Florida State University Department of Educational Psychology and Learning Systems Educational Psychology Program      Specialization in Learning and Cognition (Effective Fall Semester, 2009)

Or please contact:

The Stone Building at Florida State University

Ms. Peggy Lollie, Program Assistant Department of  Educational Psychology and Learning Systems Stone Building Florida State University Tallahassee, FL 32306-4453 Voice: (850) 644-4592 FAX:   (850) 644-8776 lollie@mail.coe.fsu.edu

Most of our graduate students receive financial aid in several forms.

Financial aid for qualified graduate students is available as:

• Florida State University fellowships
• College of Education fellowships
• Graduate teaching assistantships
• Graduate research assistantships with specific funding faculty
• Graduate research assistantships with specific FSU research centers
• In-state tuition waivers
• Out-of-state-tuition waivers

Many of our faculty have grant or contract funding and hire graduate students as research assistants.

Through your coursework and through working with faculty on research, you obtain the skills to become a valued junior colleague!

Recent and current sponsors for our faculty research include:

• The National Science Foundation
• The National Center for Education Statistics
• The Federal Institute of Education Sciences
• The American Educational Association
• The American Statistical Association
• The Association for Institutional Research
• The National Institute for Mental Health
• The State of Florida
• The United States Navy
• The Howard Hughes Medical Institute
• Microsoft Corporation
• and many, many more government, foundation, and industrial sponsors

There are also several centers at Florida State University who hire research assistants.

The Learning Systems Institute and the Center for Educational Research & Policy Studies hire student assistants.

The Center for Reading Research has received considerable funding for the immediate future which is emphasizing excellence in reading instruction. Awards include a sizable stipend and benefits. Access their link to find out more about their Predoctoral Interdisciplinary Training Program (PIRT) in Education Science.

See more information about our research centers in the College of Education HERE

Many private individuals, foundations, and companies have also established scholarships and fellowships for qualified graduate students. Criteria for these vary considerably. For example, some support students who have served as primary or secondary school teachers. Others are for students from a particular country.

We are also fortunate that North Florida has an extremely reasonable cost of living. You will find pleasant housing accommodations, groceries, and other amenities at low to moderate cost.
 

Because of the annual nature of much grant and contract funding, and fluctuations in funding from the state of Florida and Florida State University, we cannot always commit to fund an incoming student a specific amount or type of appointment several months in advance of their entrance into the Learning and Cognition program. We do our best to make these commitments. We do want you to know that such funding is an ongoing part of our program.

Since 2000, we have provided at least partial support for every continuing student in the Learning and Cognition program who has requested funding.
 
 

For some additional information, please consult the websites below. Please note that several of the Florida State University and College of Education Fellowships require YOU to complete and send fellowship application materials to the appropriate FSU offices. In general, the Educational Psychology and Learning Systems Department or the Learning and Cognition Program does NOT complete these materials for you! (However if you let us know when you have applied for these programs, we can attempt to monitor your progress in attaining an award.) Please carefully observe the deadlines on these application materials.

 
 
 

GENERIC TIP: There are many Internet sites, some of them referenced in the FSU sites above,  that collectively discuss BILLIONS of dollars of fellowship aid. Many of these have very particular requirements so all you can do is explore them and see. Be very careful. Please thoroughly check any sources that look inviting because there are dishonest scams. Other than a very nominal application fee, avoid any source that requires you to pay them money! After all, their purpose should be to GIVE you money, not take it from you.

Susan Carol Losh
July 25 2009
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