School of Behavioral and Applied Sciences
FellowshipsCollege Counseling and Student Development Assistantships
Graduate students in the College Counseling and Student Development Program
(M.S.) are eligible for consideration of graduate assistantships
valued at $6,000 for first-year students and $6,500 for
second-year students. Students awarded graduate
assistantships also receive a 50 percent tuition scholarship
and are expected to complete 600 supervised hours of
work in a program or department on campus. For more
information, contact Dave McIntire at (626) 815-5485 or
dmcintire@apu.edu.
Ph.D. Doctoral Fellowships/Research Assistantships
Research assistantships are available for students in the
Ph.D. program. These assistantships provide a stipend of
$4,500 per semester (fall and spring) and a 50 percent tuition
reduction for the year. Doctoral research assistants are
assigned to a doctoral faculty member to assist with
research and are expected to work approximately nine
hours per week. For more information and details about the application
process, contact Laurie Schreiner at (626) 815-5322 or
lschreiner@apu.edu.
Pre-Psy.D. Doctoral Program Assistantships
Funds are allocated to provide up to two Teaching-Research
Assistantships (TRAs) in each entering class of the Pre-Psy.D.
program. For the Pre-Psy.D. year of their program, TRAs
receive 50 percent tuition remission plus an annual stipend
of $6,250. TRAs must provide 15 hours of service per week
in the Department of Graduate Psychology during September
through June of their Pre-Psy.D. academic year. The
Department of Graduate Psychology reserves the option
to, in certain circumstances, divide the TRA positions into
eight-hour-per-week positions (each student receiving
one-half of the benefits) in order to assist more students.
Students who are awarded a TRA position during their Pre-
Psy.D. year are welcome to reapply for each of the first three
years of their doctoral program as well. Decisions are made
yearly, and are based upon the needs of the faculty and the program.
Preference is given to applicants who evidence strong
academic credentials (high GPA and GRE scores, in
particular) and financial need. Cultural knowledge and
language skills that facilitate the provision of psychological
services in an underserved community, and commitment to
provide psychological services in an underserved community
following graduation are also taken into consideration.
Applications for the assistantships and criteria for evaluation
of applications are available in the Department of Graduate
Psychology.
Psy.D. Doctoral Program Assistantships
Funds are allocated to provide six Teaching-Research
Assistantships (TRAs) each academic year. Students may
apply each year for the first three years of their program.
TRAs receive 50 percent tuition remission plus an annual
stipend of $6,250. TRAs must provide 15 hours of service
per week in the Department of Graduate Psychology during
September through June of the academic year. The director
of the Psy.D. program determines the roles and responsibilities
of the TRAs. The Department of Graduate Psychology
reserves the option to, in certain circumstances, divide
the TRA positions into eight-hour-per-week positions
(each student receiving one-half of the benefits) in order
to assist more students.
Students must reapply for the positions each year. Students
who are awarded a TRA position during any year are welcome
to reapply for each of the first three years of their doctoral
program. Decisions are made yearly, and are based upon the needs
of the faculty and the program.
Preference is given to applicants who evidence strong
academic credentials (high GPA and GRE scores, in particular)
and financial need. Cultural knowledge and language skills
that facilitate the provision of psychological services in an
underserved community, and commitment to provide
psychological services in an underserved community
following graduation are also taken into consideration.
Applications for the assistantships and criteria for evaluation
of applications are available in the Department of Graduate
Psychology.
Pi Lambda Theta Scholarships
Applications and deadline information are online at
www.pilambda.org or call (800) 487-3411 to receive
information by mail. Awards vary from $200 to $1,000.
A number of categories exist including music, physical
education, counseling, psychology, and classroom teaching.
Distinguished student scholar awards are also available.
