Scholarships and awards available to LSER Undergraduate students are listed below. Please email your student counselor if you are interested in applying to be considered for a scholarship or fellowship.

*Limited funding available*


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All School of Management and Labor Relations students who are non-residents and are admitted to the undergraduate online B.S. in Labor and Employment Relations program will be automatically considered for a Dean’s Online Student Scholarship. No separate application is required. Recipients must have a cumulative 3.0 GPA or above and must maintain that level of academic excellence in all future semesters to continue to receive the award. Students must take at least 6.0 credits per semester to receive the scholarship. The scholarship amounts to $5,000 per year.

Current as of:

Monday, January 1, 2024

Recipients are to be selected among full-time or part-time undergraduate students based on academic merit as determined by the Program Administrator, financial need as determined by the Office of Financial Aid and University rules in effect on the date of the award. First preference will be given for students enrolled at both SMLR and Douglass Residential College. lf the first preference cannot be fulfilled, the scholarship will be available to any undergraduate SMLR student.

Current as of:

Thursday, June 1, 2023

Open to a LSER full-time undergraduate (senior) or MLER student.  Based on 3.0 GPA, and current participation in, future participation in, or past participation in a labor related or socially progressive internship or applied field experience.

Current as of:

Thursday, June 1, 2023

The essence of this award is to fund educational and hands-on opportunities for students who are active and passionate about labor-related and socially progressive issues, who may otherwise be restricted from participating in such opportunities because of financial need.

Student awards are to be given to undergraduate students affiliated with the LSER Department. The award will be based on (1) financial need and (2) past, current, or future participation in a labor-related or socially progressive internship or applied field experience. A preference will be given to students in their second year. Non-traditional students are eligible for this award. Relevant internship or applied field experiences will be evaluated and approved by the program administrator.

Special consideration: Past, current, or future participation in a labor-related or socially progressive internship or applied field experience; preference given to students in their second year; non-traditional students are eligible.

Current as of:

Monday, May 1, 2023

Pamela Sue Schmidt was a bright and energetic undergraduate at the School of Management and Labor Relations (SMLR) whose life was tragically cut short on March 13, 2011 at the age of just 22. Pamela was set to graduate that May with a joint B.A. in Labor Studies and Employment Relations and Psychology. She was very excited to have been accepted into the School's top-ranked MHRM program. In her brief life, Pamela touched the lives of hundreds of people, always seeking ways to bring together family and friends and to assist others in need; she took particular joy in finding scholarships to help fellow students.  SMLR proudly established the Pamela Sue Schmidt Student Award for Outstanding Service to the Community to recognize and remember Pamela's legacy.

This award is given annually to the SMLR undergraduate who has had the most positive impact on the community either within the School, across Rutgers, or outside the University, so that they may continue their studies at SMLR.  Scholarships are open to full-time or part-time undergraduate students enrolled in SMLR.

Special considerations: Student who has had a positive impact on the community within SMLR, across Rutgers, or outside the University

Current as of:

Monday, May 1, 2023

For LSER undergraduate students with a passion for labor relations in serving as interns at and/or conducting independent study or research with community organizations.

Monday, May 1, 2023