Students may apply for college-specific and campus-wide scholarships through the Office of Financial Aid’s annual scholarship site. Please review each scholarship description carefully for eligibility requirements and application instructions.
Department Awards
At the end of each spring semester, the department awards undergraduate and graduate financial scholarships to students who have demonstrated excellence inside and outside of the psychology classroom. Examples of this would be research projects and participating in Psi Chi activities.
Dissertation Funding
Dissertation funding is available from the Department of Psychological Sciences (dependent on budget). Graduate students must have an approved dissertation proposal and IRB application, their mentor’s support, and fill out the application form. Funding decisions are made on a rolling basis.
If you would like to be considered for funding, please complete and submit the application form.
Graduate Student Travel Funding
AT LEAST 30 DAYS BEFORE TRAVEL:
- Fill out the electronic PBS Student Travel Funding Request Form at least 30 days before travel. On the form, request the total amount you are looking to have reimbursed. The Department is reimbursing up to $300 for graduate students, and the Graduate School will match up to $300. Please add those amounts to your total requested (plus, if applicable, any additional money you may be receiving from a grant). You can be reimbursed by the department/graduate school for 1 conference/year, and you must be a first-author on a poster or presentation to be reimbursed. Once submitted, the form automatically routes to the Department Business Support Person. This form will be approved by the chair, and the dean, and then be returned to you. Save this for your records.
- Fill out request for Graduate School Student Travel through the Graduate Travel Support App prior to traveling. You will need your abstract, a statement of support from you advisor, and estimated travel costs.
- Make sure you have the moCodes that are being applied to reimburse your travel. Login to the University of Missouri eCompliance system. Complete the form and send.
AFTER TRAVEL IS COMPLETE:
- Submit all your receipts from your travel and the signed CAS Preauthorization form through the Grad Travel Support App.
- The IRS considers travel grants to graduate students taxable income. For international students, the university has to withhold income taxes when they pay out the travel reimbursements. For domestic students, the university does not withhold the taxes, but students are responsible for reporting the travel grant as income when they file their tax return. See the IRS website for more information.
