What kind of funding opportunities are available for students?
The Psychology Department has access to a limited number of Graduate School Fellowships and GTA awards to use in the recruitment process. Currently, all of these are awarded based on university-wide competition. Because of the high quality of our program’s applicants, the clinical program typically has been successful in securing several awards for our entering students. Aside from the Fellowships and Graduate School GTA awards, the financial support for entering graduate students comes in two forms: Teaching Assistantships (TAs) and Research Assistantships (RAs). The program is strongly committed to providing all entering students with financial support during their first year in the program. In the second year and beyond, especially after our students have received the MA degree, the variety of support resources expands beyond the typical TA and RA appointments as they become eligible for Assistant Instructorships (AIs) within the Psychology Department and also become eligible for po