Pre-Doctoral Training Fellowships in Cognitive Science

The Rutgers Center for Cognitive Science (RuCCS) announces the availability of pre-doctoral fellowships, funded through an NIH National Research Service Award program recently awarded to RuCCS. The program funds research training focussing primarily on vision and language. These fellowships are available to students enrolled in the Ph.D. program in one of the participating departments (primarily Psychology, Linguistics, Computer Science and Philosophy, though also applicable in selected programs in the School of Library and Information Science, Biomedical Engineering and other related degree-granting departments) and pursuing an interdisciplinary program of studies in Cognitive Science (leading to a Certificate in Cognitive Science). Students interested in pursuing such interdisciplinary studies should first apply for admission to the Ph.D. program in one of the participating departments, stating their interest in Cognitive Science. Information about the application process is available at the Graduate Study Page.  Deadlines and required documentation may differ from department to department -- although the application forms (available through the above Web address) are the same and all applications for graduate studies in New Brunswick must be sent to: Office of Graduate and Professional Admission, Rutgers, The State University 18 Bishop Place New Brunswick, NJ 08901-8530 The following are the deadlines as supplied by the main participating departments. For more information check the graduate programs at the Web sites listed below or check the University Academic Programs Home Page:

For information on individual participating departments click one one of the following (dates listed are the current departmental deadlines as obtained from the departmental URLs):  Computer Science Jan. 15; Linguistics Feb. 1; Philosophy Feb. 1;  Psychology Jan. 15.   Other relevant departments include the School of Information Communication and Library Science and Biomedical Engineering.

In addition to applying in the usual way to a participating department, interested students should also write to the Director of the NRSA Training program at the address below, providing a copy of the information they are preparing for their departmental application (except for documents that are sent directly by third parties to the Graduate Admissions Office), and include a letter describing their interest in Cognitive Science.  Completed applications should be mailed to both the Office of Graduate and Professional Admission (address above) and also to: Director, NRSA Training Program, Rutgers Center for Cognitive Science, Psych Bldg Addition, Busch Campus Rutgers University - New Brunswick 152 Frelinghuysen Road Piscataway, NJ 08854-8020 (732)-445-0635 FAX: (732)-445-6715

NOTE: If you are planning to become a candidate for the Certificate in Cognitive Science and wish to be considered for the special NRSA Fellowship in Cognitive Science, awarded by the Center for Cognitive Science, please let us know that you will be applying by filling out the web form by clicking NRSA Fellowship Notification Form.  The deadline for providing this information to RuCCS is Jan 15.

For more information on the Center for Cognitive Science,  visit the Center for Cognitive Science Home Page.  The research involved in the particular NRSA training program is described there under NRSA Training.
For more information on the Certificate Program in Cognitive Science click Certificate Program.
 

Note: According to NIH rules, the NRSA fellowships are available only to citizens or permanent residents of the USA. Cognitive Science students not eligible for the NRSA fellowships will be considered for Excellence Fellowships provided by the university.

Note: NRSA Post-Doctoral Training Fellowships are also available.  For more information on these consult our Web page: NRSA Post Doctoral Fellowships.