Keegan Scott

Director of The Office of Fellowships
Email:keegan.scott@uri.edu
Office Location: Lippitt 302F

Keegan joined the Honors Program in June 2025 as the Director of the Office of Fellowships. He previously served as an Outreach and Recruitment Officer with the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program, and he is both a Fulbright U.S. Student alumni to Bulgaria (2017-2020) and a Boren Fellow (Turkish). Keegan holds an MA in Eurasian, Russian, and East European studies with a Diplomatic Studies certificate from Georgetown University, and a BA in International Studies from The Ohio State University. He speaks Turkish and Bulgarian.

The Director of Fellowships@URI is the designated institutional representative to the National Association of Fellowships Advisors and the campus representative for most of the major awards listed on these pages. Through national workshops, webinars, and conferences, we connect with administrators of these major awards, and keep informed on all matters regarding fellowship opportunities, from eligibility requirements to the selection criteria to best practices for essay writing and letters of recommendation. Our university adheres to the NAFA Code of Ethics and demands the same of our applicants and letter writers.