Scholarships and Grants

Outstanding Psychology Major Award
The recipient will be given a certificate and $200.00

Eligibility:
Applicant must be a junior or senior Psychology Major currently enrolled at the UK/Lexington campus.

Application Materials:

Students can either be nominated by a faculty member or submit a self-nomination to the Department Manager, Tamra Nowitzki (email tamra.nowitzki@uky.edu). Self-nominations should include:

  • Student’s name
  • Name of award
  • Student’s UKY email address
  • One letter of recommendation from a faculty member (emailed directly to tamra.nowitzki@uky.edu).
  • Application form 
  • Additional supporting materials (e.g., personal statement, CV, etc.)

Application materials are due by April 5th, 2024 at 3:00pm and should be emailed to Ms. Tamra Nowitzki at tamra.nowitzki@uky.edu. Students should also ask a faculty member to submit a letter of recommendation by the same due date. It is anticipated that award winner will be notified before or on April 27th by email.

 

Mary Agnes Gordon Scholarship

Two recipients will be given a certificate and $1,500 scholarship

Eligibility: Applicant must be a full-time junior or senior Psychology Major currently enrolled at the UK/Lexington campus and resident of Kentucky who will return for the following academic year. The selection of the recipients will be based on GPA, involvement in activities related to psychology and evidence of financial need.

Application Materials: Students can either be nominated by a faculty member or submit a self-nomination through Scholarship UniverseLinks to an external site.. Self-nominations should include:

  • Student’s name
  • Name of award
  • Student’s UKY email address
  • One letter of recommendation from a faculty member (submitted by recommender through Scholarship Universe).
  • Application form
  • Additional supporting materials (e.g., personal statement, CV, etc.)

Deadline: March 1, 2025 

Submission: Application materials are due by March 1, 2025 and should be submitted through Scholarship Universe  

 

Summer Research Fellowships in Psychology
The recipient will be given up to $2,000.

Eligibility:
Applicants must be Psychology Majors entering their junior or senior year.

Application Materials:
Interested students must first apply for a summer research fellowship with the Office of Undergraduate Research (check this site for the application and deadline: Summer Research Fellowships | Office of Undergraduate Research (uky.edu)) and submit a copy of the SAME application to the Chair of the Department of Psychology at the same time. Make sure that the faculty sends his or her recommendation letter to the Chair as well. Information about the process of applying for a summer research fellowship is available at the website of the Office of Undergraduate Research.

Excellence in Internship/Service Learning Award

The recipient will be given a certificate and $50.00.

Eligibility:
All psychology majors.

Selection Process:

By faculty nomination. Faculty nomination will be sought out in February-March.

Criteria:

  • Evidence that students contributed to community well-being that goes beyond their own experiential learning.
  • Evidence that students well represented Psychology Department and the University.
  • Evidence that students demonstrated professionalism.
  • Evidence that students demonstrated excellence in class assignments.

 

Additional Scholarships/Grants/Awards/Honors

Summer Internships and Research Opportunities
http://www.apa.org/education/undergrad/research-opps.aspx