Service Scholarship Application

The KPU Psychology Department is pleased to present 2 x $1,500 of the Service Scholarships based on the following criteria:

  1. Applicants must be KPU students who have not yet graduated and have declared a Psychology major.
  2. Applicants must have achieved a minimum GPA of 2.0.
  3. Applicants must demonstrate the greatest service to the Department of Psychology.

Applicants must provide a description of their service contributions to the Department of Psychology and attach it as outlined below.

The categories of service valued for this award include:

  • Contributions to activities that build a sense of community among KPU Psychology students (e.g., KPS leadership).
  • Contributions to activities that educate or engage students in Psychology (e.g., hosting student seminars or events to help students plan their future in Psychology).
  • In addition, the following activities will be considered:
    • Activities that promote KPU Psychology to the broader community, both within and outside of KPU (e.g., recruitment activities in high schools).
    • Activities that support KPU Psychology teaching, research, and applied labs (e.g., data entry in the Lifespan Cognition Lab; working in the Surrey Psychology Lab).

Applicants must complete the application below and either upload their reference letter or ask their referee to send a brief email to the Department Assistant at psychology@kpu.ca.

The application must include the following (approximately two pages):

Page 1

  • A description of the range of service work you have been involved in and its impact.
  • An estimate of the total number of hours committed to each category of service (see above), indicating whether the work was volunteer or paid.

Page 2

  • A reference letter that speaks to your service work.

Apply by: June 5, 2026

Only applicants who meet the minimum GPA of 2.0 are eligible
Only applicants who are continuing their studies at KPU are eligible
Please attach a description of your service to the Department of Psychology
One file only.
8 MB limit.
Allowed types: jpg, jpeg, png, pdf, doc, docx.
Please list the name of your referees. Remember to ask your referee to send a brief email to psych@kpu.ca asking about the type and quality/extent of service you are engaged in on behalf of the KPU Psychology Department.