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College of Nursing Scholarships

The University of Rhode Island awards numerous scholarships each academic year through the fundraising efforts of the URI Foundation and the generosity of private donors. Most scholarships are chosen by the college and/or Enrollment Services.

For more information, visit Enrollment Services’ Scholarship page.

College of Nursing Graduate Traineeships

Full-time graduate students enrolled in the clinical practicum portion of a nurse practitioner program (MS degree or Post-MS certificate) may be eligible for a traineeship. Traineeships are funded through a federal HRSA training grant (Dr. Denise Coppa, PI). Traineeships cover tuition. Eight traineeships were awarded for the Fall, 2020 semester to students in the Adult-gerontology Primary Care, Family and Psych-Mental Health NP specialties.

URI Graduate Assistantships and Fellowships

Full-time graduate students may be eligible for teaching assistantships, research assistantships, and /or university scholarships and fellowships. Assistantships include tuition and a stipend in exchange for either 10 or 20 hours per week of work. Most assistantships are teaching assistantships. Research assistantships may be available through faculty research grants. Although PhD students are given priority in the awarding of teaching and research assistantships, full-time MS and DNP students are also eligible and often receive assistantships. University fellowships are competitive and awarded by the Graduate School based upon nominations to the URI Graduate School from the CON Associate Dean for Graduate Programs and Research.