We know that financing your education can be a challenge. That’s why Rutgers University-Newark offers an affordable education that includes scholarships, grants, and generous financial aid programs to ensure our students have low debt upon graduation. Scholarships are a form of gift-aid that do not have to be repaid and are awarded to admitted and/or continuing graduate and/or undergraduate students.
To the left you will find that we have included merit-based, school-based and external scholarships for graduate and undergraduate students, in addition to aid options specifically available for our undocumented students.
"Merit-based" Scholarship
- A financial award based on merit (academic achievement) not on financial need.
- Awarded to first-year and transfer students.
- Students do not directly apply for the listed scholarships. They are awarded to them at the time of admission.
- Students who qualify will be notified.
"School-based" Scholarship
A financial award based on merit and/or financial-need (aka "need-based") that is offered by a student's school of enrollment, which can include:
- School of Arts & Sciences - Newark (SASN): Includes Newark College of Arts and Sciences (NCAS) and University College - Newark (UCN)
- School of Criminal Justice (SCJ)
- Rutgers Business School (RBS)
- School of Nursing (SON)
- School of Public Affairs and Administration (SPAA)
- Graduate School - Newark (GSN)
- Law School - Newark