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Arlene R. Davenport Psychology Career Development Award
            The purpose of the Arlene R. Davenport Fund is to annually support a Psychology student with financial need who has demonstrated a career interest in psychological research.  Candidates for the award will be evaluated by a committee within the Department of Psychology.
            The fund was initiated on the occasion of Arlene Davenport’s retirement after 37 years of service to the Department of Psychology.  She made many important contributions to the department through her advising but also by initiating many important programs, including the development and nurturing of Psi Chi, the national Honorary Society of Psychologist; an annual State Wide Undergraduate Research Symposium that continued for 25 years; and the successful development and shepherding of the Psychology Research Experience Program, a highly successful NSF funded program for minority and low income first generation students to develop research skills.  It is felt that Arlene’s service can best be honored into the future through an annual scholarship for research oriented UW psychology students with financial need.

Guidelines:  One-Two awards ranging from $500-1000 will be given to students completing research during their undergraduate career.  Students with financial need with an interest in entering a career in psychological research will be given priority.  Funds are to be used to help defray research and/or career development costs.  Students who have not received additional award money will be given priority for the Davenport Award. 

Online Application for Davenport Award

Previous Winners:
2007: Laura Sheets - Exploring how a person trying to control their behavior to appear non-prejudiced cognitive functioning (ex. Memory of the event)

Uehling Award
            Background: This was a new award in 2007. Harold Uehling, the son of a blacksmith from rural Lowell, Wisconsin, received his degree in Psychology in 1931 after working his way through school for eight years. He started graduate work with Harry Harlow and Abraham Maslow and together they published a paper in the Journal of Comparative Psychology in 1932 on the comparative behavior of different primates at the Madison Vilas Park Zoo. This paper was the first publication for all three authors and formed the foundation for seven more papers on the abilities of primates at the Vilas Zoo.
The Depression forced Harold Uehling to leave school; he subsequently worked as a psychologist in corrections, first traveling around the state, then at the Green Bay Reformatory. From 1943 to 1969 he was a staff psychologist at the Wisconsin State Prison, Waupun. His  accomplishments at the prison included pioneering use of the Rorschach test in 1943, directing a program of aptitude analysis, and in 1951, establishing the first therapy group at the prison. His biggest impact was developing rehabilitation programs. He firmly believed that everyone had redeeming value and that prisoners could be reformed. Many prisoners he worked with became successful contributing members of society. Harold Uehling was a licensed Wisconsin psychologist who published 12 professional papers  and a book entitled Correction of a Correctional Psychologist in Treatment of the Criminal Offender (Charles C Thomas, publisher, 1973). His work with Harlow and Maslow as well as Harlow’s later research on social deprivation had a great impact on his life’s work. Harold Uehling lived 89 productive years from November 14, 1903, until December 9, 1992. We are grateful that his family has decided to honor his experience at UW Madison by establishing a scholarship to help future Psychology students.

Guidelines: One Uehling award of approximately $1,000.00 will be given each year.  The winner of this award will be determined based on the promise of the individual student and his or her research idea.  Funds are to be used to help cover research costs.  Students receiving a Hilldale Scholarship are not eligible for the Uehling Award.  The selection committee is seeking individuals whose research will add to the field of psychology.

Online Application for Uehling Award

Previous Uehling Award Winners:
2007: Marissa Esser - Exploring whether sexist remarks may be viewed as less egregious and more understandable when speakers are not in full control of their inhibitions, sucha as when they have been drinking. 

Psi Chi Outstanding Research Paper Award
            Background and Guidelines: The UW-Madison Chapter of Psi Chi provides one award of $50.00 using money they have raised through fundraising and membership dues.  This award was developed to recognize undergraduate students (both members and non-members) doing outstanding work in the classroom. 
           This award is available to all Psychology students and is meant to acknowledge a student who has completed an outstanding research project by the end of the spring semester.  Projects completed within a UW-Madison Psychology course in the previous summer and fall semesters may also be submitted.  No additional paper writing is necessary for receipt of this award.  Papers will be reviewed based on evidence of effort, clarity of writing style, organization, and any additional relevant criteria.

Online Application for Psi Chi Research Paper Award

Previous Award Winners:
2007: Jesse Kaye - "Negative Affect During Nicotine Withdrawal: Effects on Anxiety vs. Fear"

Psi Chi Exceptional Service to Psi Chi Award
Background and Guidelines: The UW-Madison Chapter of Psi Chi provides one award of $50.00 using money they have raised through fundraising and membership dues.  These awards were developed to recognize undergraduate Psi Chi members doing outstanding work within Psi Chi. 
This award is restricted to active Psi Chi members and was developed to recognize one Psi Chi member who has shown outstanding service to the maintenance and growth of this chapter.  Work within committees, throughout the chapter, within the University community and the Madison area will be factored in the selection of this award recipient. 

Online Application for Psi Chi Exceptional Service to Psi Chi Award

Previous Award Winners:
2007: Andrew Kilgust

Gilchrist Outstanding 225 Independent Project Award
            This is an annual award named after a former faculty member who taught in the area of social personality, and it was established by the UW-Madison Psychology Department in the Spring of 1978.  Since then additional givers, including anonymous lecturers, have added to this fund so that students can continue to receive its benefits. .
This award was developed to recognize an excellent Independent Project in Psychology 225 that was completed within the past 3 semesters, current semester not included.  Papers will be reviewed and will be judged on evidence of effort, clarity of writing style, organization, and additional relevant criteria.  Each recipient will receive a $100 award for his or her paper.

Online Application for Gilchrist Outstanding 225 Independent Project Award

Previous Award Winners:
2007: Laura Sheets - "Black and White Issue?  An Examination of the Malleability of Prejudice"
2007: Alison Greuel - "Something in the Way We Speak:  The Impact of Dialect on Perceived Employability"

Gilchrist Promising Student Award
       This is an annual award named after a former faculty member who taught in the area of social personality, and it was established by the UW-Madison Psychology Department in the Spring of 1978.  Since then additional givers, including anonymous lecturers, have added to this fund so that students can continue to receive its benefits. 
This award is for a 3rd year student who will be applying to graduate school next fall and has financial need.  The award is meant to assist with application fees.  Successful applicants will show desire, dedication, and ability to continue in Psychology, as well as financial need.  Recipients will receive a cash award up to $250.

Online Application for the Gilchrist Promising Student Award
Previous Award Winners:

2007: Alison Greuel

Rosevear Research/Travel Award
        This award is funded by a gift from Dr. Joyce Rosevear, who received her Ph.D in animal behavior working with Dr. Harry Harlow.  Undergraduates may receive an award to support research projects supervised by a psychology faculty mentor or cover travel expenses to present their research up to $750.  The research work or conference attended must be carried out during fall/spring ’07, ’08.  Award amounts are determined based on the budget provided by the successful applicants, as well as the number of grants awarded.

Online Application for Rosevear Research/Travel Award

Previous Award Winners:
2007: Amanda Riek (Research) – “Does the Quality of the Mother-Daughter Relationship Buffer Girls from the Effects of Peer Sexual Harassment Victimization on Eating Disorder Symptoms?”
2007: Michael Zenz (Travel) - Presentation with Rick Cai at Society for Neuroscience 2007, San Diego, CA 11/3-11/7
2006: Anna Marie Gulotta (Research)
2006: Jamie Lapin (Research)

Rosevear Excellence in Community Service Award
This award is also funded by a gift from Dr. Joyce Rosevear. It was developed to recognize psychology students who are using knowledge of psychology to benefit the community.  Students who are actively volunteering and feel they are using their psychology knowledge are encouraged to apply.  All declared psychology majors are eligible to apply for this award.  Successful applicants will be awarded $100 in recognition of their work.

Online Application for Rosevear Excellence in Community Service Award

Previous Award Winners:
2007: Kathryn Lease - Research initiative to support education, social, and emotional growth of at-risk children in the Madison area through the enhancement of the Head Start educational program. 
2007: Heather Hestekin - Domestic Abuse crisis advocate

Other Available Awards
         
Awards available for Honors students.
          The honors program offers many awards for students in the Honors program (either Honors in the major or Honors in Liberal Arts.  These awards provide excellent funding for students as they work through their undergraduate studies.  Some awards are geared towards research while others focus on other aspects of a student’s college career.  More information on all of these awards can be found on the L&S Honors program website: http://www.honors.ls.wisc.edu/
Summer Sophomore Apprenticeship Research Grants: These grants are intended to provide students with an introductory research experience in one of their areas of interest. The ultimate purpose of the Sophomore Apprenticeship Program is to allow talented students to learn what research is as well as how it is conducted within a discipline by actually doing it. This program provides the Apprentices with the opportunity both to develop research skills and to explore the research process.
           
            2005-2006 Winners from the Department of Psychology
                        Emily Rothwell – Charles Snowdon
                        Elizabeth Abbs – Charles Snowdon
                        Jessica Hersch – Jen Saffran
                       
Honors Thesis Research Grants: Five different grants and awards providing support for Honors Senior Thesis research are offered by the L&S Honors Program each year. These grants range from the Trewartha Undergraduate Honors Research Grant which provides students' with modest (averaging $700) supplies and expense budgets for their research to the Mark Mensink Honors Research Grant, the most prestigious Honors Senior Thesis Research Grant awarded by the program, which offers over $6,000 to the student recipient and $3,000 to the student's thesis advisor. Each year, these awards provide funding for Honors Senior Thesis research to over thirty-five Honors Students. These grants are competitive and provide award winners with the opportunity to undertake more demanding and extensive senior thesis research projects during the academic year or summer than might otherwise be possible. These include:
Trewartha Undergraduate Honors Research Grant
            2005-2006 Winner from the Department of Psychology
Jill Rogstad – Joe Newman
Tricia Nordby Hamrin Research Award
Ann J. Haney Infinite Boundaries Scholarship
Mark Mensink Honors Research Grant
Honors Summer Senior Thesis Research Grant
            2005-2006 Winner from Department of Psychology:
Jillian McLaughlin – Rick Cai

Study Abroad: The L&S Honors Program offers one award, the Abraham S. Burack Scholarship, to support Honors students studying abroad. This grant provides $500-$600 to students who will be participating in an official semester or year-long UW study abroad program. Another travel award offered by the program, the F. Chandler Young Travel Award, is given to an Honors Junior who has an outstanding undergraduate record to support either study abroad or research related travel during their Senior year. The F. Chandler Young Travel Award provides $2,500 to the award winner.

Community or University Service Project Funding: The Leadership Trust Award is annually awarded to up to two students to help plan, develop, and implement projects designed to improve the UW-Madison, the community, and/or the university student body.  This award provides recipients with funds equal to two (2) semesters of resident, full-time tuition (currently totaling over $6,000) plus project funds up to but not to exceed $3,000 as justified in a submitted budget.
      2005-2006 Winner from the Department of Psychology:
            Megan Petrik

Merit-Based Awards: The L&S Honors Program administers one merit-based award for continuing or graduating students: the F. Chandler Young Distinguished Senior Honors Student Award.The L&S Honors Program's most prestigious award is the F. Chandler Young Distinguished Senior Honors Student Award. Funded by a generous gift from the Bassett Foundation in memory of long-time L&S Student Academic Affairs administrator F. Chandler Young, one cash award of $2,500 will be made annually at the Honors Reception at May graduation to recognize a distinguished honors student who will receive the B.A. or B.S. degree with Comprehensive Honors, Honors in the Major, or Honors in the Liberal. A student must be nominated by an L&S department, program, faculty member or undergraduate advisor to be eligible for consideration for this award.

Awards available for ALL UW-Madison Students
            The following awards are available to all students in any school/college on the UW-Madison campus.  They are administered by the Undergraduate Academic Awards Office.  If you are interested in one of these awards it will be important to look into the award criteria and application process early.  In depth information can be found at: http://www.provost.wisc.edu/uaa/  There is also information on national awards/scholarships at this site.  Listed below are five campus wide scholarships:

Hilldale Research Fellowship: The Hilldale Undergraduate/Faculty Research Fellowships and Holstrom Environmental Scholarships support undergraduate research done in collaboration with UW–Madison faculty or research/instructional academic staff.  Up to 80 Hilldale and 5 Holstrom awards are made each year. The student researcher receives $4,000, and faculty/staff research advisor receives up to $1,000 for costs associated with the research (e.g., supplies, faculty or student travel related to the project). If projects have more than one student or one faculty member together, the stipend levels will vary.  A research project is not eligible if supported by any other undergraduate grant.

     2007 Winners from the Department of Psychology:
Anthony Austin, Patricia Devine, Psychology and Sociology
Blenda Chiu, Colleen Moore, Psychology and Spanish
Alex Clark, Judith Harackiewicz, Psychology
Diana Dovorany, Jenny Saffran, Psychology and Biology
Nora Dwyer, Judith Harackiewicz, Psychology and Afro-American Studies
Alison Greuel, Jenny Saffran and Jan Edwards, Psychology
Heather Hestekin, Janet Hyde, Psychology and Spanish
Joshua Moon, Arthur Glenberg, Psychology and Legal Studies
Joel Peterman, Diane Gooding, Psychology
Amanda Riek, Janet Hyde, Psychology and Spanish
Laura Sheets, Patricia Devine, Psychology and Philosophy
2006 Winners from the Department of Psychology:
Lauren Eisenband - Martha Alibali
Michael Diamond - Rosanne Clark
Jesse Kaye - John Curtin
Emily Mouilso - Art Glenberg
Mira Swanson - Hill Goldsmith
Erin Tracey - Judy Harackiewicz
Emily Mayberry - Tim Rogers
Jessica Rich - Jenny Saffran
Alexander Ferber - Mark Seidenberg
Ann Carlson - Charles Snowdon

Wisconsin Idea Undergraduate Fellowships are awarded to undergraduate students for research-service projects involving community organizations under the supervision of a UW-Madison faculty or instructional academic staff member. Students must have at least sophomore standing at the time of application. Applications become available in October of each year with an application deadline in late February. Fellowships are awarded in March. Projects can begin as early as June. Applications are available at the Morgridge Center, 716 Langdon St., Room 154.

http://www.morgridge.wisc.edu/wif.html

Theodore Herfurth and Teddy Kubly Awards for Initiative and Efficiency:
These awards, supported by the Theodore Herfurth and Teddy Kubly family, are awarded to a senior man and senior woman who made the maximum use of their time at UW–Madison, demonstrating productivity in the classroom and the community. The awards are among the oldest presented at the university; the Herfurth award for a senior man was introduced in 1928, followed by the Kubly award for a senior woman in 1943. To compete, students first must be nominated by UW–Madison faculty or academic staff. Two awards are given each year, one to a senior man, the other to a senior woman. Award recipients receive $2,000 each. Occasionally runners-up (one man, one woman) are named, and receive $1,000 each.

Bascom Hill Society Scholarship: The Bascom Hill Society, the major donor honor organization of the University of Wisconsin Foundation, offers a full scholarship to one junior or senior student who has a solid academic record, has demonstrated leadership capability and has made an outstanding volunteer contribution to the University of Wisconsin and/or his or her community.  The scholarship covers full tuition (in- or out-of-state), fees, books, and room and board for one year of undergraduate study at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. One scholarship is awarded per year.  The student must have unmet financial need of at least $1,000 for Wisconsin or Minnesota residents, or at least $5,000 for out-of-state residents

1. Meyerhoff Undergraduate Excellence Awards: The Meyerhoff Undergraduate Excellence Awards for Leadership, Service and Scholarship recognize students who have made outstanding leadership and service contributions to the University and/or the surrounding communities while maintaining a record of academic excellence.  Students must be juniors or seniors currently enrolled at UW–Madison. Recipients are selected by 22 academic and student affairs organizations, including the schools/colleges and student governance. Each organization has its own application and selection process.

University Bookstore Award: Supported by a generous grant from the University Book Store, this award recognizes undergraduate students who have completed an outstanding independent project, such as a senior thesis, at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Projects in all academic fields are eligible.  Recipients receive $1,000. Up to twenty awards are given annually.
      2005-2006 Winners from the Department of Psychology:
            Jennifer Gaudio - Charles Snowdon

Awards for students in the College of Letters and Science
          These awards are for juniors/seniors in the College of Letters and Science.  Specific criteria is listed below with the scholarship name, but in general, the criteria for these awards include at least two of the following: academic merit, creative accomplishment, financial need, diversity of background, unusual force of character, and community service.  Specific information and application materials for these awards can be found at: http://www.lssaa.wisc.edu/scholarships/
Ralph B. Abrams Scholarship: This scholarship awards $1,000 each to four seniors annually who have a minimum 3.5 GPA at the time of application. Students must demonstrate previous outstanding performance and the promise for continued outstanding performance.
Alice V. Almasy Memorial Scholarship: This scholarship awards two (2) $500 scholarships to juniors or seniors who have exceptional ability and whose interests are concentrated in the Humanities.
Leo and Jean Besozzi Scholarship: This scholarship awards $1,000 to three (3) Seniors who have a minimum 3.5 by their Junior year.
George Enfield Frazer Jr. Scholarship: This scholarship awards $500 to five (5) Junior or Senior students who have a minimum 3.5 GPA.
Jane Goddard Scholarship: This scholarship awards three (3) $1,000 scholarships to juniors or seniors who exhibit exceptional merit and academic achievement in the areas of the Humanities.
Jay C. Halls Scholarship: This scholarship awards $1,000 to a Senior who has a minimum 3.5 cumulative GPA by the end of junior year.
Earl D. Johnson Scholarship: This scholarship awards $1,000 each to seven (7) Seniors who have a minimum 3.8 cumulative GPA by the end of their junior year; have financial need; and have completed at least two semesters on campus.
Lands' End: This scholarship provides two $1,000 scholarships to Juniors or Seniors in L&S. The recipient should have Junior standing or above, at least a 3.0 GPA, and a track record of leadership and involvement in campus and community activities.  The award recipients will also be strongly encouraged to apply for a twelve week paid summer internship with Lands' End. Lands' End established this scholarship to encourage promising students to further their education. The scholarship is their way of rewarding students for hard work, academic achievements, and years of success in the future.
Lawton Grant: The Lawton Undergraduate Minority Retention Grant is available to American citizens or permanent residents eligible for financial aid and who demonstrate financial need, as determined by the Office of Student Financial Services. Students must be Wisconsin residents or Minnesota residents holding tuition reciprocity and be members of a statutorily underrepresented group.  Grants for 2006-2007 ranged up to $3,000 per year based on financial need as determined by the Office of Student Financial Services.
Florence Waste Pulver Scholarship: This scholarship awards $500 to six (6) Junior or Senior students who have a minimum 3.5 GPA.