This portal is for the submission of applications to SGS programs.
School of Graduate Students
Fellows Health Insurance Roster
Graduate fellows who have been awarded a full fellowship from internal or external sources are considered eligible to enroll in the fellows' health insurance plan offered by University Health Plans.
The School of Graduate Studies Office of the Dean will make final determinations as to the individual's eligibility. Upon this determination, you will automatically be enrolled in the Graduate Fellows Health Insurance Plan with UnitedHealthcare StudentResources.
Determination of eligibility and enrollment is a 2-step process.
Step 1:
Students enter their request to be added to the Fellows Health Insurance Roster via the SGS Submittable Platform
Step 2:
The requests are reviewed by the SGS Business Office
Step 3:
Student notification: Confirmation of enrollment or notice of non-enrollment
Questions regarding the program should be directed to the SGS Business Office at sgs_business@grad.rutgers.edu.
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School of Graduate Students
Promotion of Academic Excellence Program
Request for the Provision of Tuition from the Office of the Dean of the School of Graduate Studies
The School of Graduate Studies in its commitment to supporting graduate student success provides two tuition support programs for SGS doctoral students.
Tuition Support for Externally Funded Fellows
To incentivize and support graduate student success, the School of Graduate Studies will provide doctoral students who secure nationally or internationally competitive fellowships with the minimum number of tuition credits required each semester they are on the fellowship.
Requests for the tuition support should be submitted to the Submittable portal by graduate program staff and should include copies of the fellowship award documents. If additional information is needed, the request will be sent through the portal. The decision on whether tuition will be provided will also be communicated to the program through the portal.
Tuition Remission to Support Doctoral Degree Completion
To support and incentivize graduate student success, graduate programs may request up to 3 credits of tuition support for to doctoral students who are in the final year of their program, have fully expended their funding package and are in good academic standing in their programs.
This tuition support program is established to provide doctoral students with the last dollars they need to complete their degree.
Requests for the tuition support should be submitted to the portal by graduate program staff and should include a written request from the graduate program director that explains the need for the tuition and the plan and timetable for the student to complete their degree. A clear and compelling case should be made for why the tuition is needed including an explanation for why the tuition cannot be covered by the graduate program or the school in which the program resides. A small percentage of these requests can be granted each year.
Requests may be submitted through the SGS Submittable Portal and will be reviewed monthly: https://rutgersnewbrunswick.submittable.com/submit/7aa7988c-31b0-419b-a3d2-7f05bfa43f30/request-for-the-provision-of-tuition-and-or-fellows-health-insurance-from-the-off
Questions regarding the program should be directed to Senior Associate Dean Teresa Delcorso-Ellmann at sgs.sadean@grad.rutgers.edu.
GradFund External Funding Application Report
Let us know when you’ve started your application, or when you’ve won. SGS students may be eligible for additional resources from the School of Graduate Studies. Plus, we want to help you develop a competitive application and ultimately, celebrate your success!
In your report, please tell us whether you plan to apply for a specific award, if you have an application in development, have submitted it or have results. You may report one award per form and you should plan to initiate a form for each award that you plan to apply for, each cycle that you apply for external funding. As you move through the application process, be sure to return and provide an update.
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Program Purpose: The School of Graduate Studies Conference and Research Award program is designed to provide support to Ph.D. students in the School of Graduate Studies (School 16) who do not have access to the conference funding programs available through the New Brunswick/Piscataway and Newark Biomedical Sciences programs. The purpose of the SGS Conference and Research Award program is to help defray costs associated with off-campus research activities and presenting at academic, scholarly, and scientific conferences. Priority will be to support students who do not have access to other resources to support these activities and who are making good progress in their degree program. Support is provided in the form of a $1000 stipend award that will be paid to the student through student accounting.
The application portal will open on October 14, 2026, and applications will be accepted until December 15, 2026. Students may apply for a $1000 stipend to support research or conference travel between July 1, 2026 and June 30, 2027. The award is a stipend intended to support travel expenses related to conference travel or research.
Awards will be distributed equitably across our graduate programs.
Priority will be given to students who are ABD. For conference travel requests, the student must plan to present at the conference. For research travel requests, priority will be given to students who do not have access to other sources of funding to support their research.
Informational Webinar: To support student success, we hosted an information webinar on October 28, 2026 at 2:30pm. The purpose of the webinar was to review how to apply for SGS Research and Conference Travel awards. The session will be recorded and can be viewed on Box.
Review Process: Only completed applications will be reviewed. The review process is a three-stage review process. In stage one, a technical review will confirm your eligibility to be considered for the award program. Only eligible applicants will be moved forward to stage two. In stage two, your application is reviewed by your graduate program which will be asked to endorse and rank your application. In stage three, the SGS Conference and Research Travel Award committee will review the top ranked applications and make award decisions. All decisions by the SGS Committee are final and confidential.
Questions? Please send your questions about the competition or application process to: SGS_Awards@grad.rutgers.edu.
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Program Timeline
- October 14, 2026: Application Portal Opens
- October 28, 2026 at 2:30pm: Information Webinar for graduate students, GPDs, faculty and staff
- December 15, 2026: Application Deadline
- December 15-19, 2026: SGS Technical Review
- December 22, 2026-January 30, 2027: Graduate Program Review
- February 2-20, 2027: SGS Review
- March 1, 2027: Applicant Notification
Questions? Please send your questions about the competition or application process to: SGS_Awards@grad.rutgers.edu.
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Program Purpose: The School of Graduate Studies University & Louis Bevier Dissertation Completion Fellowship is designed to provide support during a doctoral candidate’s final year of dissertation research and writing. The award is intended to support completion and recognize excellence. All SGS doctoral students (School 16) are eligible to apply.
The fellowship provides:
- Stipend of $30,833
- Health insurance (if needed)
- Tuition remission for up to 2 research credits per semester (no more than 4 total for the academic year)
Eligibility: SGS doctoral students (School 16) who plan to complete their degree requirements and receive their PhD in 2028. Fellows may not hold other full-time awards or University HR appointments concurrently with University and Louis Bevier Fellowships.
Preference will be given to students who can demonstrate that they do not have promised funding for the 2027-2028 academic year or to students who can demonstrate that by foregoing a teaching assistantship, the fellowship will allow them to concentrate fully on completing their dissertations.
Program Timeline:
Competition Opens: November 9, 2026
Student Deadline: January 21, 2027
Faculty Letter Deadline: January 25, 2027
Graduate Program Deadline review and ranking period: January 27, 2027 - February 23, 2027
SGS level review: February 24, 2027 - March 24, 2027
Applicants and Programs notified of decisions: April 1, 2027
Deadline to accept decline: April 15, 2027
Evaluation Criteria: Demonstrated excellence of the candidate, including (but not limited to):
- Applicant Quality
- Overall academic record
- Conference presentations and posters
- Publications
- Internal/external fellowships and grants
- Prizes and other forms of scholarly recognition
Project Quality
- Intellectual Merit
- Significance to the discipline
Plan for Completion
- Feasible plan to complete the dissertation with fellowship support
Availability of other sources of funding
Faculty Endorsement
- Strength of the letter of recommendation
- Graduate program/track review and scoring
Application Components: Your application consists of the following items:
- Your completed application form;
- Your CV;
- Transcripts (unofficial) from all of your graduate institutions;
- 2 letters of recommendation (One letter must be from your dissertation advisor/chair and the other should be from a member of your dissertation committee);
- A 5-page (double-space, Arial, 11-point font) proposal describing your dissertation project;
- A 1-page completion timeline;
- A 2-page project bibliography
Review Process: Only completed applications will be reviewed. The review process is a three-stage review process. In stage one, a technical review will confirm your eligibility to be considered for the fellowship. Only eligible applicants will be moved forward to stage two. In stage two, your application is reviewed, scored and ranked by your graduate program or track. In stage three, your application is reviewed by the multidisciplinary SGS University & Louis Bevier Fellowship Committee. All decisions by the SGS Committee are final and confidential.
Questions? Please send your questions about the competition or application process, to: SGS_Awards@grad.rutgers.edu. Log in to get started: We use the university's single sign on (SSO) tool on the Submittable platform. If you have used our platform in the past, click on the "Have an Account? Sign In" button and follow the links for Single Sign On. If you are a first time user, click on the "Create Your Account" button and follow the links for Single Sign On.
This form is used to maintain the official SGS Graduate Program Directory, the SGS Listservs and the graduate program pages of the SGS Website. Programs are encouraged to use this form throughout the year to submit updates to SGS.
The SGS Graduate Program Directory is used by SGS staff to track graduate program leadership and administrators contact information, on-campus location, and official Bylaws and Student Handbook. SGS will request bi-annual updates from the programs, but this form can be used to submit updates to program's information at any time throughout the year. If you have questions about the SGS Graduate Program Directory, please contact the Office of the Dean at sgs_dean@grad.rutgers.edu.
The SGS Listservs are the official source of news, updates and information from SGS and SGS partners. Current graduate program staff (GPDs and program coordinators) are subscribed to the listservs and we ask that they share the information disseminated through the listservs to their graduate students and faculty.
The SGS website hosts information on its graduate programs to support program visibility, student navigation, and SGS-wide coordination. Please review your program information on the SGS website and request any updates through this form. If you have any questions about the SGS Website, please contact sgsweb@grad.rutgers.edu.
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