Building the Multicultural, Multilingual, New Jersey Library Staff Ph.D. Fellowship
Rutgers School of Communication, Information and Library Studies invites applications for a fellowship for full time PhD study, funded by the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program.
The award is part of a grant for "Building the Multicultural, Multilingual New Jersey Library Staff," and covers tuition, fees, and provides a graduate assistant stipend for Fall 2007 through Fall 2009.
It is expected that the Ph.D. student would take 12 credits (4 courses) per semester for five semesters and work a maximum of 15 hours a week as a research assistant during those semesters. This allows completion of all degree requirements except for the dissertation.
The degree requires the completion of 84 credits: 18 credits of core requirements; 18 credits of course work in the student's program area; 24 credits of dissertation research; and a maximum of 24 credits of Master-level course work (which may be transferred from another institution).
Assuming the student has an MLS, this means that he/she would have the 84 credits by the end of 2009, and would be ready to complete the dissertation.
In addition to the grant funding, it may be possible to earn extra money for teaching in the summer session.
The application process has two parts. Interested applicants must:
- Complete the fellowship application (see links below) which schould be sent to Michele Stricker at the New Jersey State Library. This application deadline is February 1 , 2007.
- Apply to the Graduate School at Rutgers University. Application information is available on the Graduate and Professional Admissions website (http://gradstudy.rutgers.edu).
In addition, the following may also be of interest:
- The Ph.D. information page (http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/programs/phd/) from the Rutgers School of Communication, Information, and Library Studies.
- Information about tuition and fees (http://www.studentabc.rutgers.edu/tuition/tuitionpdf.html) at Rutgers.
The fellowship application is available as a Microsoft Word document and in PDF format.
Completed fellowship applications should be mailed to:
Michele StrickerNew Jersey State Library
P.O. Box 520
Trenton, NJ 08625-0520
Questions???? Contact Edith Beckett by email or at 609-292-6220.
This grant to the New Jersey State Library is supported in whole or part by the
Institute of Museum and Library Services, an independent federal agency that grows and sustains a "Nation of Learners," because lifelong learning
is critical to success . It is administered by the New Jersey State Library in collaboration with Rutgers University School of Communication,
Information and Library Studies, Thomas Edison State College, Central Jersey Regional Library Cooperative and New Jersey Library Association.
