External Funding
Faculty of the Physics Department working with others members of the University community have succesfully secure external funding for a series of projects that seek to advance our mission.
We are proud to be part of the following initiatives:
Title V: Closing the Completion Gap for HSI Community College Graduates at a Public Hispanic-‐Serving Institution. October 2011 - September 2016. $ 3,938,148.
Title V: Opening the Gate: Improving Mathematics Success for STEM Careers. October 2011 - September 2016. $ 5,301,197.
CCRAA-Individual: Improving the Success of Community-College Graduates Seeking to Complete Baccalaureate Sciences Degrees.
CCRAA-Cooperative: Improving the Pipeline for Latinos in Science and Mathematics: A Systemic Collaborative Among Two Urban HSIs
Title V: Increasing Institutional Capacity in Academic Support Services and Faculty Development
U.S. Department of Defense: Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Institutions Infrastructure Support Program. Title of project: “Designing Electronic Components and Devices from Inorganic Molecular Scaffolds”.
National Science Foundation (NSF) Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program: Northern New Jersey Mathematics and Science Teacher (MAST) Fellowship Program at New Jersey City University.
New Jersey Space Grant Consortium (NJSGC)
NJCU has joined forces with other other institutions in New Jersey Space Grant Consortium (NJSGC) to promote, with support and funding from NASA, the following goals:
- Build research infrastructures and capabilities in aerospace-related/high technology fields.
- Improve mathematics, science, technology and engineering education at all levels, kindergarten through graduate school.
- Foster partnerships among industry, government and private entities to meet Space Grant goals.
- Enhance public science literacy.
- To fulfilment of its mission, NJSGC strives:
- To provide undergraduate and graduate level fellowships and scholarships;
- To support programs for K-12 students with special focus on minorities and underserved;
- To support faculty enhancements and curriculum development;
- To provide seed funding to support cutting edge research initiatives;
- To support programs to enhance science and space exploration literacy or the general public;
- To provide K-12 Science Education Fellowships;\To support informal science education program for individuals of all ages;
- To foster Educational Technology Transfer; and
- To support NJ systemic improvements in science, mathematics and technology.
This program offers financial support to research by undergraduate and graduate students.
For more information, please contact:
Department of Physics
New Jersey City University
2039 Kennedy Boulevard
Jersey CIty, NJ 07305
201.200.3464
To be considered for the program complete and submit the corresponding application forms.