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Chancellor’s Dissertation Completion Award 

The Chancellor’s Dissertation Completion Award is established to reward the excellence, persistence, and hard work of doctoral students. Awards will provide financial support to concentrate on the completion work necessary to finish their dissertations.

Deadline

June 1, 2023

The Chancellor’s Dissertation Completion Award is established to reward the excellence, persistence, and hard work of doctoral students. Awards will provide financial support to concentrate on the completion work necessary to finish their dissertations. 

Award Amount

Applicants will be considered for stipends between $5,000 - $10,000 . Acceptable uses of funding include living expenses, expenses related to dissertation completion and related research.  Awards will be made directly to students either through payroll, financial aid or the non-PO upload process.  

Eligibility

Dissertation completion awards (DCA) are available to Ph.D. students who: 

  • Have advanced to doctoral candidacy (post-qualifying/ABD) and have one year remaining of dissertation writing.    
  • Are in good academic standing at the time of application and throughout the final year of dissertation completion. 
  • Students must be making successful academic progress toward completion of their dissertation at the time of application 
  • Are actively registered and enrolled in the Ph.D. program for each semester of the DCA period.  
  • If awarded, recipients must attest that they will work full time on their dissertation during the award period and will not work more than 25% effort outside of the university during that time.  
  • Students are not eligible to receive funding from the Chancellor’s Grant for Independent Student Research if they receive DCA funding.  

How to Apply

  •  Student Application 
  •  A dissertation abstract (1 page) 
  • A narrative description of the work to be completed during the award year (1 page) 
  •  A statement explaining how your current means of financial support precludes or significantly interferes with your ability to complete your dissertation in a timely manner and how this award would enhance your dissertation completion.
  •  A numbered list of published or accepted manuscripts from work done at Rutgers University – Camden. Provide full citation and number of pages. Indicate clearly if the manuscript is an original article, book chapter, or refereed conference proceeding. 
  •  A numbered list of professional presentations (given or accepted) from research work completed while at Rutgers University – Camden. Provide conference name, location, and date.  
  • A summary of previous and ongoing financial support during Doctoral Studies at RU-C (e.g. TA, GA, Fellowships, scholarship, etc.).  
  • A list of all external funding applied for by the student. Indicate if funding was awarded, the amount awarded, and period of support provided. Please designate internal funding vs. external funding. 
  • Clear and detailed timeline that indicates how the student will complete the dissertation during the academic year of the award.  

Preview the application form (for reference purposes only).  

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