Doctoral Funding

Doctoral students are considered for funding at the time of application for admission. No separate application is required; read more. Please visit the College of Education financial resources page for additional information.

Graduate Assistantships

• University Graduate Assistantships
• College of Education Graduate Assistantships

Fellowships

• Graduate School Incentive Fellowships (Fall and Spring)
• Graduate School Dissertation Completion Fellowships

External Funding Sources

• APA Psychology Research Funding Bulletin

Educational Specialist Funding

HI2LD Fellowship

The fellowship—Hybrid Interdisciplinary Training to Address High Intensity Needs for Students with Learning Disabilities, or Project Hi2LD—provides some in-state tuition (plus funds for travel and technology) for individuals to earn their Ed.S. degrees in school psychology.

Project FOCCUS³ 

Project FOCCUS³ offers at least 75% tuition coverage plus travel and materials funds for individuals to earn their Ed.S. degree in School Psychology. We are particularly interested in funding scholars who identify from backgrounds traditionally underrepresented in our field. 

Project MI-ELSiS 

Project MI-ELSiS offers individuals pursuing an Ed.S. degree in School Psychology at MSU a $20,000 stipend for a year of work in Jackson County.  

School Psychology Apprenticeship

The Ed.S. program faculty have partnered with local school districts to develop school psychology apprenticeship positions. In these positions, students work in K-12 schools doing school psychology-related work for pay, typically $15 to $25 per hour. These positions are supervised and aligned with well aligned with graduate training.