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Scholarships

Department of Psychology Scholarships

The College of Arts and Sciences and our generous donors are proud to help you achieve your goals through various forms of financial support.

The Psychology Department awards three scholarships to undergraduate students majoring in psychology at UNO: The Frank Bellinghiere Memorial Academic Excellence Scholarship, the Stephen R. Paige Memorial Research Scholarship, and the Mary E. Flannigan Memorial Service Scholarship.

Frank Bellinghiere Memorial Academic Excellence Scholarship

This $500 scholarship will be awarded to a student who has demonstrated academic excellence as well as financial need. Applicants should describe their financial situation and sources of financial support to establish need. All academic achievements in research, teaching, and service should be included in the application.

Mary E. Flannigan Memorial Service Scholarship

This $500 scholarship will be awarded to an individual who has demonstrated outstanding service. Applicants will be asked to document their volunteer and service activities for the university, community, and profession of psychology while they have been at UNO.

Barbara Manning Memorial Scholarship

This scholarship is open to psychology majors who will have either junior or senior standing in the fall semester and have a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or above. Recipients will receive $3,000 to be divided between fall and spring semesters of a single academic year ($1500 per semester).

Robbins Family Psychology Scholarship

This scholarship is open to full-time psychology majors who will have junior standing in the fall semester and have a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or above. Preference is given to students with demonstrated financial need and have an interest in a mental health or a counseling related future career field. Recipients receive a total scholarship of $4000; $2000 for their junior year which is automatically renewed their senior year.

Stephen R. Paige Memorial Research Scholarship

This $500 scholarship will be awarded to a student who has excelled in research endeavors, including sustained work in a faculty member’s lab, and evidence of conference presentations, publications, FUSE awards, and other research achievements.

Applying for Psychology Scholarships

To access the scholarship applications:

  1. Log in to MavLINK.
  2. Under the Financial Aid tab, click Financial Aid Home.
  3. Scroll down and click Apply for Scholarships. You will be directed to the UNO Scholarships portal.

To complete your application:

  1. Complete and submit the General Application Questions for university-wide scholarships.
  2. Complete and submit the applications for any other scholarships that are recommended to you.

Scholarships are awarded in mid-April.