Fellowships offset the cost of attendance for graduate students. They are awarded by the academic department in conjunction with Student Financial Services, and may be determined based on need, merit or a combination of both.
Typically, fellowships are awarded in equal disbursements for fall and spring semesters and paid directly to a student’s tuition account.
Presidential Fellowships
The Presidential Fellows Program provides full tuition support and professional development opportunities to select graduate students for the duration of their studies.
All applicants admitted into a RISD graduate program for the academic year 2021–22 will be considered for the fellowship. No additional application is required. Admitted applicants will be nominated by their academic department or program.
Presidential Fellowships:BUILDING TALL FELLOWS
This is RISD’s new fellowship program that offers full tuition, and professional development to first-generation* applicants with a strong interest in environmental sustainability studies or similar topic who is applying to the department of ID and Architecture.
No additional application is required. Admitted applicants will be nominated by their academic department or program.
Departmental Scholarship
Fred M. Roddy Memorial Scholarship: the departmental scholarship available to MID students studying health-oriented product design.
Call for application typically occurs in the spring semester for the next academic year.
