Psychology Department Awards and Scholarships
*Please turn in all required materials to Christopher Wheldon (PCD 4116)
Undergraduate Awards and Scholarships
Graduate Awards and Scholarships
Download Application (Deadline 3/13/2009
by 4pm)
The Department of Psychology is pleased to announce the PAR (Psychological Assessment Resources, Inc.)
Scholarship for Excellence in Psychology. The PAR Scholarship
for $5000 is awarded annually to an exceptional
Psychology major at USF who anticipates graduating in the spring
or summer of the following year and pursuing graduate work
in Psychology. This scholarship may be used to help defray
the cost of the recipient's education during their senior year.
Recipients will be chosen on the basis of the following sources
of information:
- High grade point averages both in Psychology and overall
- Evidence of career-related activities both within the University
(including participation in the Psychology Department's Honors Program)
and in the outside community
- Letters of recommendation from professors or others
(e.g., employers or supervisors in Psychology-related fields) who can
address your qualifications for this award
- Personal statement
A committee of four members of the Psychology faculty and
staff will review all applications and select a recipient.
Applicants will be notified of the committee's decision as
soon as possible after the deadline.
Download Application (Deadline
3/27/2009 by 9am)
The Department of Psychology is pleased to announce the Stephen
and Phillip Deibler Memorial Scholarship Award. The Deibler
Scholarship for $500 is awarded annually to
a graduating senior Psychology major at USF who plans to pursue
graduate study in Clinical or Counseling Psychology.
Recipients will be chosen on the basis of the following sources
of information:
- High grade point averages both in Psychology and overall
- Evidence of career-related activities both within the
University (including participation in the Psychology Department's
Honors Program) and in the outside community
- Letters of recommendation from professors or others (e.g.,
employers or supervisors in Psychology-related fields) who
can address your qualifications for this award
- Personal statement
- Evidence of application and admission to a graduate program
in Clinical or Counseling Psychology
A committee of four members of the Psychology faculty and
staff will review all applications and select a recipient.
Applicants will be notified of the committee's decision as
soon as possible after the deadline.
Deadline:3/13/2009 by 4pm
The Eve Levine Graduate Teaching Award is awarded annually
to an outstanding graduate student instructor in the Psychology
Department. The award includes a cash award ($600.00), a certificate,
and the winner’s name on a plaque displayed in the department.
In order to be eligible, you must have been the primary instructor
in two or more courses between Spring Semester, 2007, and Fall
Semester, 2008.
The application deadline is Friday, March 13th. Please
submit to Christopher Wheldon (PCD 4113) a portfolio documenting
your teaching accomplishments. This portfolio should be no
longer than 30 pages and contain a statement of your teaching
philosophy and items such as syllabi, teaching materials you
developed, course evaluations, and evidence of efforts to improve
your teaching effectiveness (e.g., participation in teaching
workshops and NITOP). A letter of endorsement from your advisor
or area director is also desirable. If you have had a faculty
member observe and evaluate your classroom teaching, please
have this person write a letter. For more information on preparing
a teaching portfolio, you may contact the Center for 21 st
Century Teaching Excellence (located in SVC 1088). *Preference
will be given to applicants who have not received this award
in past years.
If you have enjoyed teaching, we encourage you to apply for
this award. Please let us know if you have any questions.
Deadline 3/13/2009 by 4pm
The psychology department is seeking applications from graduate
students for the STEFANIE GILBERT ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP
IN PSYCHOLOGY AWARD. This is an annual award
given to a person who completes a thesis or doctoral
dissertation relevant to women's issues. Graduate
students from all areas of psychology are eligible to apply.
The winner of the award will receive $200.
Guidelines for Submission of Proposal
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Entries may be submitted only by those
who have completed a thesis or dissertation that has been accepted
by the graduate school (degree awarded) within the past 18
months; an individual can only submit the same thesis or dissertation
once.
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Each entrant should submit an application that is not to exceed
three double-spaced pages. The application should include a description
of the research and how it is relevant to the study of women. The entrant should
also provide a copy of the thesis or dissertation.
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The name of the entrant, current mailing address, phone number, and e-mail address
should appear on the title page of the application.
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The entrant must provide a letter of support from his or her
thesis or dissertation adviser; the letter should specify the date of acceptance
of the thesis or dissertation by the graduate school.
Criteria for Evaluation and Submissions
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The degree to which the research addresses a phenomenon
that is of significance to the field of psychology and relevant to women in
particular.
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The extent to which the research shows appropriate consideration of relevant theoretical
and empirical literature. This should be reflected in both the formulation of hypotheses
tested and the selection of methods used in their testing.
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The degree to which the research has produced findings that have high levels of validity
(i.e., internal, external, construct, and statistical conclusion).
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The extent to which the author (a) offers reasonable interpretations of the results of his or her research,
(b) draws appropriate inferences about the theoretical and applied implications of the same results, and (c)
suggests promising directions for future research.
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The degree to which the research yields information that is both practically and theoretically relevant and important.
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The extent to which ideas in the thesis or dissertation are logically, succinctly, and clearly presented.
Deadline 3/13/2009 by 4pm
The psychology department is seeking applications from graduate students for
the RICHARD LABARBA MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP AWARD. This
is an annual award given to a person who completes a research project
in developmental psychology or developmental psychopathology and who (as lead
author) submits the manuscript from this work for publication in a national
scholarly journal. The research does not have to be part of a thesis
or dissertation project, but it may be. Graduate students or recent graduates
(who graduated within one year of the award deadline) from all program areas
within the USF Department of Psychology are eligible to apply. The winner of
the award will receive $100.
Guidelines for Submission of Proposal
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Entries may be submitted only by those who have completed
the research and have submitted the manuscript for publication within the past
18 months; an individual can only apply once for consideration for this award
for a given study.
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Each entrant should submit the manuscript to the Awards committee,
along with a brief explanation of how this work meets the criteria for this award
(see evaluative criteria 1, 3, and 5 below). The entrant should also provide
documentation that the manuscript has been submitted for publication (e.g., an
acknowledgement from the journal noting the name of the journal and the date
on which the manuscript was received by the journal.
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The name of the entrant, current mailing address, phone number,
and e-mail address should appear on the title page of the manuscript.
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The entrant must provide a letter of support from his or her research
advisor. In the case where there are multiple authors from a research group,
the research advisor should confirm that the student submitting the application
is the lead author and is primarily responsible for the work completed on the
project. If two or more students collaborated on the project, only the lead author
should apply for this award and the research mentor should confirm that the student
is the lead author.
Criteria for Evaluation and Submissions
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The degree to which the research addresses a phenomenon
that is of significance to the field of developmental psychology or developmental
psychopathology.
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The extent to which the research shows appropriate consideration
of relevant theoretical and empirical literature. These aspects should
be reflected in both the formulation of hypotheses tested and the selection of
methods used in their testing.
-
The degree to which the research has produced findings that have
high levels of validity (i.e., internal, external, construct, and statistical
conclusion).
-
The extent to which the author (a) offers reasonable interpretations
of the results of his or her research, (b) draws appropriate inferences about
the theoretical and applied implications of the same results, and (c) suggests
promising directions for future research.
-
The degree to which the research yields information that is both
practically and theoretically relevant and important.
-
The extent to which ideas in the research are logically, succinctly,
and clearly presented.