Scholarships and Awards
Kenneth J. Sufka Undergraduate Scholarship in Psychology Endowment
Dr. Kenneth Sufka is a Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Pharmacology, Research Professor in the Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Director of the Stamps Impact Prize. He has been recognized many times during his tenure at UM, notably receiving the Elsie M. Hood Outstanding Teacher Award, the Faculty Achievement Award, and the Thomas F. Frist Student Service Award. Nationally, Dr. Sufka has been named a US Professor of the Year for the State of Mississippi from the CASE-Carnegie Foundation and awarded a Presidential Citation from the American Psychological Association. With his continued focus on student achievement and to recognize and support an aspiring undergraduate psychology student, he created this endowed scholarship using royalties from his best-selling student success book, The A Game; Nine Steps to Better Grades.
Who is eligible?
Each spring, the Scholarship Committee in the Department of Psychology will identify a psychology major (rising junior or senior) who has an emphasis on volunteerism/service, commitment to the discipline, and has demonstrated financial need to receive the scholarship for the following academic year. Eligible students nominated by the committee will be contacted to submit an application packet. Interested students should complete the FAFSA and have psychology declared as their major.
Kenneth J. Sufka and Hannah M. Harris Psychology Graduate Student Excellence Award Endowment
The Psychology Department’s Sufka & Harris Graduate Student Excellence Award is presented annually to an outstanding psychology graduate student in recognition of sustained exemplary performance in a student’s graduate studies at the University of Mississippi. Dr. Sufka and Dr. Harris’ research collaboration during her graduate studies at UM led to a U.S. patent issuance and an intellectual property license to a biotech company; royalties they received related this technology transfer funded this endowed award. Drs. Sufka and Harris wished for this award to recognize exemplary achievement and inspire graduate students to strive for excellence across professional development areas.
Who is eligible?
The Scholarship Committee in the Department of Psychology will solicit nominations from Department Faculty at the end of the Fall semester. Eligible students nominated by faculty will be graduating the Fall, Spring or Summer of the award year, and have demonstrated excellence in two or more of the following areas: research scholarship, graduate course work, classroom teaching with an emphasis as instructor of record and service to university, community and/or discipline.
Other options
- There are also scholarships available through the Office of the Dean in the College of Liberal Arts. They are available to any major in the College of Liberal Arts, but there is an application process. Click here to see those possible scholarship opportunities.
- You can also explore national scholarships using the resources below to explore other potential scholarships in psychology.
