GENERAL INFORMATION - USEFUL LINKS:

New Jersey City University
www.njcu.edu

TRIO website
www.trioprograms.org/home.html

U.S. Department of Education for Federal Student Aid
www.ed.gov/offices/OSFAP/Students/apply/express.html

State and Federal Financial Aid Programs for New Jersey Students
www.ed.gov/offices/OSFAP/Students/apply/express.html

State and Federal Financial Aid Programs for New Jersey Students
http://63.72.180.30/intro.asp

Summer Bridge Students Web Pages

GRADUATE SCHOOL WEBSITE LINKS:

Council of Graduate Schools (CGS)
Go to: "Resources for Students"
www.egsnet.org

Peterson's Guide
The GradChannel: search for graduate schools, financial aid locater
www.iiswinprd01.petersons.com/gradchannel/

U.S. News Online
for rankings
www.usnews.conVusnews/edu/beyond/bchome.htm

PREPARATION FOR STANDARIZED ADMISSIONS TESTS:

Educational Testing Services (ETS)
Practice GRE tests and diagnostic GRE
www.ets.org

The Princeton Review Practice Tests
Practice GRE tests
www.review.coni/cracking

Guide to Graduate School
GRE Prep, Vocabulary Builder
www.number2.com

HELP WITH WRITING THE PERSONAL STATEMENT:

Preparing the Personal Statement
www.accepted.com/help/essay_help.html

Rensselaer Writing Center
Online writing centers and other Internet composition resources
www.rpi.edu/web/writingcenter/

Inkspot: The Writer's Resource
Comprehensive resource full of tips on improving writing
www.inkspot.com

Strunk's Elements of Style
Provides useful information on grammar, rules of usage, principles of composition, form, words commonly misspelled and words/expressions commonly misused
www.cc.columbia.edu/acis/bartleby/strunk

HELP FUND GRADUATE EDUCATION:

Information about Cities/Towns to obtain cost of living information
www.virtualRelocation.com

Fast WEB
on-line service, free of charge, which matches personal profile and graduate
study with potential funders
www.fastweb.com

FEDIX
Federal government site; funding opportunities for numerous federal agencies
www.fie.com/fedix

Grantsnet
Website featuring biomedical-funding opportunities. Sponsored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science [AAAS] and Howard Hughes Medical Institute [HHW]
www.grantsnet.org

MOLIS
Minority on-line information with a searchable database of fellowship opportunities for minority students/scholars
http://galaxy.einet.net/hytelnet/OTH023.html

National Association of Grad-12rofessional Students (NAGPS)
Provides information about graduate and professional student education, including funding sources
www.nagps.org/NAGPS/

Community of Science
Database containing many different types of funding for science graduate programs
http://fundinggopps2.cos.com

LOCATE GRADUATE SCHOOL APPLICATION INCENTIVES:

Application Incentives for McNair Scholars
up-to-date schools that offer application fee waivers and fellowships to McNair Scholars
www.rochester.edu/College/McNair-Program/AppIncentives.html

CIC- FreeApp
Graduate school application fee waivers for underrepresented minority students applying to Big Ten universities
www.cic.uiuc.edu/degrees/freeapp.pdf

Project 1000
Graduate school application fee waivers for underrepresented minority students
http://mati.eas.asu.edu:8421/p1000/index.html