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School Psychology Financial Aid

In addition to university-based financial aid programs, special graduate assistantship and loan forgiveness programs are available for students in the School Psychology program.

Assistantships:

A variety of graduate assistantships are available to students in School Psychology. After being admitted to the degree program, students contact Dr. Briley Proctor in order to learn about procedures for acquiring an assistantship. A limited number of assistantships are offered to 1st year students, and are typically provided through the Adult Learning Evaluation Center (ALEC) at Florida State University. First year students are discouraged from taking on a strenuous work schedule, as the course load during this first year is considered challenging. Significantly more assistantships are available for 2nd year students, including assistantships offered through ALEC (as psychological evaluators), the FSU Regional Multidisciplinary Evaluation and Consulting Center and as Teaching Assistants. Faculty members often also have assistantships to offer that are funded by their individually-obtained research grants.

Scholarships:

Scholarship programs are available through the University and the College of Education.

Loan Forgiveness Program

Because school psychology has been designated as a critical shortage area by the State of Florida, certified school psychologists employed in a public school may apply for up to $10,000 in loan forgiveness through the Critical Teacher Shortage Loan Forgiveness Program. For more information, click here.