Behavioral Science Scholarships
Stable Careers in Mental Health, Economics, Politics and Education
Behavioral Science programs are often a larger heading for a collective of disciplines and college majors including, counseling, economics, psychology, politics and other social sciences. There are specific majors created in Behavioral Science, offering a more interdisciplinary approach to the fields of study.
Professionals may be engaged in careers in business, politics and government, counseling, psychology and mental health, education and even law.
Scholarship Programs
The University of Massachusetts-Amherst College of Social and Behavioral Sciences offers general scholarship to some of their SBS students:
- Students interested in pursuing studies abroad for a semester may qualify for the Ansin Study Abroad Scholarships. These awards are open to all students in the SBS who show academic merit and have a well-outlined purpose.
- David Der Hagopian Scholarship is designed for a new student pursuing a program in the Behavioral Sciences who is from Florida.
- All students who are at least in their junior year in the SBS are considered for the William Field Scholarships. These awards are solely awarded based and academic merit.
- Social and Behavioral Sciences Opportunity Scholarships are open to upperclassmen whose academics are outstanding. Applicants must also write an essay.
Scholarship programs open to students enrolled in the University of Utah Behavioral Science Program includes:
- Behavioral Science and Health Departmental Scholarships recognize those students with academic merit and financial need.
- Honor Roll Scholarships are designed to offer part-time Behavioral Science students the opportunity to qualify for scholarship funds. GPA must be at least 3.2.
- Oakley Gordon Memorial Scholarships are not based on GPA and are open to undergraduate students in the department with a proven financial need.
- Marie Gaby Scholarships are based on high GPA in combination with economic disadvantage.
- Kennicott Scholarships are solely based on the highest GPA.
The Lowell Overton Scholarship for Behavioral Science students is an annual award given to undergraduates in the Cal Poly-Pomona program. Qualified applicants receive up to $1600 for their academic excellence. In many colleges Behavioral Sciences is the larger heading for a handful of majors. At Cal Poly students seeking a more interdisciplinary program of study may pursue the Behavioral Sciences degree, which offers a hybridized curriculum.
The Lin Hamer Memorial Scholarship at the University of Minnesota-Mankato awards funds to an outstanding female in the Behavioral Science program. Awards are up to $1200.
Students pursuing a course of study in Behavioral Science at Northern Arizona University may qualify for a couple of general program scholarships:
- Tony Gabaldon Memorial Scholarships are reserved for Hispanic students in the program. Preference is shown to those whose career goals are aimed at jobs in the government sector.
- Susanna Maxwell Award for Community Connections is given to a student whose contributions are most outstanding for community involvement.
- Mary M. and P. David Seamen Awards for Native American Excellence are given to outstanding Native American students in the behavioral science program. Eligible applicants must be able to prove affiliation to a recognized tribe.
Professional behavioral scientists are being rewarded and encouraged by a partnership between Harvard University and the American Cancer Society for work or interest in the field of "behavioral oncology." Qualified applicants for the American Cancer Society/American Association for Cancer Research Scholarship for Behavioral Scientists must be willing to be present at the annual conference, which is what the $1,000 awards go toward funding. Applicants are required to provide professional resumes or CVs, as well as a short essay describing their previous experience in the field or goals for research.
Majors in Behavioral Science and Human Resource Management at Oglethorpe University in Atlanta, have access to a uniquely designed program that delivers a focused, yet broad area of study in a range of disciplines. Students with good academic records must apply for the many general merit scholarships that are handed out to dozens of students:
- James Edward Oglethorpe Scholarships are awarded to students who are the top winners of an academic exam. Besides this qualified applicants must demonstrate leadership abilities and have an impressive list of activities in which they participate.
- New students may qualify for Oglethorpe Scholars Awards of up to $11,000. Selection is based on academic merit.
- Oglethorpe Christian Scholarships include participation in church among selection criteria. Recipients must also have superior academics. Awards are $1500.
