Financial Support
Full-time students are supported with a 12-month renewable
graduate assistantship of $24,000 for the first year. The program includes tuition
remission and a medical benefits plan. Travel funds of up to $500 per year are
available for each student to present their research at major national or international
meetings.
Students must maintain a 3.0 (B) or better average to qualify for financial
support. No teaching is required of full-time students.
Resources
The
Council of Graduate Schools
UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School is a Member university of the Council of Graduate
Schools; an organization of institutions of higher education in the United States
engaged in graduate education, research scholarship, and the preparation of candidates
for advanced degrees. The Council of Graduate Schools Resource Page for Students
contains useful information for those pursuing graduate education.
The
Graduate Center at Newark
The strength and breadth of collaboration among Newark's institutions of higher
education have created a vision for an innovative venture. Recognizing the variety
of opportunities that have been opened in the areas of graduate study and research
as a result of the cooperative activity of Rutgers-Newark, NJIT, and UMDNJ-NJMS,
the three universities have joined to develop The Graduate Center at Newark.
