Mortensen Travel & Research Awards

The Mortensen Travel Award is available for enrolled undergraduate psychology majors who are presenting a poster or paper at an undergraduate research conference or professional psychological conference. The Mortensen Research Award is granted to undergraduate psychology majors for use toward research projects undertaken in collaboration with the Department of Psychology or affiliated faculty.

Honors thesis projects, Capstone projects, or other student-initiated research endeavors for which appropriate research-related expenses have been or will be incurred are eligible for research awards.

Scholarship Awards of up to $500 may be granted to selected participants. Each student is limited to one Mortensen Travel or Research Award per academic year. This Award is issued as a Scholarship, disbursed to your student account, please consult with OneStop to assess and confirm that you have financial aid need to receive this award in advance of submitting your application materials.

How to Apply

Submit a complete application with requested materials. You may anticipate 10-15 business days for a review of your request. Please send any questions to Mike Houlahan at [email protected].

Application Material Notes

You will need the following:

• brief consultation with OneStop Student Services and Financial Assistance staff to determine that you can receive $500 on your student account as a Scholarship
• an email from your Psychology Faculty mentor confirming your need and request.
• a written Project description (one-page maximum). An abstract is also acceptable.
• a brief statement of expenses: a list of each of the expenses you expect to have for your travel or research tasks.
• [For Travel Awards only] Notification of conference acceptance: the letter of notification stating that you have been accepted as a conference presenter.