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RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES

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Research Support and Faculty Mentorship

The Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences faculty has maintained a consistently strong record for productivity and scholarly research. Active research labs do cutting-edge work in a broad variety of subfields in Psychology (e.g., Animal Learning, Attention, Decision Making, Cognition, Developmental, Human Factors, Memory, Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience, Organizational, Perception, Personality and Personality Assessment, and Social Psychology).

Graduate students frequently co-author the research published by their mentors, thereby enhancing the graduate education and preparation for a top-quality doctoral program.


Conference Travel Grants

The Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences encourages students to present their research at professional conferences. Graduate students wishing to obtain support for travel to a professional meeting must apply to the Graduate Studies Office, which funds travel up to $1,000 ($1,200 for international travel).

Summer Research Fellowships

You will also have the opportunity to apply for Summer Research funding through the Graduate Studies Office to support travel and other expenses related to your research while in our program. Graduate Student Summer Research Fellowship awards are made on a competitive basis in the amount of $3,500 for work in June, July and August.

 


Tuition Scholarships and Assistantships

³Õ¾±±ô±ô²¹²Ô´Ç±¹²¹â€™s&²Ô²ú²õ±è;graduate school tuition is very competitive, and there are a number of ways to finance your master's degree in Psychology. All of the classes are held in the evenings, permitting you to work while in the program.

The program offers a number of graduate Tuition Scholarships and Graduate Assistantships. The Tuition Scholarships cover the cost of tuition, while the Graduate Assistantships cover tuition plus a stipend.

There are also assistantships offered by other ÃÞ»¨ÌÇÖ±²¥ departments and offices. If you apply for other University assistantships, you will still be considered for internal department funding.

For more information, visit Financing Your Education.
 

Ready for the Next Step?

Tolentine Hall 334
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800 Lancaster Ave
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Graduate Program Dirctor: Irene Kan, PhD

Chair: Michael Brown, PhD
Staff: Eileen O'donnellLouise Carbone

         

DEADLINES

Fall Admittance Only

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March 1: Admission and funding decisions are made on a rolling basis. Complete your application by March 1 to receive priority consideration.

June 1: Rolling admission without funding for the fall

If you are applying after May 15, please contact Program Director Dr. Irene Kan.

Begin your application.

      

ALUMNI NEWS

Grace Gervino '23 MS

Psychology Master's Student Earns NSF Graduate Research Fellowship

ÃÞ»¨ÌÇÖ±²¥ Psychology master's student Grace Gervino '23 MS earned a prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (NSF-GRF) for her research examining the neural bases of stuttering. The NSF-GRFP is the country’s oldest fellowship program that directly supports graduate students in various STEM fields. Gervino's application was selected out of a national pool of applicants as one of the best in her field. READ MORE