Psychology Scholarships List
Predoctoral Fellowship in Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Fellowship (MHSAS)
Multiple recipients, Amount varies
The Details: This fellowship is to support the training of practitioners in behavioral health services and prevention. It is designed for students in clinical counseling and school psychology and other psychology doctoral students whose training prepares them for careers in behavioral health services.
To be eligible, the student must be strongly committed to a career in ethnic minority behavioral health services or policy. They must also sign a letter of commitment that they will work for two years in a capacity that addresses the behavioral health needs of minority populations. They must also be enrolled in a full-time, APA-accredited doctoral program.
Website for more information and to apply for this scholarship: Website
John and Polly Sparks Early Career Grant for Psychologists Investigating Serious Emotional Disturbance (SED)
Past awards up to $22,000 and one of up to $19,000
The Details: These grants are for research in the area of early intervention and treatment for serious emotional disturbance in children. Recipients must be early career psychologists, with no more than 10 years post-doctoral with a degree from an accredited university.
Website for more information and to apply for this scholarship: Website
Elizabeth Munsterberg Koppitz Child Psychology Graduate Student Fellowship
Multiple recipients, past awards included $25,000 fellowships
The Details: This fellowship is for graduate students in child psychology. Eligibility requirements are to have completed doctoral candidacy at the time of application, have demonstrated research competence and area commitment, and have IRB approval that must be received from the host institution.
Website for more information and to apply for this scholarship: Website
David H. and Beverly A. Barlow Grant
One recipient, past awards up to $8,500
The Details: This grant is to support innovative basic and clinical research on anxiety and anxiety-related disorders. Students must be a graduate student or an early-career researcher, no more than 10 years post-doctoral, and be affiliated with nonprofit charitable educational and scientific institutions or government entities operating exclusively for charitable and educational purposes.
Website for more information and to apply for this scholarship: Website
Psi Chi Undergraduate Scholarships
Eight recipients, past awards up to $3,000 each
The Details: This scholarship is by Psi Chi, a nationally recognized honor society for psychology students. This scholarship is to help defray the direct educational costs (e.g., tuition, institutional fees, required textbooks) of exceptional Psi Chi undergraduate students.
Website for more information and to apply for this scholarship: Website
AP-LS Award for Best Undergraduate Paper
Multiple recipients, past awards between $150-$500
The Details: This scholarship recognizes an outstanding undergraduate research paper focused on the interdisciplinary study of psychology and law. Students must be the major contributors to a project on a topic relevant to psychology and law. There will be a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winner.
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