Scholarships

We are pleased to announce that this is the fourteenth year of the American Psychological Foundation (APF)/ Council of Graduate Departments of Psychology (COGDOP) Graduate Research Scholarship in Psychology program. Several scholarships will be awarded for the 2008-2009 academic year, including the $3,000 Ruth G. and Joseph D. Matarazzo Scholarship, the $2,000 Clarence J. Rosecrans Scholarship, and a number of $1,000 scholarships. These scholarships represent APF's continuing commitment to advancing the science and the practice of psychology for the understanding of behavior and the benefit of human welfare. The scholarships will be given directly to individual students enrolled in a doctoral program or interim master's program (student is completing the master’s along the way to the doctorate). If a student is currently enrolled in a terminal master’s program, the student must intend to enroll in a PhD program the following academic year. Several fellowships have been reserved for students who, at the time of application, are within the first two years of graduate study in psychology. The purpose of the scholarship program is to assist graduate students of psychology with research costs. The primary focus of the review criteria will be related to the research proposal (see the Review Criteria section of the enclosed flyer for further information). The American Psychological Association (APA) Science Directorate will administer the review of the applications.

Each graduate department of psychology that is a member of COGDOP may submit nominations for the APF/COGDOP Research Graduate Scholarships. The number of candidates each member department is allowed to nominate depends upon the total number of students enrolled in the graduate program. Departments that have 100 or fewer students enrolled in their graduate programs may nominate one (1) candidate.

Departments that have 101-200 graduate students enrolled may nominate up to two (2) candidates, and departments that have more than 200 graduate students enrolled may nominate up to three (3) candidates. We also encourage nominations of students who are enrolled in an interim master's program. Please refer to the enclosed flyer for details outlining the application process.

We look forward to receiving nominations from your department. Should you have any questions, please contact staff in the APA Science Directorate at 202-336-6000 or science@apa.org. More information can be found at the award website, http://www.apa.org/science/apf-cogdop.html.

Further instructions and a copy of the online application form can be downloaded HERE.

Please Note: Nominees must be enrolled in the graduate program at the time grants are awarded.

Be sure to retain this document. The APF/COGDOP Scholarship announcement and application form will only be distributed electronically in 2008.