Navigating the URI Scholarship Portal: A Comprehensive Guide

The University of Rhode Island (URI) offers a multitude of scholarship opportunities to its students through its online scholarship system, the URI Academic Works portal. This guide provides a comprehensive overview of the portal, eligibility requirements, and various scholarships available to both incoming and current students.

Accessing the URI Scholarship Portal

To begin your scholarship search, you must first sign in to the URI scholarship portal using your URI Single Sign-On credentials. This login is located in the upper right corner of the scholarship portal page, which will redirect you to the campus login portal.

Important Note for Incoming Students: Incoming students must deposit prior to gaining access to their URI credentials. These credentials are required to log in to the scholarship portal.

General Eligibility and Requirements

The vast majority of scholarships at URI require students to have an established academic record at the university. Each scholarship opportunity has its own individual criteria and guidelines. These may include:

Specific majors
Minimum cumulative GPA
Other factors as defined by the scholarship criteria

It's crucial to carefully review the specific requirements for each scholarship before applying.

Scholarship Opportunities for Incoming Students

Most scholarship and loan opportunities for incoming students are available through the admissions and financial aid process. Financial aid award recipients can access their award information through the Admission applicant portal.

The following scholarship opportunities are administered each year through URI’s online scholarship system, the URI Academic Works portal:

Steven James Scholarship Fund: Supports two incoming freshman students pursuing an undergraduate degree in Aquaculture and Fisheries Technology in the College of the Environment and Life Sciences.

Scholarship Opportunities for Current Students

URI offers a wide array of scholarships for current undergraduate and graduate students. Here are some examples, categorized by area of study:

Aquaculture and Fisheries Technology

John W. Alexander D. Daunis Memorial Scholarship: Awarded annually to students specializing in Marine Fisheries within the Fisheries and Aquaculture Technology Program.
Wayne King & Bernice Anderson Durfee Aquaculture Merit Fund: A $500 scholarship awarded annually on the basis of merit to a junior or senior who has been in the Aquaculture program for at least one year. Preference is given to students with a special interest in shellfish.

Biological Sciences

Income from endowment for annual awards in Biological Sciences.

Business

A.A. Brinton C. Income from endowment for the Men’s Golf team.

Communicative Disorders

Kathryn Beaupre Trust Dept. of Communicative Disorders Scholarship: Awarded to students in the Department of Communicative Disorders.

Engineering

Stephen Campanella Mechanical Egr.

Health Sciences

NEW! Joan '86, Melissa & Jennifer Heaton Endowed Scholarship: Supports students in Health Sciences fields such as Psychology, Counseling, or Nursing.
Gloria Goodwin & John W. Swan Memorial Scholarship: Awarded annually for a scholarship in Health Sciences.
George H. Norma Bugbee Memorial Scholarship - Health Sciences: Provides scholarship support for deserving upper class students in the College of Health Sciences on even years and students in the Department of Music Education on odd years.

Human Development and Family Studies

Mabel Streeter Perrin Endowed Scholarship: Awarded annually to women students on the basis of academic standing and financial need in Human Development, Counseling & Family Studies.
Ruth E. Gallogly Burt Family Scholarship: Awarded annually to an undergraduate junior or senior from Rhode Island who has declared a major in Human Development and Family Studies and who would like to pursue a career in counseling or social work. The student should have financial need, academic merit, and display a strong dedication to social and human services professions through participation in volunteer activities and/or community service with those in need. If there is not a student who meets the above stated criteria, preference will then be for a student who has declared a major in the College of Health Sciences and intends to pursue a career in counseling or social work.

Kinesiology

Dr. James P. Reid Endowed Scholarship: Supports a graduate student enrolled in the Master's degree program (or higher) in the Department of Kinesiology, based on academic scholarship, professional interest, and involvement. Requirements include acceptance into the Master's or higher degree program of the Department of Kinesiology, demonstrated academic scholarship of high quality, professional interest and involvement as demonstrated by career goals, and membership in professional and discipline-related organizations.
Glenn C. Brown Memorial Endowed Scholarship:
Andrew Rotelli III Memorial Scholarship Endowment: Supports undergraduate students enrolled in the Kinesiology program seeking a career in Sports Physiology or Physical Therapy.
Charles Yaghoobian Jr. '65 Memorial Scholarship: First preference to residents of the Blackstone Valley majoring in kinesiology.
Albert P. Teoli Sr. Scholarship: Awarded annually to a major in the physical therapy program who is from Rhode Island on the basis of financial need and hard work.

Nursing

William G. Support of a RI student entering his/her junior year in nursing.
Charles T. Nancy A. Tucker and Thomas P. Timothy M.: Funds will be used to support one Nursing PhD scholar over two years.

Other Disciplines

John C. A. Bruce W. Dr. Grace B. Dr. Elmer A. Income from endowment for the E.A. Eric F. Harrington School Winifred E.
Kurtz, Cleveland W.: Award to graduating BGS student with highest GPA.
Dr. Janet M. Eleanor R. Farmer Family: Levia V. Harold A. Harold A. Robert L. Income from endowment for scholarships to minority students. Robert L.
Sebastian P.: Awarded annually to encourage participation in studying abroad.
Charles E. E. Marjorie Ellis Endowed Scholarship: Income from endowment for scholarships to graduate or undergraduate students on the basis of financial need.

General Scholarships

Barbara K. Simmons Memorial Scholarship: Income from endowment for a scholarship to a student with both financial need and above average academics who is from Aquidneck Island.
Jean Louise Pimental ’70 Memorial Scholarship: Income from endowment for a scholarship in Animal Science awarded annually to a deserving student.

Scholarships Offered by the Rhode Island Foundation

The Rhode Island Foundation offers scholarships and fellowships to students from middle school to post-graduate level, across various fields of study. All Rhode Island students, regardless of immigration status, are eligible to apply. Most scholarships require the completion of a universal eligibility quiz and application. Complete the eligibility quiz for your chosen program, and if you are eligible, you will be guided to the application.

Robert G. James J. Burns and C. A. James J. Burns and C. A.

External Scholarship Opportunities

In addition to URI-administered scholarships, students can explore external opportunities such as:

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The Women Divers Hall of Fame (WDHOF): Offers scholarships related to divers training and research. Visit www.wdhof.org for more information.
Marine Technology Society: Scholarships for student members and non-members.

International Study Abroad Opportunities

The William & Sharon Flynn International Study Abroad Opportunity scholarship: To qualify for this grant, applicants must be engaged in an intensive language experience that emphasizes in-depth experiential learning and/or scholarly research. Eligibility: Current matriculated undergraduate and graduate students at the University of Rhode Island (URI) in any academic field who are engaged in a credit-bearing intensive language experience that emphasizes in-depth experiential learning and/or scholarly research. Application Process: Applicants must complete and submit The William & Sharon Flynn International Study Abroad Opportunity scholarship application by the posted deadline.

Financial Aid Information

Most financial aid at the University of Rhode Island is awarded to students on the basis of demonstrated financial need. To determine financial need, the University employs the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), which calculates the Student Aid Index (SAI). At the time your financial aid application was reviewed, you were considered for all types of financial assistance: grants, loans, and employment. The composition of your financial aid package was determined by taking into consideration the total number of financial aid applications, available funds, your financial need, and for entering students, your date of admission. Continuing upper-class students may begin to view their financial aid awards through e-Campus starting in mid-July. You must repay any Title IV (Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant) or Higher Education Act (Pell Grant) funds received that are in excess of your financial need and/or eligibility.

Additional Resources

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