Louis Berger and Associates, Inc., Fellowship.  Annual fellowship provides $5,000 to $7,500 per year to a second-year graduate student enrolled in the urban planning and policy development master`s program.

Bloustein Awards. Through the generosity of friends of the school, several Bloustein awards, ranging from $3,000 to $10,000 per academic year, are available for outstanding students in the area of public policy and urban planning. Those interested in competing for the Bloustein award program should submit their applications by the prescribed deadlines. No separate application is necessary. As the school`s endowment and other resources grow, additional scholarships and fellowships will be made available to outstanding students.

Oscar and Jeanne Bloustein Fellowship in Public Policy. Seven annual merit-based fellowships offering a stipend of up to $7,500 and including tuition remission are offered to incoming students in the public policy master`s program. These awards, offered in part by a generous donation from the family of the former Rutgers president, are new to the school.

Ralph Johnson Bunche Distinguished Graduate Award. Established in 1979, this distinguished graduate award is named after Ralph Johnson Bunche, the black American statesman, Nobel Peace laureate, and recipient of an honorary Doctor of Laws from Rutgers in 1949.

Bunche fellowships provide $14,000 per academic year, plus tuition, to exceptional full-time students with backgrounds of substantial educational or cultural disadvantage. To apply, check the appropriate box on the graduate and professional school application form. Only those applicants receiving awards are notified. The award is contingent upon acceptance into a graduate or professional school program and upon full-time enrollment. The application deadline for fall-term awards is February 1.

Educational Opportunity Fund (EOF).  New Jersey residents who are full-time students and who can demonstrate backgrounds of financial and academic hardship are eligible for EOF grants ranging from $200 to $2,650. Students who received EOF grants as undergraduates are presumed eligible if they fall below the maximum income parameters required for all recipients of this state grant. Graduate students who did not receive EOF grants as undergraduates, but who feel that they come from backgrounds of financial hardship and wish to be considered, should write to the financial aid office for consideration. The grants are renewable for the duration of the student`s degree work, subject to continued student eligibility and provided satisfactory academic progress is made. Students must complete the FAFSA form.

Graduate and Professional Scholar Awards.  Outstanding students in the graduate and professional schools are eligible for merit scholarships of $2,000 to $3,000 per year for full-time study for up to two academic years. To apply, check the appropriate box on the graduate and professional school application form. Any additional statements that provide evidence of academic or artistic achievement and significant life, work, and/or extracurricular activities should be submitted in duplicate with the application. Only those applicants receiving awards are notified. The award is contingent upon acceptance into a graduate or professional school program. The application deadline for fall-term awards is February 1. Students should submit their graduate application to the appropriate admissions office by the program deadline date.

Graduate Scholar Awards.  A stipend of $1,100 or more per term is awarded to urban planning and policy development master`s students, based on need and merit.

Susan Kirk Foundation Endowed Scholarship.  This scholarship provides $2,500 to a female urban planning and policy development master`s student concentrating in transportation planning.

Harold Martin Award.  One Harold Martin award is given to a full-time student in the public policy program. This merit-based award includes a stipend of up to $1,000.

New Jersey State Grants.  Full-time graduate students who are classified as New Jersey residents for tuition purposes and who demonstrate financial need are eligible to receive a New Jersey State Grant. Amounts vary from $200 to $1,000 per year and are dependent upon available funds. Application is made by submitting a FAFSA. EOF grant recipients are not eligible.

Brandon Michael Poli Endowed Memorial Scholarship. Established by friends of the late Brandon Poli, Bloustein School class of 1997, this annual scholarship provides $1,000 to a graduate student in the urban planning and policy development master`s program.

Russell Tuition Awards.  This program provides tuition remission and is awarded to urban planning and policy development master`s students based on merit.

Rutgers Excellence Fellowship Awards.  This award is issued by programs of the university on the basis of exceptional academic merit, as evidenced by scholarly promise. The award is for up to $10,000 plus tuition remission.

Nonuniversity Awards.  In addition to opportunities for financial assistance through the university, there are other sources from which qualified graduate students may receive financial aid, since many national, state, and regional associations make special awards.

Students should be aware that each department is continually seeking funds from outside agencies to help defray student expenses. Grants and awards of this nature vary each year. Inquiries regarding the availability of such monies can be made through program advisers.

Students should contact clubs; fraternal, religious, and national professional organizations; and local interest groups for possible aid through stipends and tuition credits. A student who receives any of these awards is required to notify the Office of Financial Aid.