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 $20,000 to $26,500 plus tuition per year and are offered in combination with assistantships over periods of four to six years.University-funded fellows are also provided student major medical health insurance.

Presidential Fellowships. These special fellowships are awarded to up to 10 entering doctoral students each year across the university. Typically, a majority of these universitywide awards are held by students in the Graduate School–New Brunswick. Stipends are $35,000, renewable for a second year, and recipients are provided tuition, fees, and excellent health insurance coverage as well.

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 currently carry stipends of $18,000 (for dissertation fellows) and $20,000 (for the single fellowship for an entering student). The Louis Bevier Memorial Fund was established through the generosity of Dr. and Mrs. Ralph G. Wright in honor of the late Dean Bevier.

Bunting-Cobb Graduate Residential Mentorship for Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. Bunting-Cobb Graduate Mentorships for Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics are offered by Douglass Residential College for women enrolled as full-time students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics programs at Rutgers-New Brunswick. Bunting-Cobb Graduate Mentors 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 position includes a stipend and a single room with board for the academic year. Bunting-Cobb Fellows have the opportunity to be part of a unique program of support for women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. For more information, contact the Douglass Project for Rutgers Women in Math, Science, and Engineering, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 50 Bishop Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901-8558, or call 732-932-9197.

Diversity Fellowships. Through referral from graduate program directors, the Graduate School 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 an interdisciplinary fellowship program that provides selected Rutgers graduate students the opportunity to further their understanding of the practice of politics and public affairs and to connect their knowledge to their chosen field of study. Applications for fellowships are welcomed from students in any graduate program. Eagleton fellows continue their graduate programs without interruption during the fellowship year; the fellowship complements students' academic study.

During the fall, fellows enroll in a weekly, 3-credit seminar in applied politics. The seminar is designed to help prepare the fellows for the spring semester when they are placed with a government office at the state, municipal, regional or, occasionally, federal level. Placements are for at least 15 hours per week and can be in either the legislative or executive branch. In the spring, fellows also register for 3 credits of independent study to work with faculty members in their schools or disciplines, making the connection between their field of academic study and hands-on practical experience in government and politics. The fellowship year at the Eagleton Institute includes a number of other activities including a two-day trip to Annapolis to view and compare the Maryland state legislature with New Jersey's.

The Eagleton Institute receives financial support from several sources to award up to 27 fellowships each year.

• Henry J. Raimondo Legislative Fellowships. The eight students given this fellowship all are placed in the New Jersey State Legislature, with four serving in the Senate and Assembly Democratic and Republican offices and four in the nonpartisan Office of Legislative Services. This program was initiated by the Legislature and Rutgers University to honor the memory of Henry J. Raimondo (1947-1999), who served as associate director and professor at the Eagleton Institute of Politics. Raimondo Fellowships offer a stipend of $8,625 plus significant tuition remission.

• Governor's Executive Fellowships. The 12 students awarded Governor's Executive Fellowships each year are placed in an executive department of New Jersey State government. Placements are arranged to meet each fellow's interests and in recent years have included, for example, the Governor's Office, the departments of Corrections, Environmental Protection, Human Services, and Transportation as well as the Board of Public Utilities and the Office of the Attorney General. Governor's Executive Fellowships are supported by the Governor's Office and provide a stipend of $6,000.

• Government Fellowships. The seven students awarded Government Fellowships can consider placements in municipal, regional, or federal as well as state, agencies. Six of these fellowships are supported by an endowment from former State Assemblyman Harold Martin and his wife Reba Martin, and one is made possible by contributions from Eagleton Alumni. Government Fellows receive a stipend of $6,000 plus tuition remission.

For further information, visit http://www.eagleton.rutgers.edu.

Nonuniversity Fellowships. Many 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 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 should consult the GradFund website, http://gradfund.rutgers.edu.

Students who receive aid administered by the Office of Financial Aid must report to that office any employment offers, fellowships, scholarships, loans, gifts, and assistantships received subsequent to the original award made by the Office of Financial Aid.

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 chair of the Bureau of Conservation and Environmental Science. Dr. White-Stevens 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-Stevens 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.

GradFund. GradFund, the Resource Center for Graduate Student External Support, is a service of the Graduate School–New Brunswick dedicated to assisting its students in identifying and applying for nationally competitive external grants and fellowships to support graduate work at the predoctoral and dissertation stages. GradFund resources and services open to all students currently enrolled in the Graduate School–New Brunswick include the GradFund Funder Database (http://chaser.rutgers.edu/database), proposal writing tools, proposal writing workshops, and individual meetings to discuss, review, and critique funding applications. For additional information on GradFund services or to schedule an appointment, visit http://gradfund.rutgers.edu.