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Financial Aid

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It is possible to apply for financial aid to attend both undergraduate and graduate school.

You can choose from fellowships, scholarships, grants or subsidies, work study programs, federal loans, and teaching or research assistantships.

If you are seeking financial aid for a graduate degree, you should plan to get advice as early as possible. Consult with both the psychology office and the office of financial aid at the school to which you are applying. Students of ethnic minority background also have the option to contact the APA Minority Fellowship Program.

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Funding Programs

APAGS

American Psychological Association of Graduate Students (APAGS) Scholarships and Awards

Students and Early Career Psychologists

An A - Z of Funding Opportunities for Students and Early Career Psychologists

Women and Ethnic Minorities in Psychology

The APA provides a directory (PDF) of detailed information on scholarships, fellowships and other funding sources for students and researchers at the graduate, undergraduate, predoctoral, doctoral, and postdoctoral levels. There is also a section on grants and special awards for institutions.

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Dissertation Research Awards

The Dissertation Research Award program is to assist science-oriented doctoral students of psychology with research costs.

Minority Fellowship Programs

Minority Fellowship Programs improves the quality of mental health treatment delivered to ethnic minority populations by providing financial support and professional guidance to individuals pursuing doctoral degrees in psychology.

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

The Woodrow Wilson International Center awards approximately 35 residential fellowships annually in an international competition to individuals with outstanding project proposals representing the entire range of scholarship, with a strong emphasis on the humanities and social sciences.

APA Scholarships

The APA provides a detailed listing of scholarships, grants and awards for psychologists and students.

Student Travel Awards

APA's Science Directorate sponsors an annual competition for graduate student travel awards to help psychology graduate students travel to the annual APA Convention to present their research.

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Spotlight Schools

Walden University

At Walden, you'll benefit not only from our unique distance learning delivery models, but from the personal attention of our world-class faculty, and from a highly customized program that is directly related to your career goals.


Capella University - The Harold Abel School of Psychology

At Capella University, you will earn your degree from an accredited university that delivers the challenge of a traditional classroom with the flexibility to fit education into your life.


Argosy University - The American School of Professional Psychology Graduate Programs

Argosy's College of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences is where you will receive the training to become one of tomorrow's clinical practitioners through practical training, internships and small class size.