University Fellowships and Scholarships
Graduate and Professional Scholar Awards.
Outstanding
students in the graduate and professional schools are eligible for
merit-based scholarships. The awards range from $2,000 to $5,000 per
year for full-time study for as many as two academic years.
To
apply, complete the appropriate section on the graduate and
professional school application form. Along with the application,
students should submit any statements that provide evidence of academic
or artistic achievement and significant life, work, or extracurricular
activities. The award is contingent upon acceptance into a graduate or
professional school program. Only those applicants receiving awards are
notified.
Generally, the application deadline for fall
semester awards is March 1. If a specific program has set an earlier
deadline, the student must submit an application form to the
appropriate admissions office by that date.
Other Nonuniversity Awards.
Some
graduate students at the university are supported by fellowships funded
by sources outside the university. Students may wish to consult
standard reference materials for sources of nonuniversity
fellowships.
Students should be aware that each department
continually seeks 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.
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 remission for as many as two years to exceptional
full-time students with backgrounds of substantial educational or
cultural disadvantage.
Rutgers Excellence Fellowship Award.
This
award is issued by departments of the university on the basis of
exceptional academic merit, as evidenced by scholarly promise. The
award is for as much as $14,000 plus tuition remission. It is renewable
for three additional years.
