Assistantships, Fellowships, Grants, and Scholarships
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 Nonuniverstiy Fellowships heading below.
Assistantships Awarded by the University. The minimum beginning
salary for teaching and graduate assistantships is $24,961 (2010-2011) for an
academic year, although higher salaries may be offered by some
departments. Assistants with
standard appointments also receive employee health benefits as well as full
remission of tuition and fees.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.