Lucien Buck Excellence in Psychology Endowed Scholarship

This scholarship is established by the Dowling College Chapter of Psi Chi, the National Honor Society in Psychology, in honor of Dr. Lucien Buck, the founder of the Psychology program at the institution. The scholarship will be awarded annually to a full-time senior who is majoring in Psychology at Dowling College. An award of $250 will be made to the selected student during the final semester of the senior year. The purpose of the scholarship is to recognize both outstanding academic achievement and humanitarian concern. The award will be based upon the following criteria:

1. Applicant must be enrolled at Dowling College as a full-time, matriculated senior, Psychology major.
2. Applicant must have completed a minimum of 30 credits of course work at Dowling College (12 credits of which must be in the 100-level psychology courses).
3. Applicant must be recommended for the award by the full-time faculty in the Psychology department.
4. Applicant must agree to be interviewed and/or prepare an essay should the selection process require such information.
5. Should the Psychology department determine that more than one student merits the award, the scholarship will then be divided among those recommended.

Candidates may nominate themselves for this scholarship or nominations may be made by the Psychology faculty. The recipient of the Lucien Buck Psychology Endowed Scholarship cannot concurrently be the recipient of any other psychology achievement award(s).

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