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Are you thinking of conducting international dissertation research during the 2014-2015 academic year? The Fulbright IIE and Fulbright Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Program may be perfect options to support your study! Visit our Fulbrights page or contact Assistant Dean Teresa Delcorso for more information.

Welcome to GradFund Central!

GradFund Central is your guide to GradFund's services and resources. Here you can read introductory information on how to apply for external merit-based grants and fellowships as a graduate student, view the GradFund Conversations blog, and Rutgers affiliates can access the GradFund Knowledgebase, the GradFund Virtual Office. For more information, email us.

Why apply for grants and fellowships?

External, merit-based awards lend prestige to young scholars' emerging careers, facilitate excellence in graduate study, and provide financial support for robust and innovative research. Ultimately, proposal writing experience as a graduate student sets the foundation for lifelong scholarly success.

GradFund's Mission, Model, and Success

GradFund, a service of the Graduate School-New Brunswick, helps graduate scholars craft competitive applications for external, merit-based awards. GradFund's peer-mentoring model employs advanced doctoral candidates who are rigorously trained as Fellowship Advisors to mentor graduate students in all programs and disciplines. We offer individualized, group, and online guidance and resources for best practices in graduate student grantsmanship. Each year, we help Rutgers graduate scholars win over $2 million in support, including some of the most prestigious graduate awards available nationwide.