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  School of Communication and Information 2015–2017 Ph.D. Program in Communication, Information, and Library Studies Financial Support  

Financial Support

Several types of financial support are available to highly qualified students. In most cases students applying by January 15 are considered automatically for this as part of the admissions process. A few awards are also for students further along in their doctoral studies. All awards are highly competitive.

The School of Communication and Information (SC&I) offers the following highly competitive forms of support:

  • Teaching Assistantships
  • Graduate Assistantships (generally through grant funding)
  • SC&I Fellowships
  • Pam Richards Fellowship
  • Part-time teaching appointments
  • Hourly graders/research assistants

Many of these include a stipend, general health benefits, and tuition remission.

SC&I also provides travel grants/assistance to all students presenting scholarship at scholarly conferences regionally, nationally, and internationally.

Rutgers University also provides various forms of highly competitive support:

  • Presidential Fellowships
  • Diversity Fellowships
  • Bevier Fellowships
  • Teaching/Graduate Assistantships in other departments
  • Grant funding outside SC&I
  • Learning Community Coordinators, dorm RAs, and other full-time staff jobs

The Graduate School-New Brunswick also provides some travel grants/assistance. In addition, the Graduate School runs the Chaser Resource Center for Graduate Student External Support. Chaser helps graduate students at Rutgers receive over $2 million annually from a variety of funders outside Rutgers. For more information, see http://gradfund.rutgers.edu/index.php.

SC&I students also find various other forms of support (e.g., Spectrum Fellowships; Fulbrights; international government and corporate sponsorships; and part-time, adjunct, and full-time teaching positions at nearby schools). In some of these cases, we are able to provide tuition remission or some matching support. Students eligible for need-based financial aid should contact the graduate admissions office for additional information.

 
For additional information, contact RU-info at 732-445-info (4636) or colonel.henry@rutgers.edu.
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