Co-sponsored by the Office of the Provost, the Vice President of Research and Economic Development, and the Dean of the Graduate School
Purpose
The Provost, the Vice President of Research and Economic Development, and the Dean of the Graduate School are providing small grant awards to support research, creative or artistic projects. This program underscores the value placed on providing students with research opportunities and support for the scholarly work of graduate students and its dissemination.
Funds Available
Proposals will be evaluated by a committee assembled by the Dean of the Graduate School composed of members of the Graduate Council. One of the committee’s goals is to distribute awards to students with quality projects representing a wide variety of University departments. Funds will be provided to graduate students to participate in original research, creative, or artistic projects in which they have major responsibility.
Award Amounts:
- Individual student proposals chosen for support will each receive an award up to $2,000.
- Groups of up to three URI students may submit a proposal. If a Group Proposal is chosen for support, it will receive an award of up to $3,000.
What Funds May be Used for: Funds may be used to support travel to national, regional or international conferences (including registration fees for in-person or virtual conferences), to purchase items for specific projects, to defray publication costs, or for specific needs that the committee deems essential for a student’s development. Cost-sharing by departments and faculty sponsors is encouraged.
Reimbursements will not be provided for budget requests that have occurred prior to the awarding period.
All EGRA projects require supervision by a faculty sponsor.
Questions about this program should be directed to Cara Mitnick, Director of Professional and Community Development, at cmitnick@uri.edu, referencing the subject line “EGRA and last name.”
How to apply
To apply for a grant, a student must submit the following:
- Project Budget: (Use one of the templates below)
- Project Description (not to exceed 3 pages)
- 2-3 page CV or Resume
- Evidence of IRB/IACUC Approval (if applicable)
- Faculty Sponsor’s Faculty Support Form
- Applicants will indicate the Faculty Sponsor’s email. Upon submitting your application, your Faculty Sponsor will receive an email containing a unique link to upload the form.
Below are the rubrics used to score EGRA proposals:
Conduct Research Rubric
Disseminate Research Rubric
2024 Application deadline is Sunday, October 20th.
Faculty Support Form due by Tuesday, October 22nd.
Conditions
The awards have certain limitations:
- A graduate student, whether individually or as part of a Group Proposal, can receive only one EGRA grant in an academic year
- Funds may be used only to support projects which include original student research, creative, or artistic endeavors
- IRB or IACUC approval must be obtained before the start of the project, if applicable
- Use of these funds for incentives for research participation is strongly discouraged
- Students who received ERGA grants last year may apply again, however, preference will be given to those who have not received these awards previously.
Processing EGRA Award Funds
Award decisions will be made by November 29, 2024. Expenditure and reimbursement begins December 1, 2024. All funds must be expended and travel completed by November 30, 2025. Any funds remaining will not rollover and we cannot provide an extension.
Processing the Award
The staff/faculty (typically the Fiscal Clerk or Business Manager) of the department processing a student’s EGRA expenses should obtain the EGRA award letter and approved budget form from the student. Click here to view the EGRA Award Procedure.
Once the department processes expenses, copies of the Travel Arrangement, Expense Report, receipts, and supporting documents (all that are applicable) must be forwarded to the Graduate School addressed to Kathy Kantor at kathykantor@uri.edu.
Deadlines to submit copies of travel and purchasing documentation:
- Expenses and travel conducted during December 1, 2024 – June 25, 2025 are due no later than by June 30, 2025.
- Expenses and travel conducted during July 1, 2025 – November 30, 2025 are due no later than by December 5, 2025.
2023 EGRA Awardees
Congratulations to the following award recipients!
Awardees | Application Title | College |
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Alexandra Larcom | Food Processing and Nutritional Quality: Considerations for Energy Intake and Healthy Young Adults | College of Health Sciences |
Amanda L Barney | Maternal Mastitis Infection during Pregnancy and the Effects on Light Chain Neurofilament Degradation in Neonatal Dairy Bull Calves | College of the Environment and Life Sciences |
Arash Rafiee Dehkharghani | A Numerical and Field Study of Nearshore Hydrodynamics and Coastal Erosion in Little Beach, Rhode Island | College of Engineering |
Caroline Caton | Understanding boaters' anchoring intentions and behavior in the Virgin Islands | College of the Environment and Life Sciences |
Colleen Hayes | PPAR alpha-mediated regulation of hepatic MRP3 for the treatment of chronic cholestatic liver diseases | College of Pharmacy |
Cybele Collins | Serpentinization and Its Implications for Biogeochemical Cycling: Identification of Subsurface Microorganisms | College of the Environment and Life Sciences |
Edgar Ponce Baldelamar, Cameron Amaral | Funding Proposal for URI Formula SAE: Powertrain Design Team | College of Engineering |
Elizabeth Kass, Hannah Piracini | The Effect of Beta-Glucan Supplementation on the Metabolic Profile of the Periparturient Ewe and Developing Lamb | College of the Environment and Life Sciences |
Elizabeth-Ann Viscione | Optimal Sexuality and Associations with Personality, Sexual Satisfaction, and Sexual Flexibility | College of Health Sciences |
Emily Kenyon | E. Kenyon EGRA Application: Attend SPPAC 2024 to Present Research | College of Health Sciences |
Erica Ewton | Environmental and Biological Indicators of Mixotrophy in a Productive Continental Shelf | Graduate School of Oceanography |
Evelyn Hernandez Valencia | A multi-modal approach to examine the association between sleep and suicidal ideation in peripubertal youth receiving intensive services | College of Health Sciences |
Jane Carrick | Expanding the cold-water coral niche: Disseminating novel findings of bio-physical coupling of thermal stress and food supply | College of the Environment and Life Sciences |
Jessica Leighton, Meagan Collins | A C. elegans model of Nervous System Development in Fanconi Anemia | College of the Environment and Life Sciences |
Joshua Pi | Reflections, Perceptions, and Practices of Spearfishing Among Ulithian Communities in Ulithi, FSM and Hawaiʻi, USA | Graduate School of Oceanography |
Julie Maurer | Investigating the Role of the Algal Toxin Domoic Acid as a Driver of Plankton-Associated Bacterial Community Structure in Pseudo-nitzschia Blooms With a Combination of In Vitro Experiments and Ecological Time Series | College of the Environment and Life Sciences |
Katherine Roche | Evaluating impacts of nutrient stress on diatom molecular physiology during the North Atlantic spring bloom | Graduate School of Oceanography |
Mariam Oladepo | Mechanism of Treprostinil in reducing Ischemia Reperfusion Injury invivo | College of Pharmacy |
Mariyam Abbas | Bidi Smoking Among India's Day Laborers- International Scale Development and Risk Profile Analysis | College of Health Sciences |
Melissa Rothstein | IMPULSIVITY FACETS ASSOCIATED WITH CO-USE AND CONSEQUENCES OF ALCOHOL AND CANNABIS VIA PERCEIVED NORMS | College of Health Sciences |
Michelle Gregoire | Potential Neuroinflammatory Consequences of CREB Pathway Dysfunction in ALS/FTD | College of the Environment and Life Sciences |
Morgan McPartland | Immune Evasion: Investigating Serum Resistance in Haemophilus parainfluenzae | College of the Environment and Life Sciences |
Nicoly Welter | ISOLATION OF EXOELETROGENIC BACTERIA FOR BIOHYDROGEN PRODUCTION IN MICROBIAL ELECTROLYSIS CELLS | College of Engineering |
Payel Biswas, Kevin Rivera, Liyuan Gong | Development of Micro-Robotics Methane Sensors for Studying Methanotroph Distribution and Methane Cycling in the Ocean | College of Engineering |
Payton Becker | Analysis and Conservation of Ancient Egyptian Textile Fragments | College of Business |
Ren Johnson | Identifying a Chemical Scent Lure to Attract Nesting Bumble Bee Queens to Nest Boxes | College of the Environment and Life Sciences |
Stephen Winkel | The Relationship between Mental Health Disclosures and Employee Sentiments & Turnover Intentions in the Workplace | College of Business |
Sue Kim | Asian American Immigrants in Postnatal Care | College of Arts and Sciences |
Virginie Sonnet | Hit or miss? Impact of time series resolution on resolving phytoplankton dynamics at hourly, weekly, and satellite remote sensing frequencies | Graduate School of Oceanography |
Viviane Fornasaro-Donahue | A Hispanic-Latino Centered Approach to Obesity Treatment for Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Patients | College of Health Sciences |
Yarisbel Melo Herrera | Improving the Diet Quality of WIC-Participating Women using Digital Food Environments | College of Health Sciences |