Scholarships and Awards
The Department of Psychology offers the following scholarships and awards for undergraduate psychology majors and, in some instances, students continuing their studies in one of the Department’s graduate programs. The Psychology Department Honors and Awards Committee recommends recipients to the college on an annual basis, toward the end of spring semester.
Applications must be completed and submitted through the College’s online scholarship system, accessed through WebCentral > E-Services > Scholarship Management System, or through this link:
Current Students should click on the “student login” button and sign in with their WebCentral credentials.
The application questions and requested information are depicted on this PDF, so that students can prepare their responses prior to completing the online application.
Deadline: Monday, April 18, 2022, 11:59 p.m.
Students should try to submit their applications as soon as possible and before the deadline of Monday, April 18, 2022, by 11:59 p.m. Since this application platform is still fairly new, there may be unanticipated glitches. Please contact Prof. Natalie Kacinik, NKacinik@brooklyn.cuny.edu, if you encounter any problems completing or submitting your application, or with questions about any of the scholarships or awards and the process itself.
Carefully Read Through the Information Below First
Students interested in applying should note that “Graduating senior” means students graduating at the end of the current spring semester, or who graduated after the preceding summer or fall semesters. Students who are not graduating until the upcoming summer or fall after this year’s commencement are not considered graduating seniors for this year’s awards, but would be eligible to apply as a graduating senior next spring.
Funds for anything designated as a scholarship are not given directly to students, but instead applied toward lowering the cost of tuition; whereas an award does involve funds that will be given to recipients in the form of a check. The amounts vary, but mostly in the range of $100 to $2000.
Besides the awards and scholarships listed below, students can also apply for the Philip G. Zimbardo Award for $2,000, if they are a graduating senior (as specified above) who has had to overcome adversity in order to successfully attend and graduate from Brooklyn College.
All of the current potential awards/scholarships and their required criteria are listed below. However, the actual availability of specific scholarships/awards varies according to the funds in corresponding accounts and other factors, such that they are not all awarded every year. The new online system will “slot” students into consideration for the scholarships/awards for which they are eligible based on their responses on application questions and information automatically obtained from college databases.
Undergraduate Scholarships and Awards
The Carolyn R. Freeman Award
Awarded annually to the graduating senior majoring in psychology who is most proficient in psychology.
The Alvin and Stanley Snadowsky Award for General Academic Excellence in Psychology
Awarded annually to an undergraduate student who has an excellent scholastic record in psychology. This award was established in memory of the Snadowskys' parents, Jack and Florence Snadowsky.
The Sheldon J. Korchin Memorial Scholarship
For an outstanding graduating senior intending to pursue a master's degree in psychology at Brooklyn College.
The Department of Psychology Award for Excellence in Statistics in the Field of Psychology (Wantman Prize)
Awarded annually to a graduating senior majoring in psychology who received an A in statistics, has taken or is taking experimental psychology, and produces the best performance in a statistics competition.
The Myrtle Mandiberg Scholarship
Awarded annually to a psychology major who plans to pursue a career in a field related to child psychology.
The Martin Balser ’48 Memorial Scholarship
For a sophomore or junior-level student with an overall GPA of at least 3.2 and a declared major in a department in the School of Natural and Behavioral Sciences, who has demonstrated exceptional ability and dedication in both their schoolwork and extracurricular activities.
The Essel Foundation Scholarship
For undergraduate students with explained financial need and demonstrated coursework and interest in neuroscience, leading to the pursuit of a Ph.D. or M.D. degree.
The Susan Lee & Robert C. Walling Scholarship for Civic Engagement
For an undergraduate psychology or sociology major with a minimum 3.00 GPA, demonstrated financial need, and spirit for civic engagement, as exhibited by involvement and leadership in school/campus organizations, registered student organizations, and/or volunteering with nonprofit organizations in the community.
The Florence Horowitz Award
For a graduating senior intent on pursuing a career in social work. Preference will be given to students planning to attend graduate school for an M.S.W. degree.
*The Joseph and Norma Satten Scholarship – shared across departments and not awarded by Psychology every year
For an undergraduate student on a pre-medical track or a student who has expressed an interest in pursuing graduate work or a career in psychology or criminology.
The Balambal Palaniyandi Memorial Scholarship
For an undergraduate or graduate student with demonstrated character and a parent or spouse who is/was a firefighter, police officer, or other type of first-responder or emergency personnel, particularly if they were injured or died in the line of duty.
