Funding

Program summary by sponsor

Instrumentation grants

Target Audience (Please note: These programs describe the audience that will benefit from the program. In most cases, the PI will be a faculty member or faculty members.)

• Undergraduates
• Graduate Students
• Postdocs
• Faculty
• K-12

 

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Internal Funding

Internal funding opportunities are offered to the RU-N community through various sources. Please see below for available opportunities. If you have any questions, want to discuss any of the funding opportunities you find for any reason, or want help with a targeted search for your own topics of interest, contact Anthony Mayo, ORSP Senior Grants Facilitator at orsp-preaward@newark.rutgers.edu

• Guides to additional sources of funding from the Office for Research (Rutgers-wide opportunities)
• Busch Biomedical Grant program (all Rutgers campuses): The Busch Biomedical Grant program is designed to enhance health-related research at the University and to strengthen the competitive position of faculty members who seek external research funds. Proposals for funding are solicited annually by the Office for Research, a Rutgers-wide office. Proposals will be reviewed by a panel of faculty representing different health-related disciplines as well as the various University campuses. Awards are made on the basis of Busch Grant funding priorities and scientific excellence.
• Research Council (all Rutgers campuses): By means of small grants, the Research Council supports studies leading to significant outside funding and publication in all fields of learning represented in the University as well as for creative work in the arts. The deadline for submission is December 1 at 5 p.m. ET. Please view the Research Council’s website for information on each of the 6 programs currently funded: Individual Fulcrum Awards Program; Social and Racial Justice Program; Collaborative Multidisciplinary Award Program; Climate Action Award Program; Subvention Program for the Publication of Scholarly Books; Manuscript Review Award

 

Tuition Remission: The RU-N Office of the Chancellor provides in-state tuition funding for PhD students supported by external research grant funding. Students receiving a full graduate stipend, benefits, and fees that are covered at 100% by external funds are eligible to receive Tuition Remission (up to 9 credits per semester). Students funded from internal sources such as (TA, SEED Grant, IMRT, Busch, start-up funds, etc.) are not eligible.

To qualify for this funding:

• The external grant must fully cover the student’s stipend, benefits, and fees;
• The tuition refund is limited to the in-state level of tuition in the respective school;
• The student must be in good academic standing;
• The student’s registration (number of credits) will be verified before the approval is granted;
• The funds will be released after the add/drop date is in a given semester;
• The student’s current term bill must accompany the Tuition Refund form;
• A new request for tuition refund must be filled every semester.

Principal Investigators must secure external research grant funding to support in full the stipend and benefits for a PhD student and receive confirmation from their respective PhD Advisor, PI, and Dean. Eligible PIs may request a tuition remission form from ORSP. Approved requests provide PhD students with up to 9 credit in-state hours per semester.

• MEMO: Rutgers University – Newark Memo on Tuition Remission Requests
• FORM: Rutgers University – Newark Tuition Remission Request for a PhD Student Form

 

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Limited Submissions

Some sponsors limit the number of applications an institution can submit in response to a particular program announcement. If the number of applicants exceeds the available limit, the Rutgers must decide as an institution which proposals are most competitive or best aligned with University priorities. The selection process will differ depending on whether the limit applies to RU-N or if it’s University-wide.

Rutgers University – Newark (RU-N)

For funding opportunities where a limited number of applicants can come from RU-N, the dissemination and selection process is outlined below.

All members of the RU-N community will be informed by email of the limited submission Call for Proposals (CFP) with as much advanced notice as possible. The email will specify date by which an interested faculty member/PI needs to state their interest to be considered. Letters of interest should be sent by email to the ORSP Senior Grant Facilitator at orsp-preaward@newark.rutgers.edu.

If the number of interested faculty members exceeds the sponsor’s limit, each interested applicant will be asked to complete the RU-N Limited Submission Internal Proposal and submit to the ORSP all required items, including their Dean’s recommendation. Click here to download the RU-N Limited Submission Internal Proposal Form

The ORSP will select an ad hoc panel to review all candidate’s pre-proposals. Selected applicants will be notified as quickly as possible by email with a copy to the applicant’s Dean, Chair, and their Grants Specialist.

Rutgers University-wide

When the limit applies to the University as a whole, the process outlined on the Research Portal applies. A table of Limited Submission Opportunities is available on the University-wide “Find Funding” site.

 

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Facilities and Instrumentation List

Rutgers Newark Facilities & Instrumentation List