Scholarships
The psychology department offers students the following scholarships:
- George R. Soika Scholarship Fund
- Michael D. Kogutek Scholarship Fund
Additional non-UWO scholarships can be found here.
Scholarship Application Process
UW Oshkosh uses an online scholarship application process.
Please go to Academic Works to apply.
- We recommend entering “psychology” in the “show filter” box to limit results to only psychology scholarships.
- Beatrice Barlow Lampert and Phillip D. Lampert Scholarship and Bowman Scholarship are also open to Psychology Students.
When applying, you need to prepare:
- Current STAR report
- Short essay (less than 1,000 words) discussing:
- Educational and career plans, including whether you plan to attend graduate school in psychology.
- 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.
- Financial need.
- Two faculty recommendations (at least one must be from a psychology faculty member)
George R. Soika Scholarship
The George R. Soika Scholarship Fund will award ONE $1,650 scholarship payable toward tuition the following fall. Applicants must:
- Be full-time enrolled Psychology major
- FASFA – determined financial need
- Have two to four 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
Michael D. Kogutek Scholarship
The Michael D. Kogutek Scholarship Fund will award TWO $2,000 scholarships 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 two to four semesters remaining at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
- Demonstrate financial need
- Have a GPA of 3.0 or better
- Demonstrated commitment to the field of psychology
- Be planning to attend graduate study in psychology
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
Psychology Department
Clow Faculty, Room F010
(920) 424-2300
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