The Psychology Department encourages grads to obtain outside funding. Receiving an outside scholarship or fellowship is a great benefit to your career both while in graduate school and after graduation. Visit our list of grant opportunities or GEPA for possible funding opportunities. You may also speak with your Fund Manager for information about applying for extramural funds, or to our grad Extramural Funds Officer.
A grad who receives outside funding will receive 100% of their external award in addition to our base support package, as allowed by the fellowship. If the fellowship award specifically disallows TA effort, work, or service, the amount of department support will be correspondingly limited. NSF GRFP's usually allow grads to TA (with approved exceptions) based on the department's requirement to TA 4 quarters. Please contact your grant administrator and the graduate coordinator for details pertaining to specific awards.
Submit Grant Incentive requests using this form. Please note that there is a maximum of 5 $100 awards per academic year per student.
Those who receive an honorable mention or its equivalent in major grant competitions will be eligible to receive $500 in stipend from the department. This includes those who receive an honorable mention in the NSF GRFP and NDSEG competitions. Other major awards, of the scope of those named above, may be submitted to the Grad Coord to be considered by the Grad Affairs Committee.
Full year GSRships through faculty replace departmental support. Those students who are supported as GSRs for the full year may defer their TAship to another year, but would still have to complete their 4 required TAships before graduation.