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Graduate Opportunities

Graduate Opportunities

Prescription for Success

Sonya MartinWhile earning her pharmacy doctorate at Mercer University, Sonya Martin trained with a small pharmaceutical company in Atlanta. She wanted to work in the business side of the industry.

When her preceptor, an experienced guide and mentor, told her about the Rutgers Pharmaceutical Industry Fellowship Program, Martin, who also holds an M.B.A., saw it as the perfect way to find her niche in the industry.

Founded nearly 25 years ago at Rutgers’ Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, the fellowship program has grown to become the largest, most competitive program of its kind in the nation, according to Joseph Barone, chair of the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Administration at the school and one of the program's founders.

“Just saying you are a Rutgers Fellow gives you an edge against your competition,” Martin says.

Students from the nation’s top colleges and universities choose Rutgers for their graduate studies. They come to Rutgers for many reasons, but for those interested in research, the attraction to Rutgers usually rests with the reputation of a faculty member, academic department, or research center or institute.

Graduate Study Leads Down Many Paths

Rutgers graduate student researchers make substantive contributions to their fields by publishing, presenting, and applying their findings. From Rutgers, they go on to academia, the liberal arts and sciences, business and industry, social and human services, government, and professional positions—essentially any sector of human endeavor.

As the leading comprehensive public research university in the New York/New Jersey metropolitan region, Rutgers offers an extensive selection of graduate and professional degree programs and a vast array of opportunities to engage in research.

Where to Start

Extensive research opportunities, graduate and teaching assistantships, fellowships, and other forms of support are available within Rutgers’ schools, individual departments, research centers, and institutes.

Availability and requirements depend on individual school, departmental, center, institute, faculty, and program procedures, so ask an adviser or professor, and check program and departmental websites for more information.

How Can I Locate Funding for My Research?

Our Resource Center for Graduate Student External Support has information, mentoring, tutorials, workshops, and a database to help you find and secure funding for your research.