Amount: $5,000. About: Offered by American Psychological Foundation, the Peter and Malina James and Dr. Louis P. James Legacy Scholarship is a $5,000 award to assist graduate students of psychology with research costs associated with the master’s thesis or doctoral dissertation. Applicants must be graduate students enrolled in an interim master’s program or doctoral program are eligible to apply; if a student is currently enrolled in a terminal master’s program, the student must intend to enroll in a PhD program; students at any stage of graduate study are encouraged to apply; applicants must be enrolled in the graduate program at the time grants are awarded; APF does not have a list of COGDOP members; departments that have 100 or fewer students enrolled in their graduate programs may nominate one (1) candidate; departments that have 101-200 graduate students enrolled may nominate up to two (2) candidates; and departments that have more than 200 graduate students enrolled may nominate up to three (3) candidates; must be member of COGDOP.
Eligible Grade Levels: Graduate Student
Eligible Majors: Psychology
Residency Requirement: No residency requirement
Minimum GPA: No GPA requirement
Deadline: June 26. Please note that scholarship deadlines often change, so make sure to check the scholarship sponsor’s website for up-to-date deadlines.