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Description of Fellowship Program
The MCIS Fellowship program is a unique opportunity for outstanding masters students to gain a better understanding of the critical role of communication in professional practice. The fellowship supplements classroom learning with valuable and varied experience at Johnson & Johnson headquarters, Ortho-McNeil, or Johnson & Johnson in Brussels Belgium.
Fellows receive full tuition and fee waiver and a stipend (approximately $11,500 per semester). Fellowships do not include any fringe benefits.
Fellows spend approximately 20 hours per week on site at their sponsoring agency learning through practice in project-defined activities. Fellowship sponsors provide mentorship and guidance as well as provide opportunities for skill growth and professional networking.
The MCIS Fellowship program was initiated in 1992 in collaboration with the Johnson & Johnson corporate headquarters in New Brunswick, NJ. The fellowship has been awarded to over 70 students, with approximately 8 students currently placed in Corporate Contributions, Corporate Communication, and Corporate Social Responsibility.
Fellowships are open to students judged to have significant management and leadership potential as well as excellent writing and interpersonal skills. The fellowships are awarded on a semester-by-semester basis, for up to three semesters of full-time study in the Rutgers MCIS program.
All applicants to the MCIS prograrm are also considered for a fellowship. If nominated by the MCIS executive committee, applicants will be asked to forward a copy of their professional resume for further consideration and interview by the sponsor.
Belgium Fellowship
The Communication Fellowship in Corporate Social Responsibility --Europe, Middle East and North Africa Department, J & J, Brussels, Belgium-- is a unique fellowship opportunity. This fellowship offers graduate students the opprotunity to work with the world's most comprehensive health care company in the political and cultural center of Europe. The Johnson & Johnson CSR EMEA department operates within three strategic pillars: preventing disease and reducing stigma, saving and improving lives, and building health care capacity. This work is undertaken in collaboration with operating companies in the region.
This opportunity involves a one-year residency with the first month devoted to training in the Department of Corporate Contributions at Johnson & Johnson Cropoorate offices in New Brunswick, NJ. A nine-month field placement at Johnson & Johnson's Belguim office of Corporate Contributions located in Brussels follows immediately after the training period. The MCIS Program of Rutgers University awards the Certificate in Corporate Social Responsibility upon successful completion of the practicum.
The Fellowship includes stipend and tuition remission throughout the yearlong practicum. The amount of the stipend is on par with a typical graduate student stipend (currently $10,700 per semester). The specific amount of the stipend will fairly reflect the hourly demands of the practicum and will include adjustments for cost of living during the nine-month field placement in Belgium. Airline travel to and from Brussels is included in the stipend along with the price of one additional round-trip flight between the US and Belgium for use during the 9 month field placement.
Successful candidates with have previous work experience in public relations, maketing or communications; be proactive and able to initiate projects and work independently; have excellent English speaking and writing skills; have ability to write crisp, journalistic-style prose for print and web; be interpersonally sensitive and demonstrate respect for cultural diversity; have strong PC knowledge and experience with web-baased content management systems (preferred), and have knowledge of other languages than English (preferred).
Applications for this opportunity are called for once students are enrolled in the program. Belgium fellows must first complete initial coursework before participating in the fellowship.
