019, Truman Finalist
2020, Tikvah Fellowship