Asian American Psychological Association

Scholarships & Opportunities

Compiled and updated by Szu-Hui Lee, B.A.
Content of this page was last updated on May 1, 2006

**Please note: Many of these opportunities are available on the yearly basis, so while deadlines for this year may have passed, please keep the opportunities in mind for next year. We will update new deadlines as they become available.**

Asian American Psychological Association (AAPA)

1) AAPA Dissertation Award

2) AAPA Convention Student Travel Award and Poster Award. Please contact the Chair of the AAPA awards committee.

3) Division on Women 2003 Awards. Please contact the DoW co-chairs for more information.

a. The “Division on Women Award” will be presented in the amount of $300.00 to celebrate and highlight work on Asian American women’s issues.
b. The "Alice F. Chang Student Scholar Award” to be presented in the amount of $100.00.

American Psychological Association (APA)

1) APA Minority Fellowship Program: http://www.apa.org/mfp

2) APA Minority Fellowships: To download applications please visit http://www.apa.org/mfp

a. The HIV/AIDS Fellowship is aimed at those pursuing careers as research psychologists specializing in HIV/AIDS. These fellowships are funded under our Mental Health Research program but requires the submission of a specific application. (Due date: January 15^th)

b. The Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Fellowship is aimed at those pursuing doctoral degrees in clinical, counseling, and school psychology, or other mental health services areas. (Due date: January 15^th)

c. The MHSAS Post-Doctoral Fellowship is aimed at early career doctoral recipients who are interested in developing a career in mental health services research. (Due date: January 15^th)

d. The MFP in Neuroscience Fellowship is geared to those pursuing careers in neuroscience. Pre-doctoral and post-doctoral fellowships are offered. Doctoral students in psychology or any life science discipline related to neuroscience may apply. (Due date: January 15^th)

f. The Minority Aging Network in Psychology (MANIP) is aimed at undergraduate and graduate students interested in ethnic minority aging research. It is not a stipend-based fellowship and follows a different application cycle. (Due date: March 15^th).

3) The APA Science Directorate 2003 Student Travel Award competition. http://www.apa.org/science/travinfo.html.

4) APF/COGDOP Graduate Research Scholarship.
http://www.apa.org/apf/scholar.html (Due date: September 22, 2003)

5) APF/Todd E. Husted Memorial Award
Dissertation research that indicates the most potential to contribute toward the development and improvement of mental illness services for those with severe and persistent mental illness. http://www.apa.org/science/dissinfo.html (Due date: Setpember 22, 2003)

Other organizations & awards (Subtitles are simply used to help organize the list of resources, not as concrete categories)

Government

1) MARINE CORPS SCHOLARSHIPS

2) The ROTC Scholarships

3) ROTC Military Scholarships (Navy, Army, Marines, Airforce)

4) McNair Scholars Program

5) Minority Health Program

6) Americorps

7) Hope Scholarships & Lifetime Credits

8) National Center for Injury Prevention and Control of the Federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) grant opportunities:

a.       Dissertation award for doctoral candidates for violence-related injury. Prevention research in minority communities. (Due date: May 8, 2003)

b.      Traumatic injury biomechanics research. (Due date: April 8, 2003)

c.   Acute Care, Rehabilitation, and Disability Prevention Research. (Due date: April 8, 2003)

d.      Dissemination Research of Effective Interventions to Prevent Unintentional Injuries. (Due date: April 8, 2003)

e.       New Investigator Training Awards for Unintentional Injury, Violence Related Injury, Acute Care, Disability, and Rehabilitation-Related Research
(Due date: April 8, 2003)

f.        Violence-Related Injury Prevention Research, Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual Violence (Due date: April 8, 2003)

**For further information about these CDC announcements, please contact Tom
Vogelsonger at 770-488-4823 or tdv1@cdc.gov.

Institutes

1) NIA Summer Institutes. Office of Special Populations, NIA at (301) 496-0765 or email taylor_harden@nih.gov

2) ACADEMY FOR EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT FELLOWSHIPS

3) AMERICAN GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE Minority Geoscience Scholarships

4) AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MICROBIOLOGY Undergraduate Fellowships

5) United States Institute of Peace National Peace Essay Contest

Businesses

1) Tylenol Scholarships

2) Coca Cola Scholarships

1) Coca-Cola Two Year College Scholarships

2) Xerox Scholarships for Students

3) Microsoft Scholarship Program

4) STATE FARM INSURANCE Achievement Scholarships

9) McDONALD'S Education Scholarships (with UNCF)

10) Burger King Scholarship Program

11) Target Scholarships

12) BOEING scholarships (some HBCU connects)

13) Discover Card Tribute Award Scholarships

Others

1) The Network for Multicultural Training in Psychology's Dr. Manuel Teruel Award. Graduate essay competition on the culturally competent practice of psychology. NMTP Essay Contest, Post Office Box 274, Brookline, MA 02446. (Due date: March 15^th, 2003)

2) The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans

3) Joan Dallum Graduate Student Research Award sponsored by American College Personnel Association. Recognize and encourage high quality research projects by graduate students and entry level professionals in counseling and human development. The award includes a certificate and a cash stipend. Please contact Naijian Zhang at nzhang@wcupa.edu or Jason Parcover at jparcover@loyola.edu

4) UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs (ISAP) Drug Abuse Research Training Center (DARTC). POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP. For information on application procedures. contact Jackie Stinnett: stinnett@ucla.edu

5) THE HARRY S. TRUMAN SCHOLARSHIP SITE

6) JACKIE ROBINSON FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS

7) Research Program for Women &Minorities Underrepresented in the Sciences

8) Undergraduate Scholarships (national Institutes of Health Scholarships)

9) National Scholarships at all levels

10) Astronaut Scholarship Foundation /

11) Art, Film, Writing Scholarships/Competitions List /

12) Ambassadorial Scholarships

13) NACME Scholarship Program

14) Athletic Scholarships

15) Baptist Scholarships

16) Methodist Scholarships