Department of Psychology at Illinois State University
This information in is for current students enrolled in a master's degree program in the department.
Graduate students with a grade point average of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale are offered graduate assistantships based on available funding. Graduate assistantships in the department carry a stipend and a full tuition waiver for the semester in which the assistantship is awarded. Students should review the graduate assistant postings that are available on the Illinois State Jobs Web site. Department postings are listed under Psychology-462; assistantships may also be available in other departments or offices on campus. Following the instructions for completing the online application.
Students who accept a graduate assistantship are considered employees of the University and the State of Illinois. State employees are required to pass the Mandatory Governmental Ethics Online Training under the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act (5ILCS 430/5-10). Graduate assistants will be notified each fall semester of the government Web site and deadline for completing the online ethics training. Graduate assistants who do not pass the Illinois ethics training risk losing their assistantship and tuition waiver.
The department competitively awards tuition waivers to students who show promise for success and who have not received a fellowship or other award for tuition costs. Student should complete the Graduate School's Application for Tuition Waiver. Click on the link to access the Graduate School's Web site and download the form to the computer's desktop. The tuition waiver application also includes the Selective Service Statement of Registration Compliance. This compliance statement refers to registration related to a military draft; it must be completed by all students (i.e., male and female students). The completed tuition waiver application should be submitted to the appropriate office. Tuition waivers are only available for the the cost of tuition and cannot be applied to other costs associated with attending Illinois State.
University Club Scholarship Program
The scholarship program is open to current Illinois State students on the basis of application, essay, and three letters of recommendation.
See the Financial Aid Web site for information about grants, scholarships, loans, and employment.
See the Graduate School's Applications for Assistance Web site for more information about graduate assistantships, tuition waivers, scholarships, fellowships, and grants-in-aid.
Grants-in-Aid are annual awards that support research travel for students who apply and justify their request for funds. Grants-in-Aid are sponsored by the Graduate Student Association.
The Graduate School also provides funds for travel costs, which are matched by the department, to professional conventions to present research that was also presented at the Graduate Research Symposium. See the Graduate School's Research Symposia Web site and scroll down to Graduate Student Poster Project/Presentation Assistance Grant.
See the Career Center Web site for information about employment opportunities.
For information about the possibility of a loan interest deferment (granted during an internship), contact the Loan Servicing Center at (800) 848-0979.
See the APA Funding Web site
(American Psychological Association
See the APAGS Scholarships and Awards Web site
(American Psychological Association of Graduate Students)
See the Psi Chi Awards & Grants Web site
(Psi Chi, The National Honor Society in Psychology)