Students who are earning an advanced degree or professionals who would like to improve their business skills through further education can benefit from applying for annual fellowship programs. Individuals who are honored with this recognition can receive scholarships that help pay for higher education and research.
For example, the School of Management and Labor Relations (SMLR) at Rutgers University has announced the 2010-2011 Beyester Fellowships, which benefit doctoral students and advanced degree holders who are studying employee ownership. Recipients are chosen from some of the most elite individuals in this field of study from across the country.
This year's Beyster fellows include a current economics doctoral student, a post-doctoral fellow who specializes in political science and two professors of finance and business ethics.
"SMLR has developed the leading interdisciplinary research program in the world on issues of shared capitalism and the role of the corporation in society," said David Finegold, dean of SMLR. He added that "the fellowship program allows Rutgers to bring together the best talent in the nation with its established researchers in order to make significant progress in understanding these important issues."
The school created the fellowship program in honor of J. Robert Beyester for his success in employee stock ownership, profit sharing and broad-based stock options.
