Scholarships

The psychology department offers students four scholarships:

1. George R. Soika Scholarship Fund
2. Dr. Roy and Geraldene Dixon-Robinson Scholarship Fund
3. Som N. Ghei and Ram Kaur Ghei Scholarship Fund
4. Michael D. Kogutek Scholarship Fund

Additional scholarship opportunities can be found here

UW Oshkosh is using an online application process. Please go to https://uwosh.academicworks.com to apply.

• NOTE: Please enter "psychology" in the "show filter" box to restrict results to psychology scholarships

Please note, Beatrice Barlow Lampert and Phillip D. Lampert Scholarship and Bowman Scholarship are also open to Psychology Students.

When applying, you need to prepare:

1) Current STAR report;

2) Short essay (less than 1,000 words) discussing:

1. educational and career plans, including whether you plan to attend graduate school in psychology.
2. how your experiences outside of college classes (e.g., research, volunteer, work, club activities) have contributed to your educational experience. This is particularly important for the Kogutek Scholarship.
3. financial need.

3) Two faculty recommendations (at least one must be from a psychology faculty member).

Deadline: December 10th, 2017

George R. Soika Scholarship

The George R. Soika Scholarship Fund will award ONE $2,000 scholarship payable toward tuition the following fall. Applicants must:

• Be full-time enrolled Psychology majors
• Demonstrate financial need
• Have one to three semesters remaining at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
• Be able to demonstrate breadth of interest within and beyond psychology
• Have a GPA of 3.4 or better

Dr. Roy and Geraldene Dixon-Robinson Scholarship

The Dr. Roy and Geraldene Dixon-Robinson Scholarship Fund will award TWO $1,000 scholarships payable toward tuition the following fall. Applicants must:

• Be a sophomore or junior majoring in psychology
• Have a GPA of 3.0 or higher
• Demonstrate financial need

Som N. Ghei and Ram Kaur Ghei Scholarship

The Som N. Ghei and Ram Kaur Ghei Scholarship Fund will award TWO $1,500 scholarships to two female psychology majors payable toward tuition the following fall. The family designated this scholarship for female students in honor of the donor’s grandmother who was never able to obtain an education. Applicants must:

• Be full-time enrolled psychology majors
• Have one to three semesters remaining at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
• Have a GPA of 3.00 or better
• Demonstrate financial need
• Be planning to attend graduate school in psychology

If the student who receives this scholarship is accepted into the graduate program in psychology at the UW Oshkosh, she is eligible for an additional $2,000 to be applied to tuition in the first semester of full-time graduate study.

Michael D. Kogutek Scholarship

The Michael D. Kogutek Scholarship Fund will award ONE $2,000 scholarship payable toward tuition the following fall. Participation in University-wide extra-curricular activities (excluding athletics) will be a strong consideration in this award. Applicants must:

• Be a full-time enrolled psychology major
• Have one to three semesters remaining at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh

• Demonstrate financial need

• Have a GPA of 3.00 or better

• Demonstrated commitment to the field of psychology
• Be planning to attend graduate study in psychology

2018 Scholarship Recipients

Mason Berndt: Roy C. Dixon-Robinson Memorial Scholarship ($1000)

• Mason Berndt, 22, is a fourth year undergraduate Psychology Major. It has been his desire to apply his knowledge on human behavior and cognition in an applicable and beneficial manner to his career. As a member of the National Society of Leadership and success, he has shown to be committed to academic success. Following his undergraduate degree, Mason plans on pursuing his masters in either occupational therapy or clinical psychology. Mason plans on graduating in Spring 2019.

Amy Hodel: George R. Soika Scholarship ($2000)

• Amy Hodel, age 23, is a senior at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh majoring in psychology. Her personal aspirations and academic goals relate to the field of both mental and physical health, which she hopes to apply to her overall goal of earning her Ph.D. in Occupational and Rehabilitation Science. Amy’s scientific interests include studying the function of cognition, perception, and memory, as they are primary concerns in occupational therapy. She aspires to conduct research to provide solutions to individuals who are limited in their activities of daily living. Amy sincerely enjoys being able to be an active leader of various clubs and organizations on campus, collaborating with professors to conduct research, as well as volunteering her time in the Oshkosh community. She feels her personal aspirations and academic goals have been fully supported by the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, and for that she will forever be grateful.

Zoe Meyers: Som N. Ghei and Ram Kaur Ghei Scholarship ($1500)

• Zoe Meyers is a senior at UW Oshkosh with aspirations to become a veteran psychologist. She is planning to attend graduate school out of state to obtain her Psy.D and then return to Wisconsin to work in a VA hospital.

Christina Ravenscraft: Som N. Ghei and Ram Kaur Ghei Scholarship ($1500)

Kathleen Hodges: Michael D. Kogutek Scholarship ($2100)

• I am a current junior planning to graduate next spring 2019 with a major in psychology and a minor in neuroscience. I am a member of the University's Honors College, the National Society of Leadership and Success and the International Honor Society in Psychology. I am also an undergraduate research assistant and have worked the past three semesters on campus as an office aid for the Sociology department and the past two semesters as a tutor for the center for academic resources. I plan to attend graduate school to pursue a doctorate degree in either experimental psychology, cognitive neuroscience, or cognitive psychology. I hope to use my doctorate degree in psychology to do research on neurocognitive disorders and their treatments.

Previous Award Recipients