Scholarships for psychology majors

Renewable award for U.S. citizen or permanent resident enrolled full-time in APA-accredited doctoral program in psychology. Must be ethnic minority underrepresented in field or show commitment to career in psychology related to ethnic minority populations. It is not required for applicants to identify as ethnic minorities; however, African-Americans, Alaska Natives, American Indians, Asian-Americans, Hispanics/Latinos, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders are especially encouraged to apply.Read more

Awards scholarships to minority students enrolled in or accepted for enrollment in a graduate school psychology program that is NASP-approved and/or located in an institution that is accredited by the appropriate institutional regional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, with the aim of becoming a practicing School Psychologist. Applicant must a NASP member.Read more

Applicants must be current APS Student Affiliates, and may only enter one APSSC competition each year (i.e., Student Grant Competition, Student Research Award, or RISE Research Award) and as such are only eligible for one of these three awards each academic year. (Note: travel assistance for convention volunteers is excluded from this rule.) Research proposals in all areas of psychological science are welcome.Read more

The purpose of the Allied Health Loan-For-Service is to increase the number of physician assistants in areas of the state which have experienced shortages of health practitioners, by making educational loans to students seeking certification/licensure in an eligible health field. As a condition of each loan, the student shall declare his/her intent to practice as a health professional in a designated shortage area within the state of New Mexico. For every year of service provided in a designated shortage area within New Mexico, a portion of the loan will be forgiven. If the entire service agreement is fulfilled, 100% of the loan is eligible for forgiveness. Penalties will be assessed if the service agreement is not satisfied. The applicant must be a resident of New Mexico for 12 consecutive months and must meet all FAFSA & SAP requirements. The application opens every year on May 15th and closes on July 1st. The Allied Loan-For-Service Program Application will open May 15, 2022. The application and all documents must be submitted within one email in PDF format. Please visit the website for more information.Read more

The program seeks to stimulate research on education issues using large-scale, national and international data sets supported by NCES, NSF, and other federal agencies. The program supports quantitative research projects that include the analysis of existing data from NCES, NSF or other federal agencies, and have U.S. education policy relevance.Read more

The AERA Minority Dissertation Fellowship in Education Research is open to U.S. citizens and permanent residents who are members of racial and ethnic groups historically underrepresented in higher education (e.g., African Americans, Alaskan Natives, American Indians, Asian Americans, Hispanics or Latinos, and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islanders). Eligible graduate students will be at the writing stage of their dissertation by the beginning of the fellowship. Please visit the website for more updates.Read more

The Bisexual Foundation Scholarship is an annual fund awarding up to $1,000 per award to selected graduate students to advance research on the psychology of bisexuality. This new award recognizes the growing importance of research on bisexuality to the field of LGBT issues in psychology and offers concrete support and encouragement to emerging scholars in this field. Applications from students in allied disciplines, such as gender studies, social work and sociology, cannot be considered at this time. Complete applications must be submitted on or before March 30, including the letter for the applicants faculty supervisor. The applicants faculty supervisor should attach their letter to an email message.Read more

High school seniors with an unweighted cumulative GPA of at least a 3.0 and a combined score of at least 1000 on the SAT or the equivalent score on the ACT. Enroll at the University of Delaware or Delaware State University. Kindly visit the scholarship site for more details.Read more

Residence (county): Clackamas, Multnomah, or Washington County. Major: Counseling, family therapy, social work, or psychology. Colleges: Oregon four-year public and nonprofit only. Award may be received for a maximum of 4 years.Read more

The Clinton E. Phillips Scholarship provides financial assistance to a person who has demonstrated the following: Enrolled in an approved or accredited program leading to a degree that meets the requirements of Sections 4980.37, 4980.40, and 4980.41 of the Business and professions code, OR Pursuing an advanced degree or certification beyond the qualifying degree for the license. Applicants must also have participated actively in community and civic events and have demonstrated a commitment to the profession of marriage and family therapy – membership in CAMFT is one indicator of commitment. Please visit the scholarship’s website for more information.Read more

The CAMFT Educational Foundation Scholarship provides financial assistance to a person who exhibits the following: Is participating in advanced training or an unpaid internship within the field of marriage and family therapy; Has demonstrated financial need; and Has demonstrated a commitment to the profession of marriage and family therapy – membership in CAMFT is one indicia of commitment. If applicable, please submit your transcript as well. Please visit the scholarship’s website for more information.Read more

Undertake collaborative research with faculty in the arts, humanities and social sciences at The Australian National University (ANU). The Distinguished Scholar also will engage with faculty, staff and students through guest lectures, seminars, and one-on-one interactions and will explore long-term collaborations and institutional linkages between her/his home institution and the ANU. Final grant amounts will be determined prior to the start of the academic year and are subject to the availability of funds. The United States Department of State and the Fulbright Commission in the host country reserve the right to alter, without notice, participating countries, number of awards and allowances. Open to senior academics at the level of Associate or Full Professor by the grant start date with a distinguished career in the proposed field. If not at the level of Associate or Full Professor at the time of application, but will be by grant start, please include information about your career progression and timeline in the personal section of your project statement, Ph.D. (or other terminal degree) required. A letter of invitation is required. For more info, kindly visit the award website.Read more

Conduct research in the area of specialization at EHESS (Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales — School for Advanced Studies in Social Sciences) in Paris. Final grant amounts will be determined prior to the start of the academic year and are subject to the availability of funds. The United States Department of State and the Fulbright Commission in the host country reserve the right to alter, without notice, participating countries, number of awards and allowances. Ph.D. required and must be obtained by June 2022 at the latest. A letter of invitation is required. For more info, kindly visit the award website.Read more

The Fulbright Pembroke College Oxford Visiting Professorship contributes to the intellectual life of the college through seminars, public lectures, and curriculum development in any discipline related to politics and international relations. Final grant amounts will be determined prior to the start of the academic year and are subject to the availability of funds. The United States Department of State and the Fulbright Commission in the host country reserve the right to alter, without notice, participating countries, number of awards and allowances. Candidates should have strong reasons for wishing to pursue the proposed project in the UK and a clear idea of what they wish to accomplish during their time as a Fulbright Scholar, not only academically, but also in terms of reaching out to the wider community and understanding their host country and culture. Ph.D. (or other terminal degree) required. A letter of invitation is optional. For more info, kindly visit the award website.Read more

The Harold Gulliksen Psychometric Research fellowship provides funding for promising graduate students in psychometrics, or a related field, who are conducting innovative, applied research. Please note that there is a Preliminary and Final application. If your preliminary application is approved, you will be invited to submit Final Application. At the time of application, candidates must be enrolled in a doctoral program, have completed all the coursework toward the doctorate, and be at the dissertation stage of their program. The deadline for preliminary application is on January 21, 2022 and the deadline for the final application is on March 4, 2022.Read more

The James F. Reville Scholarship is for college students in a program related to the intellectual and developmental disability field such as behavioral sciences, social work, nursing, healthcare administration and management, or psychology.Read more

Maryland residents who provide public service in Maryland State or local government or nonprofit agencies in Maryland to low income or underserved residents may apply including those pre-Graduation Law applicants in their third year of law school and Urban Teacher Center Applicants who are on their second year of the program. There are two types of awards namely: Award Lock-in and Award One Year Only. Award amounts are determined by overall reported educational debt at the time of application. Recipients “lock in” to an award amount level, and funds are distributed annually over a three (3) year period as long as the recipient remains eligible. To renew the award, Lock In recipients will need to download the required forms from the MDCAPS website. In Award One Year Only, Recipients that continue to meet the eligibility requirements may reapply as a new applicant for up to three (3) award years. UTC applicants are not eligible to receive the lock-in award. The Nancy Grasmick Teacher Award provides loan repayment assistance to those teachers that have qualifying student loan debt and have taught in Maryland for the past 2 years. In addition to meeting the general Janet L Hoffman LARP requirements, applicants must also meet the following eligibility requirements: Teach in science, technology, engineering, or math subjects; or teach in a school in which at least 75% of the students are enrolled in the free meal program in the state for 2 years, and have received the highest performance evaluation rating for the most recent year available in the county in which the teacher has taught. The applicant must have earned a degree from a college in Maryland, or from any law school, or a resident teacher certificate from the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) in the areas provided on the website. The applicant must be employed full-time (35+ hours per week) in state or local government or in a nonprofit organization in Maryland with an employer who helps low income, underserved residents or underserved areas in the state. The applicant’s annual gross salary cannot exceed $75,000. If married, the annual gross salary cannot exceed $75,000, and the combined salaries cannot exceed $150,000. If employed as a nurse faculty member, the annual gross salary cannot exceed $100,000. If married, the annual gross salary cannot exceed $100,000, and the combined salaries cannot exceed $185,000. Read more

To be eligible, students must be planning to enroll in medical school, or a degree program that leads to medical school, in the following academic year, or already be enrolled in a medical degree program and plan to return in the next academic year. The scholarship is available to all students ages 18 and over, at all levels from high school to graduate school.Read more

The Malyon-Smith Scholarship is named for two founding past-presidents of the division, the late Alan Malyon and the late Adrienne Smith. It is a fund that annually awards up to $1,000 to selected graduate students in psychology to advance research on sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI). The award represents one of the division’s major efforts to mentor and support science in LGBT psychology by encouraging the work of young researchers. Complete applications must be submitted on or before the deadline, including the letter from the applicant’s faculty supervisor. The applicant’s faculty supervisor should attach their letter to an email message.Read more

To be eligible, applicant must be a U.S. citizen and a permanent resident of a state with a Junior Auxiliary Chapter: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee, planning to attend a U.S. college or university, and must be pursuing graduate level studies for one year in fields which address the special needs of children and youth.Read more