Sr. Program Manager: Shareyna James
Program Coordinator: Alexia Wargacki
Address
502 George Street,
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
School District
Rahway Public Schools
New Scholar Applications Will Be in Spring 2025
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ABOUT RAHWAY FUTURE SCHOLARS
Our Program
Rutgers Future Scholars Rahway serves 15 students in each of our cohorts in grades 8 – 12 and provides opportunities for scholars to learn and explore their futures. We often pair our events and programming with the nearby main campus of New Brunswick and Piscataway programs.
Rutgers Future Scholars (RFS) is part of a special Rutgers initiative to aid the growth of local students into higher education. We offer a ranfe of resources and support programs to help these students reach their higher education goals. Rutgers University supports these scholars upon admittance to the University with tuition aid and scholarship support.
Program Highlights:
- 15 student cohorts in grades 7 – 12
- Program scholars accepted to Rutgers earn scholarships
- Applications are open to 7th graders Spring of each year
- Summer programming with elgible college credits in high school
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MEET OUR TEAM
Rutgers Future Scholars Rahway 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.
SHAREYNA JAMES, MBA
Sr. Program Manager
Rahway
shareynajames@futurescholars.rutgers.edu
ALEXIA WARGACKI
Program Coordinator
Rahway
COLLEGE PREP SUPPORT
What makes this campus unique?
- We offer Community Service Projects to give back to the Rahway community.
- Get tutoring support through the Saturday Academy on the Rutgers Rahway 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...