Program Contacts
Dale Barley: dbarley@rutgers.edu
Shanequa Evans: Program Manager
se176@futurescholars.rutgers.
Address
110 Warren Street, Room 121
Newark, NJ 07102
School District
Newark Public Schools
7th Grade Applications Start Spring 2025
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ABOUT NEWARK FUTURE SCHOLARS
Our Program
Rutgers Future Scholars Newark is one of the five RFS programs in New Jersey. We serve 50 students in each of our cohorts in grades 8 – 12 for a total of 250 scholars each year from the Newark area.
Rutgers Future Scholars is part of a Rutgers initiative to ensure local students have access to attain their higher education with a promise of tuition aid and support. We provide academic assistance, college access mentoring, and college scholarship aid.
RFS Newark provides opportunities for scholars to learn and explore their futures. Participating Newark scholars get the necessary resources to achieve academic success and opportunities to give back to the local community.
Program Highlights:
- 50 student cohorts in grades 7 – 12
- Program scholars accepted to Rutgers earn scholarships
- Applications are open to 7th graders Spring 2023
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MEET OUR TEAM
Rutgers Future Scholars Newark staff are composed of highly-skilled and compasionate educational professionals.
Our goal is to aid in the personal growth of RFS scholars and offer them opportunities to have an impact in what they do.
Tania provides support in a wide range of fiscal functions as well as administrative support for the program at large.
DALE BARLEY
Program Coordinator
Newark
973-353-3584
dbarley@rutgers.edu
Danielle works with the Program Director and Staff across all campuses to ensure business operations, logistics, and day-to-day programming run smoothly.
SHANEQUA EVANS
Program Manager
Newark
se176@futurescholars.rutgers.edu
COLLEGE PREP SUPPORT
What makes this campus unique?
- We offer Community Service Projects to give back to the Newark community.
- Get tutoring support through the Saturday Academy on the Rutgers Newark Campus.
- College tours in the NY, NJ, and PA areas.
What does RFS Campus provide throughout the year?
Academic Year:
- Saturday Scholar Academy Workshops
- College Tours
- Community Service Projects
- Champions Conference
- Mentoring & Tutoring Support
RFS Summer Programming: (July-August)
- College Prep Courses & SAT Prep
- Community Career Site Visits
NEWS
Young Scholars Find Their Voice at Rutgers Summer Institute
This is an article summary originally written by Tina Kelley for NJ Advance Media for NJ.com. See the full article here: High school students finish Rutgers summer program, ‘This is your home now.’ Article Summary Rising high school seniors took center stage at the...
RFS Celebrates 15 Years of Breaking Barriers as a National Model
For the past 15 years, Rutgers Future Scholars (RFS) has made higher education more accessible for more than 3,200 promising students across New Jersey’s underserved communities. From its start in Newark, New Brunswick, Camden, and Piscataway—and expanding to Rahway...
A Day in the Life of a Rutgers Future Scholars Superstar
Although Esmeralda Diaz-Calderon will graduate from Rutgers University–Camden in May after going straight through in four years, her connection to the university dates back nine years. A Rutgers Future Scholars participant since she was in the seventh grade, the...