APF awards 21 annual scholarships for graduate student research:
- $5,000 Harry and Miriam Levinson Scholarship
- $3,000 William and Dorothy Bevan Scholarship
- $5,000 Charles and Carol Spielberger Scholarship
- $5,000 Peter and Malina James & Dr. Louis P. James Legacy Scholarship
- $3,000 Ruth G. and Joseph D. Matarazzo Scholarship
- $2,500 William C. Howell Scholarship
- $2,000 Clarence J. Rosecrans Scholarship
- $2,000 Raymond K. Mulhern Scholarship
- $2,000 Dr. Judy Kuriansky Scholarship
- 12 additional $2,000 scholarships
Deadline: June 26, 2025
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.
The purpose of the scholarship program is to assist graduate students of psychology with research costs associated with the master’s thesis or doctoral dissertation.
Each graduate department of psychology that is a member of COGDOP may submit nominations. To verify if your department is a member of COGDOP, please check in with your institution. You may also contact COGDOP. APF does not have a list of COGDOP members.
The number of candidates that each member department is allowed to nominate depends upon the total number of doctoral students enrolled in the graduate program. 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.
NOTE: nominees must be currently enrolled in the graduate program at the time scholarships are awarded.