Scholarships for a Master's in Psychology

HRSA Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students

• The Health Resources and Services Administration, a division of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, provides scholarship money to financially needy students pursuing degrees in health-related fields of study. These scholarships are awarded through individual institutions, and provide students with varying levels of assistance, according to need. A graduate student pursuing a degree in clinical psychology is eligible, provided that they are a citizen or permanent resident of the United States, they can demonstrate financial need, and they come from a disadvantage background as defined by DHHS. Interested students should visit the DHHS website for more information, or contact the office of financial aid at the institution they attend. Clinical psychology is currently the only psychological field that is eligible for this scholarship.

  HRSA

  5600 Fishers Lane

  Rockville, MD 20857

  888-275-4772

  bhpr.hrsa.gov

NASP–ERT Minority Scholarship Program

• The National Association of School Psychology provides scholarships to ethnic minority students pursuing a master's degree in school psychology through the NASP-ERT Minority Scholarship Program for Graduate Training in School Psychology. Scholarships are awarded in the amount of $5,000. In order to be eligible, a student must be a citizen of the United States and must be a member of one of the following ethnic groups: American Indian, Alaskan Native, Asian, Pacific Islander, African American, or Hispanic. In addition, a student must be a member of NASP and must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better. Both full-time and part-time students are welcome to apply. The annual deadline for application is November 1.

  National Association of School Psychologists

  4340 East West Highway

  Suite 402

  Bethesda, MD 20814

  301-657-0270

  nasponline.org

The Marion and Donald Routh Student Research Grant

• The Society of Pediatric Psychology offers scholarship money to help master's students in pediatric psychology defray the cost of research through the Marion and Donald Routh Student Research Grant. Funding is available in amounts of up to $1000. Prospective applicants must be a student member of SPP to be eligible. The annual deadline for application is October 1. Interested students should submit a short abstract and a detailed budget for their research project, as well as a detailed proposal. Proposals must be submitted by e-mail. Interested students should visit the SPP website for more information.

  societyofpediatricpsychology.org