Academic Engagement supports RISD’s culture of inquiry by offering a platform for research initiatives, providing opportunities for funding, programming, and training, and by encouraging collaboration among students, faculty, and staff.

RISD recognizes that discovery and experimentation are critical for meaningful work in the arts and for realizing the significance of art and design in the world. The institution's focus on fine, design, and liberal arts, the excellence of its faculty and student body, and its compact size all facilitate diverse types of research and partnership that contribute new insight and advance practice through exploration of materials, techniques, contexts, and ideas.

Learn more about funded research activity and the Academic Engagement Office