Presidential Fellowships

Presidential Fellowships

The Office of the EVPAA will continue to award Presidential Graduate Fellowships for AY 2025-26.

These fellowships are designed to provide supplementary support and are often used as a recruitment tool for our top pool of potential graduate students.  Fellowships will be funded through the OEVPAA for up to three years only. Deans or chancellors/provosts may choose to provide funds for any additional years to create a five-year package.

Rutgers–New Brunswick has been allocated 12 Presidential Graduate Fellowship.

Guidelines for Presidential Graduate Fellowships:

• Fellowships are available for doctoral students and will be awarded at $10,000 per student annually for up to 3 years. Note that these are intended as supplements for appointments such as primary AY TA or GA, or to smaller, less competitive fellowships. These Presidential Fellowships do not provide tuition remission or health insurance.
• The Presidential Fellowship Award is supplementary and funds 3 years per student, assuming the student is making satisfactory progress. Although OEVPAA funds do not extend beyond 3 years, deans or chancellors/provosts may choose to extend funding for years 4 and 5.
• Presidential Fellowships CAN be held simultaneously with other fellowships, or with TA or GA appointments. Presidential Fellowships can also be used for summer supplementation for students on AY appointments.
• A faculty committee comprised of both graduate programs and professional schools will rank nominees; rankings will be sent to the Office of the EVPAA and the EVPAA will approve final selections.

  Please send your questions about the competition or application process, to SGS_Awards@grad.rutgers.edu.