Hi, Rutgers grads and prospective grad students!
On this page, you can find a multitude of resources. Please browse and explore opportunities at Rutgers, how to get through graduate schools, writing resources, as well as self-care resources.
List of scholarships, fellowships, grants, and postdocs
- Council on Legal Education Opportunity (CLEO) for those interested in law school
- National Immigration Law Center (NILC) Fellowships
- NILC Internships
- The First Generation Civil Rights Fellowship Program
- American Educational Research Association Dissertation Grants
- Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships
- American Association of University Women (AAUW)
- Social Science Research Council International Dissertation Research Fellowships
- Hispanic Scholarship Fund
- Social Science Research Council (SSRC) Fellowships and Opportunities
- RSF Dissertation Research Grants
- The Fund For Latino Scholarship
- NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)
Phd in Political Science at Rutgers
How to apply for graduate school
- Applying for graduate school
- Applying for a graduate degree at Rutgers
- Applying for a PhD in Political Science at Rutgers
- Interested in a political science PhD? Apply for the APSA Mentoring Program
- The APSA Diversity Fellowship Program is a fellowship competition for individuals from underrepresented backgrounds applying to or in the early stages of doctoral programs in political science.
Blogs, writing, productivity, and other resources
- Advice from Graduate Students To Graduate Students on Finishing Your Dissertation
- Demystifying Dissertation Writing
- Overcoming Psychological Barries in Writing Your Dissertation
- Destination Dissertation: A Traveler’s Guide to a Done Dissertation
- The Craft of Research
- Anne Lamott’s Bird by Bird
- Learn to Write Badly: How to Succeed in the Social Sciences
- Blog: The Thesis Whisperer
- Blog: Get a Life, PhD
- Blog and Book: The Professor Is In
- Research Degree Insiders
Mental Health and Radical Self-Care
- The Loveland Foundation brings opportunity and healing to communities of color, and especially to Black women and girls
- Therapy for Black Girls
- Black Men Heal
- National Queer & Trans Therapists of Color Network
- Melanin and Mental Health
- The Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation
- Sista Afya, a Chicago-based organization, offers mental health resources for Black women and girls.
- Seek counseling at your institution!
- Rutgers’ Counseling Services

