Grants and Writing Resources for Rutgers University
Three Rutgers undergraduates were named Goldwater Scholars in April 2026, part of a national class of 454. One is a physics and mathematics major at Rutgers–New Brunswick. The other two study at Rutgers–Camden: a biology major working in biomedical research and a student in an accelerated program toward the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree. It was the 21st consecutive year that New Brunswick students won the scholarship.
Presenting and Publishing Research
The Aresty Research Center holds its Undergraduate Research Symposium each spring. The 22nd took place on April 24, 2026, in the Undergraduate Reading Room of Alexander Library, with students presenting papers and posters in the sciences, social sciences, humanities and arts. Presenters who have not been Aresty research assistants or summer science students first attend a virtual workshop on abstract writing or poster design.
Finished papers can go to the Aresty Rutgers Undergraduate Research Journal (RURJ), an undergraduate-run interdisciplinary journal indexed in the Directory of Open Access Journals. Authors revise through several rounds of peer review by undergraduates, graduate students and faculty, and the journal posts separate submission rubrics for STEM and humanities work. Past issues are in the RURJ archive.
Research Grants for Undergraduates
New Brunswick undergraduates who shape their questions and run a mentored project with real independence can apply for Aresty Undergraduate Research Grants. The money pays for supplies and services, travel to archives or research sites, and books the library systems cannot provide. Many proposals receive partial funding, and every recipient presents at the April symposium.
Aresty conference funding helps students who have been accepted to present at a conference. Awards are decided monthly and must be requested before the trip. New Brunswick rising sophomores can apply to the Summer Science Program, a full-time research experience with a faculty mentor, a $3,000 stipend and housing.
Fellowships and Graduate Awards
The Office of Distinguished Fellowships works with New Brunswick students and recent graduates on applications for the Rhodes, Marshall, Fulbright, Goldwater, Truman and other national awards. Staff advise students at each step of the application, submission and interview process. A Canvas course called Path to Fellowships helps students start early.
Graduate students in the School of Graduate Studies (SGS) can book GradFund advisers, PhD candidates trained to review proposals for external fellowships and grants. SGS runs a competition for the University and Louis Bevier Dissertation Completion Fellowship; for 2026-27 it offered up to 10 fellowships to doctoral candidates in their final year, each with a $30,833 stipend, health insurance if needed and tuition remission for research credits. Its Conference and Research Award paid a $1,000 stipend to as many as 200 doctoral students for off-campus research and conference travel between July 2025 and June 2026.
PhD candidates who have passed their qualifying exams can enter the Three Minute Thesis competition. Each speaker gets one static slide and three minutes before a non-specialist panel. At the March 2026 competition, first place carried $500 and an invitation to the regional round of the Northeastern Association of Graduate Schools.
Help With Writing and Dissertations
The Rutgers Writing Program offers free writing tutoring through the Learning Centers, by appointment or at drop-in hours booked in Penji. Tutors help with brainstorming, organization, thesis development and clear sentences. For graduate students of all levels, the Graduate Writing Program teaches free zero-credit courses of eight class meetings and two one-on-one conferences, and hosts weekly online writing accountability sessions with the Learning Centers.
SGS theses and dissertations follow the Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Style Guide, which sets one-inch margins and a single typeface at 10 to 12 points and leaves the citation style to the advisor and the discipline. The final PDF goes through ETD Administrator. Full texts appear in RUcore and the ProQuest database unless an embargo applies.
Before a dissertation goes into ETD Administrator or a paper goes to the RURJ, our editors can give it a final check for grammar, consistency and format. See our Rutgers University dissertation and thesis editing and Rutgers University essay editing pages, or write to editors@editorsforstudents.com.
From Our Writing Guides
Compiled by James Peterson Brown, PhD, Managing Editor of Editors For Students. Links checked October 2026.
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