The exceptional quality of a URI education depends on those who deliver it. URI faculty are leading and collaborating on innovative scholarship and research, and taking that experience into the classroom.

University research is a magnet for talent. Endowed professorships, chairs, and research funds will inspire our current faculty and make URI a destination for other thought leaders. We are committed to ensuring that our professors remain at the forefront of their fields, with new investments in big ideas through state-of-the-art equipment and facilities.

• Endowed Chair – $3-5 million
• Endowed Professorship – $1 million
• Endowed Fellowship – $500,000

Funding faculty positions has the added benefit of improving the educational experience for generations of URI students.