Funding Opportunities
Sharon Stephens Brehm Undergraduate Psychology Scholarships
The Sharon Stephens Brehm Undergraduate Psychology Scholarships will recognize outstanding psychology undergraduate students who demonstrate financial need.
The Sharon Stephens Brehm Undergraduate Psychology Scholarships will recognize outstanding psychology undergraduate students who demonstrate financial need. The Brehm Scholarships will help defray the students’ direct educational costs (e.g. tuition, institutional fees, required textbooks, etc.). In 2024, eight scholarships will be available.
Eligibility
APF encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds with respect to age, race, color, religion, creed, nationality, ability, sexual orientation, gender, and geography.
Applicants must:
- be an undergraduate student majoring in psychology at an accredited college or university
- have a minimum 3.50 cumulative GPA
- demonstrate financial need
Application Instructions
Application Materials:
- personal statement that describes your past, current, and future involvement in the science and application of psychology on campus and elsewhere, academic achievements, and leadership activities
- CV
- transcript
- letter of recommendation from a psychology faculty member (requested through application portal)
Evaluation Criteria
Applications will be evaluated on:
- academic excellence
- demonstrated financial need
- demonstrated interest in the field of psychology
Please be advised that APF does not provide feedback to applicants on their proposals.
Please review our Program FAQs for important details on the application process.
Recent Recipient
Robert Rice
Florida State University
Past Recipients
2023
Annie Hoang, Seattle University
Chana Reich, Brooklyn College
Elise Fashimpaur, Willamette University
Jacqueline Moss, Lorain County Community College
Jas Sarna, Rutgers University
Lily Waxler, Temple University
Nilakshi Sarkar, The Pennsylvania State University
Robert Rice, Florida State University
2022
Karima Elgamal, Montclair State University
Salma Ibrahim, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Mohamad Khalaifa, Slippery Rock University
Shari Linares, Utah State University
Angela Ling, University of California, Los Angeles
Hanaka Namikawa, Eastern Washington University
Amish Patel, Sonoma State University
2021
Brynee Evans, University of Southern California
Isaias Ghezae, University of California, Santa Barbara
Jacqueline McKeown, Kenyon College
Lorena Nanjara, St. John’s University
Breanna Sampo, McKendree University
Oria Wilson-Iguade, Rice University
2020
Cheyenne Bates, California State University, San Marcos
Isabelle Jaynes, Drury University
Bresh Merino, University of San Francisco
Natalie Perez, the University of Omaha in Nebraska
Benjamin Valen, New College of Florida
Meghan Weltsch, Arizona State University
2019
Diego Arana
Jacob Burkley
Ariana Davis
Emmily Hovhannisyan
Yena Kim