COGDOP Graduate Student Scholarships

The COGDOP Graduate Student Scholarships program is designed to assist graduate students of psychology with research costs associated with the master's thesis or doctoral dissertation. The American Psychological Foundation (APF) awards 9 annual scholarships ranging from $2,000 to $5,000 to support graduate student research. These include named scholarships such as the Harry and Miriam Levinson Scholarship ($5,000), William and Dorothy Bevan Scholarship ($3,000), Charles and Carol Spielberger Scholarship ($5,000), and others. The scholarships are available to graduate students enrolled in interim master's programs or doctoral programs, with the requirement that students in terminal master's programs must intend to enroll in a PhD program. Students at any stage of graduate study are encouraged to apply, and applicants must be enrolled in the graduate program at the time grants are awarded. Each graduate department of psychology that is a member of COGDOP may submit nominations based on the size of their program, with departments having 100 or fewer students able to nominate one candidate, 101-200 students up to two candidates, and more than 200 students up to three candidates. APF encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds with respect to age, race, color, religion, creed, nationality, ability, sexual orientation, gender, and geography.