UCI Scholars

The UCI Scholars program offers grant opportunities to students and faculty of all disciplines whose work would advance core elements of Monmouth’s Strategic Plan and support the UCI’s mission. Each year, the program supports dozens of hands-on research projects that provide real world experience to students while helping make a positive impact in coastal communities.

Monmouth University students and faculty can apply for:

• Faculty Enrichment Grants for the enhancement of existing curriculum, new curriculum development, research and scholarship, and team-teaching opportunities.
• Mini-Grants for conference fees, symposia, guest speaker honoraria, equipment and supplies, and other needs.
• Student-Faculty Collaborative Summer Research Grants for projects either proposed by students with the support of a faculty mentor or proposed by a faculty member to enable students to conduct research with them.

Video: Science Summer Research at Monmouth University

Support Our Program

UCI Scholars are supported by funds contributed through the generosity of donors to the Urban Coast Institute through the Marine Science and Policy Initiative challenge grant campaign and contributions to the UCI and the Heidi Lynn Sculthorpe Summer Research Program. Donors may also establish an endowed or annual scholarship. Click here to give a gift today or learn more about giving opportunities by contacting Tony MacDonald at amacdona@monmouth.edu.

News & Activities

A sample of recent stories, videos, photos and other content highlighting work supported through the UCI Scholars program

In Search of General Washington’s Galley, April 2020

PHAB Lab Students Honored for Branchport Creek Research, December 2019

Video: UCI and Rutgers Deploy Naval Gliders for Hurricane Research, October 2019

Watch: Students Discuss Summer Science Research Projects, September 2019

Ocean Inspires Student Poster Designs, September 2019

UCI and Monmouth Students Pitch in to Restore Barnegat Bay Oysters, September 2019

Story Map Tells a Tale of Two Shores: Sandy Hook and Eleuthera, July 2019

UCI Scholars Program to Support Six Summer Research Projects, May 2019

Professor and Communication Students Study Gentrification, Record Residents’ Perspectives on Asbury Park’s History, March 2019

Monmouth U. Commercial: ‘A Perfect Day’ Aboard the R/V Heidi Lynn Sculthorpe, featuring UCI Scholars Lauren Kelly and Charlie Vasas, December 2018

Tag Team: Monmouth researchers are tracking sharks off the coast of New Jersey in an effort to better understand how improper catch and release affects their numbers, November 2018

Videos: Students Present Summer 2018 Research Projects, September 2018

Shark Week Spotlight: Tagging Smooth Dogfish, July 2018

Photos: Shark Tagging Aboard the R/V Heidi Lynn Sculthorpe, July 2018

Six Summer Research Projects Receive UCI Support, May 2018

Discovering the Ecological Self through Art and Science, May 2018

Research Indicates Climate Change Will Alter Makeup of Coastal Forests, November 2017

Video: Science Summer Research at Monmouth University, November 2017

Videos: Students Present Summer 2017 Research Projects, November 2017

Photos: Coastal Forest Saltwater Exposure Study, August 2017

Photos: Lake Como ASV Research, August 2017

Tracking the Sharks of the Jersey Shore, August 2017

Catching Ghosts: On the hunt with Monmouth faculty and students working to stop a stealthy killer that’s decimating the Barnegat Bay ecosystem, August 2017

Photos: The Sharks of the Jersey Shore, July 2017

UCI Awards Grants for 11 Student-Faculty Research Projects, May 2017

Surge in Sturgeon? MU Researchers Track Endangered Fish in Sandy Hook Bay and Beyond, March 2017

MU Scientists Seek Evidence of Climate Trends in Coastal Tree Ring Patterns, November 2016

Watch: MU Students Share Summer Research Work, August 2016

Studies of Climate & Coastal Forests, Shore Walkability, NWS Earle Sturgeon Among Fall Grant Projects, August 2016

Research Will Help Public Visualize Flood Levels During Sandy, August 2016

Students Work to Help Oysters Rebound in Barnegat Bay, August 2016

UCI to Fund 14 Student-Faculty Summer Research Projects, June 2016

‘Forensics for Aquatic Life’: eDNA Research at Monmouth U., June 2016

Photos: eDNA Research at Wreck Pond, May 2016

Videos: UCI Student Research Panel Roundtable, April 2016

Marine Scientist, MU Students Bust ‘Ghost Fishing’ in Barnegat Bay, March 2016

UCI Awards Spring Marine Science & Policy Initiative Grants; New Opportunities Available, March 2016

Photos: Barnegat Bay Marine Debris Search, February 2016