Funding Opportunities

First-Year Dean’s Diversity Fellowship

Who’s eligible: Prospective incoming masters and doctoral students

How to apply: Nominated by faculty

Dean’s Fellowships

Who’s eligible: Current graduate students in a URI PhD program

How to apply: Nominated by faculty or students can self-nominate

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Tuition Scholarships

Who’s eligible: Current graduate students in a masters or professional doctoral program

How to apply: Nominated by faculty or students can self-nominate

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Graduate Assistantships

Who’s eligible: Incoming & current graduate students

How to apply: Individual departments/programs recommend appointments of teaching, research and administrative assistants.

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EGRA

Small grant awards to support research, creative or artistic projects.

Who’s eligible: Current URI graduate students
How to apply: Students can self-nominate

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Graduate Fellowship Incentive Programs (GFIP)

Who’s eligible: Graduate students funded by extramural agencies or foundations (e.g. NSF-GRFP, NIH-NRSA, NASA, etc.) are eligible to receive a $300 and/or $1,000 scholarship payment.

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Graduate Student Financial Hardship and Emergency Support Resources

The Graduate School has established a fund intended to assist graduate students with financial hardship resulting from exceptional expenses or unplanned academic situations beyond what a student’s income or savings can support.

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Additional Funding Resources

The Graduate School’s Office of Professional Development assists students who are looking for upcoming fellowship opportunities.
View a Select List of External Funding and Postdoctoral Fellowships here.
The Council of Graduate Schools offers information on fellowships and awards.
Learn more about research funding and other sources of financial support.