Awards and Scholarships

The Department of Psychology is proud to be able to offers its students a significant awards program based on support from the college and university as well as endowments from generous alumni. Students also regularly apply for prizes or research funding from the National Institute of Health, the American Psychological Association, the Council of Graduate Directors of Psychology Programs, and from other national associations that are related to their specific research interests. To find out more about these specific associations, check with your area director and advisor. University of Florida award opportunities are noted here.

Travel

Competitive travel awards are funded by both the department and the college to support student travel for presentation of research at national and regional conferences. Travel awards are also available from the Graduate Student Council. Department travel awards range from $100 to $250.

Departmental

Gerber Developmental Psychology Research Award This award is conferred annually upon a doctoral student in the department of psychology in recognition of outstanding merit in research in the area of developmental psychology. $1000

Gerber Social Psychology Outstanding Research Award This award is conferred annually upon a doctoral student in the department of psychology in recognition of outstanding merit in contributing to the area of social psychology. $1000

Jacquelin Goldman Fellowship Program in Developmental Psychology. This Fellowship Program includes several awards conferred annually to support doctoral student research and training in the field of Developmental Psychology. Graduate students conducting developmentally-focused research are eligible for most awards regardless of student’s area affiliation. Awards include:

The Jacquelin Goldman Dissertation Fellowship: 1 year (12 month) Fellowship to support an outstanding doctoral student conducting a dissertation focused on developmental questions with the expectation that this work will make a significant contribution to our understanding of the development in the Fellow’s field of research. $20,000 plus tuition waver.

The Jacquelin Goldman Spring Scholarship: Single Spring Fellowship. At least 1 award will be made annually to provide support for a doctoral student conducting research in the field of Developmental Psychology. $5000

Graduate Student Developmental Research Award: At least 2 scholarships per year will be made to provide funds for research expenses for doctoral students conducting research in the field of Developmental Psychology. Up to $2000 per award.

Robert A. and Phyllis Levitt Award – This award was established by Robert A. and Phyllis Levitt. It is awarded annually to a graduate student for outstanding achievement in research in psychobiology. $500

The Ted Landsman Award for Counseling Psychology – This award is conferred annually upon a doctoral student in counseling psychology whose projects or initiatives promise to promote an understanding of or contribution to positive human growth. $1000

E. F. Malagodi, Jr. Memorial Scholarship – Awarded annually to the student in the behavior analysis program who best exemplifies Dr. Malagodi’s dedication to the conceptual, theoretical, and empirical foundations of a science of behavior. $1000

Pioneer Psychology Faculty Fund Award – Recipient is selected on the basis of excellent academic performance and promise in the conduct of research in the science of psychology. This award is made to commemorate the memory of Dr. Elmer D. Hinckley and those other early faculty members who pioneered the development of the Department of Psychology at the University of Florida. $1000

E. Porter Horne Memorial Scholarship – This award was established as an everlasting memorial to Professor E. Porter Horne’s commitment to the study of psychology. It is awarded annually to an outstanding graduate student pursuing the study of sensory processes, perception, and/or cognitive psychology. $1000

Henry C. and Audrey S. Schumacher Fellowship Fund – This fellowship fund is to benefit graduate students in the Department of Psychology. The selection of recipients of the fellowship shall be left to the Dean of the College and the Chair of Psychology or persons designated by them. The award will be for an Outstanding Dissertation in the department of Psychology. $1000

Pearson Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award - The Allyn & Bacon Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award in Psychology is awarded to one doctoral student in the Department of Psychology each year whose distinctive instructional accomplishments demonstrate excellence in undergraduate education. Students who submit applications for the Graduate School's Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award are automatically nominated for consideration for the Allyn & Bacon Award, as well. $1000

The David Robert Ferguson Memorial Award - The David Robert Ferguson Award is designed for non-Florida residents, including non-US residents, who are Psychology graduate students and were undergraduate Psychology majors. David Ferguson was an out-of-state Psychology student. The award is merit-based, meaning more academically accomplished and outstanding students will be selected over less accomplished and less outstanding students. Students who intend to use the award to defray out-of-state tuition and related expenses are especially encouraged to apply. $1000

College

Many awards are offered by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, including regular travel awards, dissertation awards, and teaching awards. For most of these awards, students first submit their application materials to the Graduate Studies Committee of the department. The department then ranks and forwards the best of these applications to the appropriate college awards committee for further consideration. Details about application deadlines each year will be publicized on the department graduate student listserve

University

The University of Florida is committed to providing a sound financial basis for pursuit of doctoral degrees. Recent endowment gifts and increased funding from the Florida legislature have provided additional funding opportunities for students. These include awards from the Graduate School that are available for all students, or for ethnic minority students, in particular.