Quantitative Training Scholarship Announcement

Psychology graduate students at the University of Maryland, College Park: is there a statistics/methods training program or conference you have wanted to attend but could not due to cost? If so, please apply for the Aiken Scholarship for Quantitative Training, which aims to ensure that psychology graduate students have as many opportunities as possible to enhance their statistics and methods skills. Details on the scholarship are below.

Scholarship Announcement

Aiken Scholarship for Quantitative Training

This scholarship will assist graduate students interested in quantitative aspects of Psychology to attend statistically and methodologically oriented programs and conferences. Examples include, but are not limited to training through the programs such as those sponsored by the Center for the Advancement of Research Methods and Analysis (CARMA) and conferences such as the Joint Statistical Meetings. There will be two awards of $500 each.

To apply for the scholarship, interested students should supply:

1) A 2-page, double-spaced proposal detailing which program or conference they would like to attend, how the program or conference will advance their research or academic pursuits in quantitative issues in Psychology, and their financial need. Applicants should be as specific as possible in identifying the program or conference they will attend. However, there will be some flexibility, with approval of the Department, if an opportunity more useful to the student is announced after the awarding of the scholarship.

2) A brief letter of support from the applicant’s faculty mentor to be sent separately to the committee.

3) A transcript for graduate courses completed (unofficial is acceptable).

Scholarship winners will be asked to provide a short report of their experience funded by the scholarship.

Application materials (hard copy or email) should be sent to Christina Garcia, 1141 Biology- -Psychology Building, mcgarcia@umd.edu

The deadline for application is October 1st.

For questions regarding the scholarship, contact Dr. David Yager, ddyager@umd.edu