Rutgers University-Newark based in Newark, New Jersey offers a two-year fully funded MFA in creative writing. The MFA program offers creative writing tracks in Fiction and Poetry. The curriculum balances studio and research time, allowing our students to study literature as they endeavor to write it. Each full-time incoming student receives in-state Tuition Remission and a Chancellor’s Stipend of 15K per year. Students are also eligible for Teaching Assistantships, and Part-Time Lectureships teaching Comp or Creative Writing. Teaching Assistantships are $25,969 (approximate) plus health benefits.