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Deadline Friday, March 14, 2025

Scholarship for junior, senior or graduate students majoring in Psychology. Student must have financial need.

In addition to this application, please attach the following documents:

1. ESSAY - Provide an essay explaining in detail why you want to enter this field of study and earn this degree (minimum 500 words).
2. STUDENT RESUME - List of jobs, community/volunteer work, any achievements from high school to present day.

Deadline Friday, March 14, 2025

The Department of Psychology is pleased to announce the Stephen and Phillip Deibler Memorial Scholarship Award. The Deibler Scholarship for $1,000 is awarded annually to a graduating senior Psychology major at ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏwho plans to pursue graduate study in Clinical or Counseling Psychology or to a first year graduate student in clinical psychology at USF. 

Recipients will be chosen on the basis of the following sources of information:

1. High grade point averages both in Psychology and overall
2. Evidence of career-related activities both within the University (including participation in the Psychology Department's Honors Program) and in the outside community
3. Letters of recommendation from professors or others (e.g., employers or supervisors in Psychology-related fields) who can address your qualifications for this award
4. Personal statement
5. Evidence of application and admission to a graduate program in Clinical or Counseling Psychology

A committee of three members of the Psychology faculty will review applications. If funding amounts allow, awards can be given to multiple eligible ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏundergraduate students and first year clinical psychology students.

Deadline Friday, March 14, 2025

The Department of Psychology is pleased to announce the Jose Antonio Rojas Memorial Scholarship. The Jose Antonio Rojas Memorial Scholarship for up to $1,000 ($500 awarded in the Fall and $500 in the Spring) to an undergraduate student who is active in the Hispanic community, with preference for those active in the Puerto Rican community, and preference for a first generation student. The scholarship was established by a psychology alumna of the undergraduate and graduate program as a way to honor her father’s dedication to the education of and professional advancement of students involved in the Hispanic community. 

Recipients will be chosen on the basis of the following sources of information:

1. High grade point averages both in Psychology and overall (minimum of 3.0).
2. Financial need (as defined by FAFSA. Students must have a FAFSA on file for the year they will receive the scholarship.)
3. Evidence of activity in the Hispanic community and/or activity in the Puerto Rican community, and first generation status (Please include this information in the personal statement mentioned below).
4. Career-related activities both within the University (including participation in the Psychology Department's Honors Program or the Undergraduate Psychology Association) and in the outside community (Please include this information in the personal statement mentioned below).
5. Personal statement – (500 words or less) Please explain your activity in the Hispanic community and/or your activity in the Puerto Rican community (past, present, and future) and please comment on whether or not you are first generation status in college. Please include comments about your career-related activities both within the University and in the outside community. Finally, please comment on your career plans.
6. One letter of recommendation from a professor or other (e.g., employers or supervisors) who can address your qualifications for this award.

A committee of three members of the Psychology faculty will review applications. If funding amounts allow, the funding will be provided in the Fall and Spring to the same recipient (pending continued eligibility). Students from ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏTampa and St. Petersburg campuses are eligible.

Deadline Friday, March 14, 2025

The Department of Psychology is pleased to announce the Ronald J. Ovarlet Scholarship in Psychology. The Ronald J. Ovarlet Scholarship in Psychology for $1000 is awarded once a year based on financial need with special consideration for students who are working part or full-time. A separate $500 book award can go to the same student so long as it does not interfere with any other financial aid the student receives.  

Recipients will be chosen on the basis of the following sources of information: 

1. Minimum 2.75 GPA 
2. Financial need (based on FAFSA) 
3. Evidence of part-time or full-time employment 
4. Personal statement 

A committee of three members of the Psychology faculty will review applications. Students from the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏTampa campus are eligible.

Deadline Friday, March 14, 2025

The Department of Psychology is pleased to announce the PAR Scholarship for Excellence in Psychology. The PAR Scholarship for $5000 will be awarded to an exceptional undergraduate Psychology major at ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏwho will be graduating in the Spring or Summer of 2026 and expects to pursue graduate work in Psychology. This scholarship can be used to help defray the costs of the recipient's undergraduate education for the 2025-2026 school year.

Recipients will be chosen on the basis of the following sources of information:

1. High grade point averages both in Psychology and overall
2. Evidence of career-related activities both within the University (including participation in the Psychology Department's Honors Program) and in the outside community
3. One letter of recommendation from a faculty member in the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏPsychology Department who can address your relevant qualifications.
4. Personal statement

A committee of members of the Psychology faculty and staff will review all applications and select a recipient.

Deadline Friday, April 25, 2025

The Outstanding Psychology Student Award provides support scholarships for full or part-time junior level undergraduate students, pursuing a Psychology major in the College of Arts and Sciences on the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏSt. Petersburg campus.

Review of applications and selection of the scholarship recipient will be conducted by the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏSt. Petersburg College of Arts & Sciences Scholarship Committee.

APPLICATION AND ELIGIBILITY

• Students will be evaluated on academic merit and must:
  • Be a junior ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏSt. Petersburg campus psychology major
  • Complete written responses about why they are suitable for the award
  • Have a letter of recommendation from a ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏSt. Petersburg campus Psychology faculty member sent to the review committee chair, Max Owens: mjowens@usf.edu

THE AWARD

• The student who receives the award will receive $500.
• The student who receives the award will receive an individual plaque and will also have his/her name engraved on a plaque in the Department of Psychology.

To support CNS students, we have made available a limited, non-replenishing fund—established to honor the late James J. Jenkins, former cognitive psychology professor and past chair of the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏPsychology Department—to support students’ research. We aim to support students whose research requires supplies, such as equipment or software. Funding is limited to $250 per student and one award per academic year. Students must be in good standing in the CNS program at the time of the application.

To apply

Send Jamie Goldenberg (jgoldenb@usf.edu), CNS Area Director, an email with the subject line: James J. Jenkins Scholarship for Research Supplies. Include the following in the body of the email:

1. Brief description of your funding needs
2. Invoice or receipt for purchase (note that reimbursement is capped at $250)
3. Letter of support from your mentor

It is possible to apply for this scholarship after the purchase, as long as the purchase was made within two weeks of the application date.

Important: Receiving this award may affect other loans or scholarships. Please check with financial aid before applying or accepting it.

To support CNS students, we have made available a limited, non-replenishing fund—established to honor the late James J. Jenkins, former cognitive psychology professor and past chair of the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏPsychology Department—to support students’ research. We aim to support students whose travel for presenting is not covered by the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏConference Presentation Grant Program (CPGP), their professional organizations, or their mentors. Funding is limited to one award per academic year and to CNS students who are in good standing at the time of the application.

To apply

Send Jamie Goldenberg (jgoldenb@usf.edu), CNS Area Director, an email with the subject line: James J. Jenkins Scholarship for Travel. Include the following in the body of the email:

1. Brief description of your funding needs
2. Details of your presentation (conference name, location, dates)
3. Proof of acceptance (an email inviting you to present or program with your name)
4. Cost breakdown (note that reimbursement is capped at $250 for in-state, $500 for out-of-state domestic, and $750 for international travel)
5. Proof of application and denial from the CPGP (required for travel-related requests)
6. Letter of support from your mentor

It is possible to apply for this scholarship after travel, as long as the travel took place within two weeks of the application date.

Important: Receiving this award may affect other loans or scholarships. Please check with financial aid before applying or accepting it.

Deadline: None

The Professor Charles D. and Carol Spielberger Endowed Fund Award is an annual award given to a graduate psychology student(s) studying the relevance of planned or on-goi