2015-2016
Samuel Priest Rose Memorial Scholarship Application
Department of Psychology
University of Colorado Denver
Contact Information Box
Date:
Name:
Mailing Address:
Phone Number(s):
Email address:
Class Ranking at
start of Fall 2014
semester:
GPA:
Major(s):
Minor(s):
Financial Aid:
Support Letter:
Student No.:
First:
Last:
Cell:
Home:
Other:
Education
[_] Senior (90 total credit hours completed)
[_] Junior (60 total credit hours
completed) [_] Sophomore (30 total credits completed) [_] Freshman
UCD overall: _____
UCD Psychology: _____ Transfer (if applicbl): _____
UCD Eligible? [ ] Yes [ ] No
Name of Reference 1:
Name of Reference 2 (optional):
Scholarship Awards: Award amounts vary from year to year, the committee anticipates a
similar award to last year’s, but cannot guarantee this. Last year’s award was $2,500 total with
an award of $1,250 toward Fall and $1,250 toward Spring semester tuition and fees.
Eligibility Requirements:
o
Open to full-time, resident undergraduate students majoring in Psychology.
o
Overall and Psychology GPA of 3.0 or better, and completed at least 12 credit hours of
Psychology, at least 6 of which must be from courses taken at UCD.
o
Preference given to students with interest in the field of Psychology, and plans to attend
graduate school in Psychology, and Junior or Senior class standing.
Application Deadline: Tuesday, March 10th, 2015, 5:00 pm. The review committee will meet
around the first of April, and awards will be announced by April 3, 2014.
A complete application consists of:
1. All contact information requested in “Contact Information Box” shown above on this page.
2. Answers to the 6 questions stated below.
3. One reference letter from a faculty member in the UCD Psychology
Department (professor or lecturer, not TA). If you wish to submit a second letter, it must be
from either a teacher, Psychological-health care related specialist, an internship supervisor or
biomedical scientist with whom you have worked, but this writer does not have to be in the
UCD Psychology Dept.
4. An unofficial transcript from UCD. This can be obtained via your student portal.
5. Email all application materials to: David.Albeck@ucdenver.edu. Make sure you have
received a confirmation email back to verify receipt of your materials. No confirmation may
mean it was not received and will not be reviewed. Late applications not accepted.
History:
This Scholarship commemorates the life of Dr. Samuel Priest Rose, who was born July 16,
1955 and died September 19, 1994. He was graduated from Yale University in 1977 and
earned his Ph.D. at the University of Denver in Developmental Psychology in 1990. Dr. Rose
taught at the University of Colorado Denver and was popular with students in his “Psychology
of the Self” course for which he received excellent evaluations and comments. He was coauthor with his mentor, Dr. Kurt W. Fischer, of two articles and a book, with Dr. Fischer
publishing additional aspects of their work since Dr. Rose’s death. Dr. Rose also presented
papers at national and international meetings of the American Psychological Association,
American Public Health Association, and the Society for Research in Child Development. His
brilliant mind, compassionate heart, playful humor, and searching spirituality illuminated our
lives too briefly.
Goal of this scholarship program: To discover and reward some of the best and most
motivated students of psychology, and help them financially to further their educations and
careers.
Provide answers to each of the following 6 questions. Answers to all questions should not
exceed 2 single spaced pages. Please label your answers (e.g., 1. Background, 2. Interest in
Psychology, etc.)
1. Background: Describe how your family life, experiences and interests, education and other
accomplishments have contributed to your interest in a career in psychology or closely related
field.
2. Interest In Psychology: What specific areas of psychology are you interested in and why?
3. Short term and long term future plans: Describe your educational goals, including plans for
continuing your education beyond the bachelor's degree.
4. Work experience: Describe any work experiences that you feel have enhanced your skills in
psychology.
5. Volunteer & Extracurricular experiences: Describe volunteer experiences in which you have
given back to the community and/or extracurricular activities (research, internships, honor
society participation, etc.), which have increased your determination to have a career in
psychology or a related field.
6. Financial need: Describe why you need this scholarship, including any special
circumstances that a standard UCD scholarship might not take into account. You may include
any family or workload situations that you wish us to know about.
In order to ensure that you are considered for the Samuel Priest Rose Scholarship, please
check that you have:
Completed ALL components of the official Contact Information Box including a valid email
address
Met ALL eligibility requirements
Answered ALL 6 questions in a total of 2 pages or less, 12 point font, single spaced, 1”
margins.
Emailed all application materials to David.Albeck@ucdenver.edu and received a
confirmation email back to verify receipt of your materials. No confirmation may mean it
was not received and will not be reviewed. Late applications will not be reviewed.