Educational Opportunity Fund (EOF).
New Jersey
residents who are full-time students and who can demonstrate
backgrounds of financial and academic hardship are eligible for EOF
grants ranging from $200 to $2,650. Students who received EOF grants as
undergraduates are presumed eligible if they fall below the maximum
income parameters required for all recipients of this state grant.
Graduate students who did not receive EOF grants as undergraduates, but
feel that they come from backgrounds of financial hardship and wish to
be considered, should write to the financial aid office for
consideration. The grants are renewable for the duration of the
student`s degree work, subject to continued student eligibility and
provided satisfactory academic progress is made. Students must complete
the FAFSA form.
Elizabeth Meier Scholarship.
This
award is provided by the interest on a bequest by the late Ms. Meier, a
friend of the school. Under the terms of the bequest, the available
funds are used to support needy students. To be considered for this
award, application to the M.L.I.S. program must be made by March 15.
Graduate and Professional Scholar Awards.
Outstanding
students in the graduate and professional schools are eligible for
merit scholarships of $2,200 per year for full-time study for up to two
academic years. To apply, check the appropriate box on the graduate and
professional school application form. Any additional statements that
provide evidence of academic or artistic achievement and significant
life, work, and/or extracurricular activities should be submitted in
duplicate with the application. Only those applicants receiving awards
are notified. The award is contingent upon acceptance to a graduate or
professional school program. The application deadline for fall term
awards is March 1, unless the program to which the student is applying
has an earlier deadline. In that case, the student must submit an
application form to the appropriate admissions office by the program
deadline date.
Helen G. Michaels Scholarship
. This
scholarship derives from the interest on funds donated in memory of
Helen G. Michaels by her family. Ms. Michaels, a graduate of one of the
first classes at the school, was an educational media specialist. The
scholarship is awarded to an academically talented person who shows
professional excellence in the field of library and information
studies; preference is given to students seeking degrees in educational
media services. To be considered for this award, application to the
M.L.I.S. program must be made by March 15.
H. Gilbert Kelley Scholarship.
Established
by H. Gilbert Kelley following his distinguished career at Rutgers
University Library, Kelley Scholarships are awarded by the H. Gilbert
Kelley Foundation and provide for tuition remission for M.L.I.S.
students in the Department of Library and Information Science.
Recipients are selected based on academic excellence and
accomplishments. For more information contact the Department of Library
and Information Science. To be considered for this scholarship award,
application to the M.L.I.S. program must be made by March 15.
Jane Torrence Minckler Memorial Fellowship.
Established
in memory of Jane Torrence Minckler, this endowed fellowship provides
tuition and fees for a student in the Department of Library and
Information Science. The recipient is chosen on the basis of need
and/or academic excellence by appropriate administrators in the
department. To be considered for this award, application to the
M.L.I.S. program must be made by March 15.
M.C.I.S. Fellowship Program.
The
M.C.I.S. program offers multiple fellowship opportunities each year
through the M.C.I.S. Fellowship Program, initiated in 1992 in
collaboration with the Johnson & Johnson Corporate Headquarters in
New Brunswick. Since 1992 more than 40 students have been awarded
M.C.I.S. fellowships, with most of these students placed in corporate
communications, corporate contributions, and corporate human relations
at Johnson & Johnson. AT&T has also participated in this
program in recent years.
Fellowships are open to students who
present clear evidence of significant management and leadership
potential, and are motivated to better understand the critical role of
communication in contemporary professional practice. Evidence of highly
developed analytic, interpersonal, and writing skills is mandatory for
fellowship consideration. Recent undergraduates seeking admission must
present clear evidence of significant promise for excellence in
organizational management and leadership. This includes a record of
significant accomplishment in community-based service and/or
organizational practice.
Fellowships typically fund full
tuition remission and stipend equivalent to Rutgers TA/GA awards.
However, these fellowships do not include any fringe benefits. Fellows
typically spend 21 hours each week at the sponsoring site during each
term. Learning through practice occurs within project-defined
activities with the expectation that the fellow will participate
through the life cycle of specifically defined projects. Therefore,
fellowship sponsors typically specify that consideration is contingent
on continuing participation during term breaks including winter,
spring, and Summer Session. The fellow is considered an employee of the
corporate sponsors during these periods with additional remuneration
for these periods negotiated by the sponsoring corporation and the
individual student.
M.C.I.S. fellowships are awarded on a term
to term basis, for up to three terms of full-time study in the M.C.I.S.
program. Renewal of awards is contingent on review and recommendation
by the M.C.I.S. program and corporate fellowship sponsor at the end of
each term.
Review of M.C.I.S. fellowship applications is
concurrent with review of applications for graduate study at Rutgers.
Fellowship candidates are identified by the M.C.I.S. program, and then
reviewed by corporate fellowship sponsors. This process typically
includes multiple interviews with the M.C.I.S. program director and
fellowship sponsors. Award decisions are based on the joint
recommendations of the M.C.I.S. program and corporate fellowship
sponsor.
M.L.I.S. Scholarship Fund.
This
fund is supported by contributions from alumni and friends of the
school. Scholarship grants and emergency loans are available from this
fund. To be considered for this award, application to the M.L.I.S.
program must be made by March 15.
Minority Academic Career (MAC) Programs.
MAC
fellowships offer a stipend of $5,000 plus a loan of up to $10,000 for
minority students planning to enroll as full-time students for Ph.D.,
Ed.D., or Psy.D. degrees. The loan may be redeemable by faculty service
in New Jersey at the rate of 25 percent of indebtedness forgiven per
year for four years. Applications are available from the MAC office,
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 25 Bishop Place, New
Brunswick, NJ 08901-1181.
Minority Advancement Program (MAP) in Teaching and Research
.
Trustees` Minority Graduate Fellowships in the Humanities and Social
Sciences. These awards support African-American, Hispanic, or
Native American students who are seeking a doctorate, and include
stipends of $8,000 to $14,000 plus tuition. For more information,
contact MAP, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 25 Bishop
Place, New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1181; 732/932-7034 or 1563.
Nonuniversity Fellowships.
Some
graduate students at the university are supported by fellowships funded
by sources outside the university. Students should consult standard
reference material for sources of nonuniversity fellowships.
The New Jersey Library Association administers several scholarship
funds, with values up to $1,000 per year. These scholarships are
awarded only to New Jersey residents. Application is made to the
scholarship committee of the association. Awards are made on a
competitive basis. Contact the chairperson of the Department of Library
and Information Science before December 1 of each year for further
information. Other sources of financial aid are listed in the following
publications:
Financial Assistance for Library Education
(annual booklet available for $1 from Order Department, American
Library Association, 50 East Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611).
Bowker Annual of Library and Book Trade Information (Bowker Corporation, New York).
American Association of School Librarians, Scholarships, Fellowships, Loans, Grants-in-Aid for School Librarianship (ALA, Chicago).
Students should be aware that each department is continually seeking
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 African-American statesman, Nobel Peace laureate, and
recipient of an honorary Doctor of Law from Rutgers in 1949.
Bunche fellowships provide $12,000 per academic year to exceptional
full-time students with backgrounds of substantial educational or
cultural disadvantage. To apply, check the appropriate box on the
graduate and professional school application form and attach a
statement (in duplicate) with the application that describes the
reasons for consideration in the program. Only those applicants
receiving awards are notified. The award is contingent upon acceptance
to a graduate and professional school program and upon full-time
enrollment. The application deadline for fall term awards is March 1,
unless the program to which the student is applying has an earlier
deadline. In that case, the student must submit an application form to
the appropriate admissions office by the program deadline date.
Rutgers Excellence Fellowship Awards.
Issued
by departments of the university on the basis of merit, as evidenced by
scholarly promise, these awards are for $10,000 to $14,000 plus tuition
remission and are renewable for three additional years. Outstanding
students in the Graduate School-New Brunswick are eligible for the
Marion Johnson Fellowship and Graduate School-New Brunswick
fellowships, many of which carry comparable stipends.
Spectrum Scholarships from the American Library Association.
Rutgers,
an ALA Spectrum Partner, aims to bring greater diversity into the
profession of librarianship through the recruitment of minority
students. Application for this scholarship is made to the American
Library Association.
