Looking for a way to use your psychology degree outside academia and clinical practice?
APA's website offers tips for finding alternative uses for your psychology PhD or PsyD.
Also, explore these fellowships and training grants:
- The National Institutes of Healthopens in new window offers grants to support the training of graduate students for research careers in technology and mobile health, which may or may not involve academia. One example: grants from the U.S. National Library of Medicine that support training for careers in biomedical informatics research.
- The NIH started a program last year to expose students to the many different career paths using PhD training. The Broadening Experiences in Scientific Training program supports the development of new and innovative methods for preparing students for research and research-related careers in the biomedical, behavioral, social or clinical sciences. Go to: Diversifying the Training Experiences of the Biomedical Research Workforceopens in new window and the NIH Common Fund websiteopens in new window.
- The Christine Merzayan Science and Technology Policy Graduate Fellowshipopens in new window at the National Academies is designed "to broaden fellows' appreciation of employment opportunities outside academia" while they work with a mentor to learn about the world of technology and science policy.