The Coastal Institute in the News
URI Surf Research Forum October 10th - Join us at the URI Surf Research Forum on October 10, 2024, to connect Rhode Island surfers with URI researchers in a collaborative discussion on surf science, local issues, and future research opportunities. Your participation will help shape the direction of surf research in our community—don't miss it! ...Read more
Annual SSEER Meeting October 11th - Join us for the Annual SSEER Meeting on Friday, October 11th, from Noon to 2:30 PM at the URI Bay Campus, featuring a special presentation by David Vallee on the National Water… ...Read more
Congratulations to the 2023-2024 grant awardees - The CI provides a range of grants to invest in multidisciplinary research and outreach in keeping with its mission. Grants are evaluated on the basis of how the investment enhances the efficacy of pure and applied research relative… ...Read more
CI Announces 2023 Emerging Coastal Leaders Awardees - The URI Coastal Institute is pleased to announce the 2023 Emerging Coastal Leaders awardees. Awardees were selected based on their academic achievements and exceptional work as emerging leaders in their chosen fields of study. The Emerging Coastal Leaders Program is… ...Read more
183CI Senior Fellows w/ 138 funded proposal in FY2019
>$175KIn Grants-in-Aid to Senior Fellows in FY2019
>30%CI Budget to Projects, Catalyst, & Leveraging Grants
26CI Initiatives & Projects
Innovative Problem Solving Across and Beyond Traditional Structures
The Coastal Institute was founded to encourage, support, and expedite interdisciplinary partnerships that first and foremost serve Rhode Island as a unique coastal state that is ideal as a model to explore compelling coastal problems.