All applicants are considered automatically for university-based
assistantships, fellowships, and scholarships. Inquiries should be
addressed to the director of the graduate program to which the student
has applied.
Students are encouraged to apply for externally
funded fellowships as well. See the Nonuniversity Fellowships heading
later in this chapter.
Assistantships Awarded by the University. The
minimum beginning salary for teaching and graduate assistantships is
$14,300 (2002-2003) for an academic year, although higher salaries may
be offered by some departments.
Fellowship Awards.
Fellowship
Awards are made by the Graduate School-New Brunswick and other units to
doctoral students of exceptional promise. The awards typically carry
stipends of $15,000 to $21,500 plus tuition for varying periods of
time.
Bevier and University Fellowships.
Graduates
of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, and postqualifying
students already at the university may apply for Louis Bevier
Fellowships and University Fellowships. Funds provided by the state and
by the Louis Bevier Memorial Fund, respectively, support a limited
number of fellowships that carry stipends of $13,000. The Louis Bevier
Memorial Fund was established through the generosity of Dr. and Mrs.
Ralph G. Wright in honor of the late Dean Bevier.
Ralph Johnson Bunche Distinguished Graduate Award.
Established
in 1979, this distinguished graduate award is named after Ralph Johnson
Bunche, the African-American statesman, Nobel Peace laureate, and
recipient of an honorary doctor of laws from Rutgers in 1949.
Bunche fellowships provide $15,000 plus tuition remission for as many
as two years to exceptional, new, full-time students with backgrounds
of substantial educational or social disadvantage.
Bunting-Cobb Graduate Residential Fellowship for Women in Mathematics, Science, and Engineering.
Bunting-Cobb
Graduate Fellowships for Women in Mathematics, Science, and Engineering
are offered by Douglass College, the women`s undergraduate unit of
Rutgers, for women enrolled as full-time students in mathematics,
science, and engineering programs in the Graduate School-New Brunswick.
The award provides a two-year fellowship to women graduate students in
mathematics, science, or engineering. Bunting-Cobb Graduate Fellows
live in residence in the Bunting-Cobb Math and Science Hall at Douglass
and serve as mentors to undergraduate women in mathematics, science,
and engineering. The award includes a stipend and a single room with
board for the academic year. Stipend and responsibilities are based
upon the fellow`s year in graduate study. Bunting-Cobb Fellows have the
opportunity to be part of a unique program of support for women in
math, science, and engineering. For more information, contact the
Douglass Project for Rutgers Women in Math, Science, and Engineering,
Douglass College, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 50
Bishop Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901-8558, or call 732/932-9197.
Diversity Advancement Program in Teaching and Research.
Through
referral from graduate program directors, the Diversity Advancement
Program identifies individuals whose ethnicity, gender, or other
characteristics make them unusual among students in their respective
fields. Fellowships from various sources are allocated to encourage the
enrollment of these students and thus diversify the graduate community.
The fellowships awarded are comparable to those awarded through the
schools and colleges.
Eagleton Institute of Politics Graduate Fellowship Program.
The
Eagleton Institute of Politics offers fellowships to graduate students
who seek a hands-on understanding of politics. The Eagleton Fellowship
Program provides students the opportunity to further their
understanding of the practice of politics and public affairs and to
connect their knowledge to their chosen department or school. Graduate
students at all levels in disciplines at the graduate school and many
of the professional schools at Rutgers are eligible. As the core of the
one-year program, fellows enroll in the Eagleton Seminar in American
Politics, which explores the politics of policymaking. Fourteen
Eagleton Fellowships are awarded each year with stipends of $5,000 or
$6,000; seven of them also provide tuition. Applications are due by
March 1. For further information visit www.eagleton.rutgers.edu.
Eagleton Institute of Politics Henry J. Raimondo Legislative Fellowships.
The
Eagleton Institute of Politics offers eight Henry J. Raimondo
Fellowships to graduate students who want to participate in state
government. Graduate students at all levels in disciplines at the
graduate school and many of the professional schools at Rutgers` three
campuses are eligible. The one-year fellowship provides a stipend of
approximately $8,500 plus significant tuition remission. Fellows begin
the program with a 3-credit state legislative process course in the
fall. In the spring, they complement their academic study with 15 hours
a week of practical experience as interns in the legislature. Fellows
enroll for 3 credits of independent study in their respective
disciplines and work with a faculty member in their school or
discipline to coordinate their legislative internship experience and
their academic study. Applications are due by March 1. For further
information visit www.eagleton.rutgers.edu.
Nonuniversity Fellowships.
Some
graduate students at the university receive fellowships funded by
sources outside the university. A major source of funding is the
National Science Foundation, which offers talented graduate students in
the sciences significant funding to pursue their academic programs.
Information and applications are available from the Fellowship Office,
National Research Council, 2101 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20418. Other sources of prestigious fellowships are the Mellon
Fellowships in the Humanities, administered by the Woodrow Wilson
National Fellowship Foundation; the Jacob Javits Fellowships,
administered by the U.S. Department of Education; and the National
Defense Science and Engineering Fellowships, sponsored by the U.S.
Department of Defense. Students may wish to consult standard reference
material for other sources of nonuniversity fellowships. Students
already enrolled in the Graduate School may consult the chosen datebook
maintained by the Office of the Dean.
Many national, state,
and regional associations make special awards. 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.
Henry J. Raimondo Legislative Fellowships.
The
Eagleton Institute of Politics offers eight Henry J. Raimondo
fellowships to graduate students on Rutgers` three campuses who want to
participate in state government. The one-year fellowship provides a
$7,500 stipend plus tuition and fees. Fellows begin the program with a
3-credit state legislative-process course. In the spring, they
complement their academic study with 15 hours a week of practical
experience as interns in the legislature. Fellows enroll for 3 credits
of independent study in their respective disciplines and work with a
faculty member in their school or discipline to coordinate their
legislative internship experience and their academic study.
Applications are due by April 1.
Robert White-Stevens Graduate Fellowship.
The
Robert White-Stevens Graduate Fellowship is named in memory of Dr.
Robert White-Stevens, who was an agriculturist and former chairman of
the Bureau of Conservation and Environmental Science. Dr. White also
was the assistant director of the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment
Station, a biology professor, and a faculty member of Cook College. The
fellowship named for Dr. White supports an advanced doctoral student
who is committed to alleviating world hunger by increasing the food
supply through plant or animal research.
Other Fellowships and Scholarships
. Each
department continually seeks funds from outside agencies to help defray
student expenses. Inquiries regarding the availability of such monies
may be made through graduate program offices and advisers.
