Our program offers funding from a variety of sources each year, including Graduate Assistantships from the university for teaching or research and from extramural grants, paid clinical externships, and several funding sources in the Department of Psychology (adjunct teaching and Career Path Internships). All students receive non-resident tuition waivers either from the ISU Graduate School or through Western Regional Graduate Program.

Graduate Assistantships require up to 20 hours per week and typically pay a generous stipend along with a tuition waiver. Graduate Assistants may assist instructors for graduate and undergraduate courses but senior GAs may serve as course instructors. Two GA positions are assigned to the Psychology Clinic, where students perform evaluations, participate in quality assurance, and assist in managing clinic operations. Graduate Assistants may also work with faculty on research projects or externally-funded research grants.

Clinical Externships are paid clinical experiences in local agencies to practice professional skills in community settings under supervision. Compensation rates vary but are typically $17-$22 per hour. These positions come with a non-residential tuition waiver but the resident tuition remains an obligation of the student.

Career Path Internship

Adjunct Teaching

SCHOLARSHIPS

A Note about Funding in our Program

Departmental funding is based on the availability of funds and is offered on a competitive bases. We typically offer incoming students a graduate assistantship but that does not guarantee departmental funding for the entirety of the student’s training. Individual student funding varies across their time in the program, but students typically receive funding of some kind while they are in the program. View the five-year funding trend below for students in our program. Funded students are expected to not seek or accept employment elsewhere.

ISU Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology: Funding Trends over time

Primary Funding Sources During Regular Academic Year (not including summer)