Rutgers University
Camden, NJ
Three-year program (39 credits)
Funding: Beginning in fall 2017, all admitted full-time students will be offered full financial support, including tuition remission, health benefits, and a living stipend. Types of support: 1. Teaching fellowships. These awards comprise tuition remission, a stipend of approximately $26,000 per year, and health benefits, in exchange for the teaching of composition. Compensation and duties attached to the appointment are governed by a contract negotiated between Rutgers University and the American Association of University Professors. 2. Interdisciplinary fellowships. These awards comprise tuition remission and a stipend of $10,000 per year, in exchange for work in various Rutgers departments. Students receiving these awards also have the opportunity to teach composition.
Faculty: J.T. Barbarese, Robin Black, Lise Funderburg, Lauren Grodstein, Paul Lisicky, Gregory Pardlo, Patrick Rosal, Lisa Zeidner
Application (Deadline Jan. 27):
- Manuscript: 20-30 double-spaced pages for fiction; 10 pages max for poetry; 10- 15 pages of prose and 5 pages of poetry for multi-genre.
- Personal statement: include information about your writing background and goals. In the personal statement you may also indicate whether you are interested in an interdisciplinary fellowship.
- Two letters of recommendation
- Official transcripts with an undergraduate minimum GPA of 3.0
- General GRE scores optional
- $70 application fee
Admission rate: “[In 2016], our acceptance rate was 14.6% (11 students out of a pool of 75).” -Leah Falk, Program Coordinator [Jan 3, 2017]
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