Student Awards and Scholarships

Thanks to the generosity of alumni and friends of the Department of Psychology, a number of scholarships are available for students who are majoring in psychology. Scholarships are competitive and each have separate eligibility requirements and require individual applications.

Below are descriptions of the currently available scholarships for graduate and undergraduate students. Unless otherwise specified students may nominate themselves or may be nominated by a faculty member in the Department of Psychology. Selection of the recipients are made by the Faculty Development and Awards Committee of the Department of Psychology unless otherwise indicated in the description of the scholarship.

Undergraduate Awards and Scholarships

Outstanding Senior Award. The ECU Student Government Association Outstanding Senior Award is given to a senior in each of the departments and schools. The recipient receives a plaque from the ECU SGA, which is presented at the Psychology Graduate Recognition Ceremony. The faculty nomination form can be found here.

The Psychology Foundation Account Award. This $250* award will be made to the senior psychology major who produces the Outstanding Undergraduate Research Thesis.  Awards will be given at the fall and at the spring recognition ceremonies.  Nominations must be made by the student's thesis advisor. The faculty nomination form for the Foundation Account Award can be found here.

Graduate Student Awards and Scholarships

The Larry E. and Ruth P. Willis I/O Psychology Fellowship. This scholarship is awarded to the outstanding student (either an incoming student or a second-year student) in the I/O program. It is valued at $250* and is to be applied to be applied to tuition and fees. Selected by the Industrial/Organizational Program Faculty. Faculty will select one I/O student who demonstrates excellence in research, service, and performance in the classroom. The criteria for selecting students are grades, departmental citizenship, and research activities (e.g., conference presentation). Students nominated by a professor for this position will be asked to submit their current GPA and a current curriculum vita or resume to be considered.

The Miller-Moore Graduate Scholarship in Psychology.  This scholarship is awarded to the outstanding student in the Clinical Health Psychology concentration of the Health Psychology doctoral program.  It is valued at $4,500* to be applied to tuition and fees. The recipient is selected by the Clinical Health Psychology program faculty. Faculty will select one student who demonstrates excellence in research, clinical work, departmental citizenship, and performance in the classroom. Students are nominated by the faculty for this award. Nominees will be asked to submit a current curriculum vita.

Patricia Jane Clarke Endrikat Memorial Graduate Scholarship. This scholarship is awarded to an outstanding student in the School Psychology MA/CAS Program who plans to practice in a public school system following graduation. It is valued at $2,500* to be applied to tuition and fee costs. This scholarships is open to students who self-nominate. Selected by the School Psychology Program Faculty.

*Dollar values on all scholarships may vary as they are dependent upon the current balances in the specific scholarship fund at the time of the award.

Help make someone's dream come true and be a scholarship donor! You can contribute to these or other scholarships for students in the Department of Psychology at ECU! For more information send an email to Scott Wells, Major Gifts Officer, at wellss@ecu.edu.