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Psychology

Welcome to the Department of Psychology Give Day Page! 

Your donations can go THREE TIMES AS FAR with amazing matching opportunities!

2x Matching Opportunity for the Merle Prim Scholarship for Diversity and Inclusion

This year, a special 2 for 1 match for this scholarship will result in your donation having an even greater impact thanks to generous anonymous donors who are Western alumni and former students of Professor Merle Prim! Our goal is to grow the endowment to increase the scholarship offering. The Merle Prim Scholarship for Diversity and Inclusion is available to students who are Psychology or Behavioral Neuroscience majors and have financial need.

Here’s how it works: Every $1 you give will be increased by a factor of two! For example, your $100 donation will receive $200 in 2X matching funds, resulting in a total donation of $300! Please join us in showing appreciation for these anonymous donors by giving your donation today and helping us achieve the goal of the $10,000 Merle Prim Scholarship matching funds challenge! 

2x Matching Opportunity for Student Research and Conference Fund AND Unlock $1,000

Foundry10 (an education research organization) will match donations 2:1 (up to $7,500) to the student research and conference and travel fund. These matching funds will support student research and conference presentations. Student participation in research activities and attendance at professional academic conferences are vital as they learn about and make contributions to the field, and for employment and graduate school applications. 

Here’s how it works: Every $1 you give will be increased by a factor of two! For example, your $100 donation will receive $200 in 2X matching funds, resulting in a total donation of $300!

The Department of Psychology staff and faculty established a special matching fund that will make your donation go farther!

Here's how it works: Once 25 donations are received to any psychology scholarship or fund on Give Day, then $1,000 in matching funds contributed by the Psychology staff and faculty will be unlocked. Once the threshold of 25 donations has been met, all additional donations are eligible for a match from WWU (percentage to be determined by WWU after Give Day)!  

These matching funds will support student research and conference presentations. Student participation in research activities and attendance at professional academic conferences is vital as they learn about and make contributions to the field, and for when applying for employment and graduate school. 

Your Donations Change Student Lives! 

Scholarships: Adams/Woodring Scholarship, Annabelle L. King Graduate Fellow in School Counseling, Center for Cross-Cultural Research Tuition Waiver Scholarship, Dave Nelson Memorial Scholarship for Mental Health Counseling, Ethan Remmel Memorial Scholarship, Frank and Ann Nugent Mental Health Counseling Graduate Scholarship, Mees Memorial Scholarship, Merle Prim Scholarship for Diversity and Inclusion, Psychology Department Tuition Waiver Merit Award

To learn more about what the department is up to throughout the year, follow us on Instagram

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$7,500 Match for Psychology Student Research and Travel provided by Foundry10
Thank you for supporting our psychology students! With your help, we've raised $15,000 more for them to engage in travel and research!
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Double your impact for the Merle Prim Scholarship for Diversity and Inclusion!
Fantastic! You helped raise an additional $10,000 for the Merle Prim Scholarship for Diversity and Inclusion! Thank you so much!
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Early Bird Challenge!
Thank you! Your generosity has unlocked an additional $5,000 match before most people even got up for the day!
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The Number One Vikings Match!
Thank you, Vikings! You who made the first $1,000 in gifts earned an ADDITIONAL $1,000 through a generous match!
$1,000 MATCHED
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New Grad Match Opportunity!
Thank you new Vikings! You've raised an additional $3,000 in support for current WWU students and programs!
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$3,000
WWU Retirement Association Scholarship Challenge
Thank you, Vikings! You've met this challenge and helped unlock $3,000 in scholarship money for current Western students!
$3,000 / $3,000 Raised
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$750
3,000th Donor Challenge!
Thank you, Viking supporters! More than 3,000 of you have made gifts for Give Day, which is the most participation we've ever had in a Give Day!
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$2,000
Night Owl Challenge
Thank you! Your gifts helped raise an additional $2,000 for Kaiser Borsari Hall!
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$750
2,000th Donor Challenge!
Thank you! The 2,000th donor has unlocked an additional $750 for men's rowing!
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$5,000
Last Call!
Thank you! You've unlocked an additional $5,000 as a matching gift!
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Success!
50-state Challenge!
Thank you, Vikings near and far, for helping unlock an additional $5,000 of support for WWU students!
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College of Humanities and Social Sciences Donor Challenge!
The department, project or program in CHSS that receives the highest number of unique donors will receive an extra $1,000! Final results available after we process all Give Day gifts. Inflating donor count using fake donor names may disqualify a project, department, or program.
Rank Prize CHSS Donor Challenge! Donors
1 $1,000 Linguistics 52
2 Psychology 44
3 Behavioral Neuroscience 24
4 Sociology 20
5 History Department 20
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Lunchtime Crunchtime
Thanks, Vikings! You've unlocked an additional $5,000 in support for students on your lunch break.
Rank Prize Lunchtime Crunchtime Challenge! Donors
1 $2,500 Cross Country & Track and Field 95
2 $2,500 Men's Rowing 36
3 Women's Ultimate 13
4 Computer Science 9
5 Marketing Program 9
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