| Updated 05/17/2009 |
| Name | Website | Details |
| American Assoc. of University Women-Educational Foundation | www.aauw.org | Scholarships and Financial Aid Resources. Grants and fellowship search |
| American Council for the Blind | www.acb.org/resources/finaid-scholarships.html | Resources and information about braille, education, technology and blindness. |
| American Counseling Association | www.counseling.org/students | ACA Foundation Graduate Student Essay Contest |
| American Educational Research Association | http://www.aera.net | Fellowship Program, Minority Fellowship Program (dissertation support) and Grant Programs (diss. support & small grants). |
| American Indian Graduate Center | www.aigc.com | Scholarships for American Indian and Alaska Native students. |
| American Psychological Association | http://www.apa.org | Minority Fellowship Program. Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Fellowship (MHSAS). Funding Resources for Students. |
| American Psychological Association of Graduate Students | www.apa.org/apags | Scholarship and Awards. Roy Scrivner Memorial Research Grant-dissertation research LGBT psychology and family therapy. |
American Psychological Association Dissertation Research Award Program
| http://www.apa.org/science/dissinfo.html | The Science Directorate of the American Psychological Association sponsors an annual competition for dissertation research funding. The purpose of the Dissertation Research Award program is to assist science-oriented doctoral students of psychology with research costs. |
| Armenian Relief Society | www.arseastusa.org | ARS Lazarian Graduate Scholarship. Award based on merit, need and Armenian community involvement. |
| Association for Gerontology in Higher Education | www.aghe.org | Search for scholarship, fellowship opportunities in Aging. Newsletters and directories that publish additional information on Aging. |
| California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists | www.camft.org | Education scholarships and Foundation Grants. |
| College Board | www.collegeboard.com | Scholarship, loan search engine. |
| College Planning | www.collegeplan.org | College planning resource. Guide for adults returning to college. |
| Council on Social Work Education | www.cswe.org/CSWE/scholarships | Fellowships for mental health and substance abuse research to improve minority communities. |
| Davis-Putter Scholarship Funds | www.davisputter.com | Grants for active participants in struggles for civil rights, social/economic justice or other progressive issues. |
| Edvisors | www.edvisors.com | Scholarship, loan search engine. |
| Elderhostel K Patricia Cross Doctoral Research Grant | www.elderhostel.org/grants/ | Research grant for dissertation students topic relevant to aging and later-life learning. |
| eStudentLoan | www.estudentloan.com | Scholarship, loan, resource search directory. |
| FastWeb | www.fastweb.com | Scholarship search database. |
| FinAid! | www.finaid.org/otheraid | Scholarship search directory. Resources (Military, loans, scholarships, grants, fellowships). |
| Financial Aid in the Yahoo! Directory | http://dir.yahoo.com/Education/
Financial_Aid | Financial aid resource and search tool. |
| Financial Aid Resource Center | www.theoldschool.org | Funding resource center. Scholarship, loan search engine. |
| Foundation Center | www.foundationcenter.org | Grants and foundation directory. |
Frances C. Allen Fellowship
| www.newberry.org | This fellowship is for women of Native American heritage. |
| FreSch! Search for Scholarships | www.freschinfo.com | Scholarship search database. |
| Gaia Community | www.scholarship.gaia.com | Gaia Community Scholarship. Environmental and Spiritual Consciousness. |
| Go College | www.gocollege.com | Scholarship, loan, resource search directory. |
| Guide to Graduate School | www.gradschools.com | Graduate student resource information. |
| Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation | www.hfg.org | Research grants and dissertation fellowships to students during dissertation writing phase. |
| Health Professions Education Foundation | http://oshpd.ca.gov/HPEF/Index.html | Loan repayment programs-California health professions (MFT, Clinical Social Workers, Psychologists) |
| Hispanic College Fund | www.hispanicfund.org | Scholarship programs. |
| Hispanic Scholarsip Fund | www.hsf.org | Scholarship programs and college student resources. |
| Jewish Community Center | www.jccworks.com | Graduate student scholarship program. Recipients required to work for 2 years post graduation otherwise scholarship must be repaid. |
| Kauffman Dissertation Fellowship Program | http://www.kauffman.org/kdfp | Fellowship program to doctoral students during dissertation. |
| Korean American Scholarship Foundation | www.kasf.org | Scholarship award based on financial need, merit, and community services. |
| Latin American Educational Foundation | www.laef.org | Colorado resident. Hispanic heritage and/or actively involved in the Hispanic Community. Community service involvement required. |
| Latino College Dollars | www.latinocollegedollars.org | Scholarship search directory. |
Lizette Peterson Homer Memorial Injury Research Grant
| www.apa.org/apf/peterson-homerRFP.pdf | Focus is on psychosocial research on injuries to children and young adults through accidents, violence, abuse, or suicide.
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Melanie Merola O'Donnell Scholarship fund
| http://mmoscholarship.com/default.aspx | Offered to students pursuing a master’s degree or doctorate degree in the field of mental health. |
| Mental Health Dissertation Research Grant to Increase Diversity (R36) | http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-09-132.html | The purpose of this funding opportunity is to increase the diversity of the mental health research workforce. It will enable qualified doctoral candidates to pursue research careers in any area relevant to the research mission of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). Mechanism of Support.
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| National Academy of Education | www.naeducation.org | Pre-doctoral Fellowship. Post-doctoral Fellowship. |
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
| www.naacp.org | The NAACP is a leading advocate of equal access to quality education.
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| National Endowment for the Arts | www.arts.gov/grants | Grants based on disciplines/fields. |
| National Endowment for the Humanities | www.neh.gov | Fellowship available after graduation. Reference materials. Summer seminars. |
| National Federation of the Blind | www.nfb.org/scholarships | Scholarship for legally blind student, must participate in NFB convention and program activities. |
| National Women's Studies Association | www.nwsa.org | Women's/gender studies awards and scholarships. |
| Open Society Institute-Soros Foundations Network | www.soros.org/grants | Grant, scholarship, and fellowship search. |
| Parapsychology Foundation Grants | www.parapsychology.org | Parapsychology focused grants, scholarships, and fellowships. Thesis and dissertation writing. |
| Patricia M McNamara Memorial Scholarship | www.patricias-scholarship.org | Scholarship-Life experience essay. |
Roy Scrivner Memorial Research Grant
| www.apa.org/apf/scrivner.html | The Roy Scrivner Research Grants provide graduate student grants (preference given to dissertation candidates) for empirical or applied research that encourages the study of lesbian, gay, and bisexual family (LGB) psychology and LGB family therapy. Researchers from all fields of the behavioral and social sciences are encouraged to apply.
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| Scholarships.com | www.scholarships.com | Scholarship search directory. |
| Social Science Research Council | http://fellowships.ssrc.org | Dissertation development fellowship. Grants and fellowships promote diversification of knowledge, perspectives, backgrounds and nationalities. |
| Society for the Advancement of Behavior Analysis | www.abainternational.org | Association for Behavioral Analysis International. Grants and scholarship search. |
| Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues | www.spssi.org | Grants and awards for research on social issues (sexism, racism, prejudice, etc.) Thesis and dissertation writing. |
| TELACU Education Foundation | www.TELACU.com | David C Lizarraga Graduate Fellowship. Low-income. CA, TX, IL, NY state applicants. |
| The Ayn Rand Institute | www.aynrand.org | Essay contests. |
| The Fund for Theological Education | www.thefund.org | Theological study. Racial/Ethnic PhD Scholarship, African American Doctoral/Dissertation Fellowship. |
| The Gates Millennium Scholars | www.gmsp.org | Scholarship programs. |
| The National Academies | www.nationalacademies.org/fellowships | Fellowship: pre-doctoral, dissertation, and post-doctoral programs in research based fields of study. |
| The Wenner-Gren Foundation | www.wennergren.org | Grant support in research social/cultural topics. |
| The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation | www.woodrow.org | Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship. Womens Studies Fellowships. |
| Tylenol | www.tylenol.com/page.jhtml?id=tylenol/
news/subptyschol.inc | Scholarship to students pursuing careers in healthcare. |
| United Negro College Fund | www.uncf.org | To close the educational attainment gap between African Americans and the majority population, UNCF helps promising students attend college and graduate. |
| University Jobs | www.universityjobs.com | Employment opportunities (post-doc jobs). |
Violet and Cyril Franks Scholarship
| http://www.apa.org/apf/FranksRFP.pdf | The APF Violet and Cyril Franks Scholarship supports graduate-level scholarly projects that use a psychological perspective to help understand and reduce stigma associated with mental illness. |
Wayne F. Placek Grants
| www.apa.org/apf/placek.html | Encourages research to increase the general public’s understanding of homosexuality and to alleviate the stress that gay men and lesbians experience in this and future civilizations. |
William Randolph Hearst Endowed Fellowship for Minority Students
| www.aspeninstitute.org | The fellowship, which is based on academic excellence and need, is open to both undergraduate and graduate students of color. |
