2025 National Register Internship Scholarships: Southeastern & Midwestern US
The National Register Internship Travel Scholarships provide financial support to students enrolled in psychology doctoral programs to help them physically relocate from the location of their graduate program to their selected predoctoral internship site.
We are thrilled to have our 2025 recipients relocating across the continent, and look forward to witnessing the widespread impact of their work through APF’s support! Explore below to learn more about our remarkable scholarship recipients who are relocating to the Southeastern and Midwestern United States for their internships.
Southeastern and Midwestern United States
Vanessa Dominguez (she/her/ella)
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Internship Site: UNC School of Medicine Clinical Psychology
“I am so grateful for this opportunity to receive the American Psychological Foundation (APF) National Register Internship Travel Scholarship. As a first-generation student who grew up in low-income immigrant communities, I have had to navigate the burden of systemic barriers to resources while being a graduate student. This award will help alleviate some of the financial barriers of relocation and allow me to continue to advocate and support underserved communities, much like the ones I grew up in, for my final year of training.”
Claire Williams (she/her)
Virginia Commonwealth University
Internship Site: Charles George Veterans Affairs Medical Center
“I am immensely grateful to the National Register of Health Service Psychologists for their generosity. This award will allow me to focus my energy on preparing for the next steps toward my long-term professional goal of becoming board-certified in geropsychology.”
Karina Williams (she/her)
The Wright Institute
Internship Site: University of South Carolina Doctoral Internship in Health Services Psychology
“As I move across the country to my new home, this funding will allow me to step into my internship year with stability, confidence, and deep gratitude.”
Delta Watson (Burchi)
Nova Southeastern University
Internship Site: Bay Pines Veterans Healthcare System – Neuropsychology Track
“Receiving this funding will significantly reduce the financial burden of my relocation, allowing me to afford moving assistance I otherwise would not have been able to secure. This support enables me to focus fully on advancing my clinical training and serving Veterans during my predoctoral internship, directly supporting my goal of a career in trauma-informed assessment and care for underserved populations.”
Nicole Sharf (she/her)
The Chicago School
Internship Site: Jackson Health System in Affiliation with the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
“Receiving this scholarship has meaningfully reduced the financial burden of relocating for internship, allowing me to focus fully on delivering patient-centered, culturally responsive care to patients with complex medical needs. This opportunity has enabled me to continue pursuing specialized training in rehabilitation psychology without the distraction of financial stress, and ultimately supports my long-term goal of advancing health equity for people with disabilities.”
Amber Lewis (she/her)
University of Akron
Internship Site: Florida Atlantic University Counseling and Psychological Services
“This funding will significantly impact my career by alleviating the financial stress associated with relocating, allowing me to focus more of my mental and emotional energy on serving my clients effectively.”
Sara Albrecht Soto (she/her)
Pennsylvania State University
Internship Site: VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System
“The National Register Internship Travel Scholarship is a wonderful resource providing tangible support to graduate students in their final phase of training. This scholarship will particularly alleviate some of the financial burden of this major life transition for me and my family, so that I can focus on finishing my dissertation and start my internship year off on the right foot. I hope to lean fully into this training year to help guide which route I want to take in my career in psychology. This scholarship is a small part of making that possible. Thank you!”
Bridgette Carroll (she/her)
University of North Texas
Internship Site: University of Tennessee Health Science Center Consortium (St. Jude Neuropsychology Track)
“The funding provided by this scholarship helps to alleviate some of the financial stress associated with moving to another state, allowing me to focus more fully on my transition to internship.”
Erin Aguillard (she/her)
The Chicago School
Internship Site: Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System
“As a Louisiana native, this scholarship eases the financial burden of relocating for internship and allows me to return home to pursue my mission of addressing mental health disparities in the communities that shaped me.”
Shelby Massey (she/her)
Biola University
Internship Site: Wichita Collaborative Psychology Internship Program
“I am incredibly grateful to receive this scholarship to help with the moving expenses related to my predoctoral internship. These funds help remove a lot of the burden!”
Samantha Nagy (she/her)
University of Arizona
Internship Site: Rush University Psychology Residency (Doctoral Internship) – Health Psychology Track
“This funding will allow me, a first generation college student, to safely and comfortably move myself (and my two cats!) to a much larger city and focus more readily on preparing for internship. I am incredibly grateful for this funding!”
Angelina Leary (she/they)
University of Central Florida
Internship Site: Rush University Medical Center
“Moving from Orlando, Florida to Chicago, Illinois is a major move, and has been financially and emotionally stressful. This funding alleviates a lot of this stress and allows me to focus my energy on getting ready to begin residency!”
Abigail Kukay (she/her)
Mississippi State University
Internship Site: Clinical Psychology Internship at Children’s Hospital of Michigan Pediatric Psychology Track
“This funding will help cover costs to move across the country in order to complete my predoctoral internship at Children’s Hosptial of Michigan, where I will be working towards my career goal of becoming a Pediatric Psychologist!”
Madalyn Liautaud (she/her)
The Graduate Center, City University of New York
Internship Site: Clement J. Zablocki Milwaukee VA Medical Center
“This funding helps offset the financial challenges of relocating in order to pursue advanced clinical training focused on trauma and addiction among LGBTQ+ and other traditionally underserved Veteran populations. It’s an incredible boost as I work toward a career dedicated to improving access to affirming, evidence-based care for those most impacted by co-occurring PTSD and substance use.”
Guadalupe Gabriel San Miguel (he/him)
Utah State University
Internship Site: Rogers Behavioral Health – Adult OCD and Anxiety Disorders Residential Care Track
“This scholarship will help create a smooth transition into my internship and will also keep my financial future stable.”
Jakob Thorn (he/him)
Mercer University
Internship Site: The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (Neuropsychology Track)
“Moving across the country—far away from friends, family, and loved ones—to adjust to a new clinic, all while finishing ongoing projects and dissertation work, is a daunting task. Doing so on the income of a graduate student can seem impossible. This funding will undoubtedly help ease this burden, allowing me to immediately engross myself in the opportunities provided at internship. Without such support, relocation for internship and the ultimate completion of my doctoral degree would certainly not be a given.”
Asia Michelle Reid (she/her)
Oklahoma City University
Internship Site: Nationwide Children’s Hospital – Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders
“I am so thankful for APF and for this scholarship opportunity. Receiving this funding allows me to begin my predoctoral internship with greater financial stability and peace of mind, so I can fully focus on growing as a clinician and contributing meaningfully to the field.”
Alexis Hosch (she/her)
University of Iowa
Internship Site: Indiana University School of Medicine, Child/Pediatric Track
“I am extremely grateful for the National Register Internship Travel Scholarship. This funding helps alleviate the financial burden associated with relocating for and starting internship. It allows me to more fully focus on my studies and training, as I transition to a career in health service psychology!”
Sarah Cote (she/her)
Yeshiva University
Charleston Consortium Psychology Internship Program
“This money will help me pay for my first months rent in Arkansas, which will help me focus on my onboarding and training needed to smoothly transition into my internship responsibilities.”
Robert Kaya (he/him)
University of Wyoming
Internship Site: VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System
“The scholarship will provide significant financial support and encouragement towards the continued pursuit of becoming a clinical psychologist who aspires to work with underprivileged, underserved, minority populations.”
Teresa Mejia (she/her)
University at Albany
Internship Site: Bruce W. Carter Veteran Affairs Medical Center Miami VA Healthcare System
“This award has made an impactful difference in helping me manage the costs of relocating for internship. With less financial stress, I can fully dedicate myself to this year of specialized training on my path to becoming an English-Spanish bilingual neuropsychologist.”
Gabriela P. Rivera Bonilla (she/her)
Ponce Health Sciences University
Internship Site: Mailman Center for Child Development/ University of Miami
“Considering how costly relocating can be, especially when moving from outside the United States, this funding will provide essential support for my transition to the state where I will complete my doctoral internship.”
Aysenur Okan (she/her)
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Internship Site: Northeastern Oklahoma Psychology Internship Program – Laureate Brain Institute
“I am so very grateful to have this funding, which will give me some breathing room in the internship year where the increased financial costs overburden the already low stipend.”
Annabelle Armah (she/her)
University at Albany
Internship Site: State University of New York, Charleston Consortium Psychology Internship Program
Jessica Dupree (she/her)
Purdue University
Internship Site: Medical College of Georgia/Charlie Norwood VAMC
Matthew V. Finelli
Chaminade University
Internship Site: Aleda E. Lutz VAMC
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We are thrilled to have our 2024 recipients relocating across the continent, and look forward to witnessing the widespread impact of their work through APF’s support! Explore below to learn more about our remarkable scholarship recipients who are relocating to Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic United States for their internships.
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We are thrilled to have recipients relocating across the continent, and look forward to witnessing the widespread impact of their work through APF’s support! Explore below to learn more about our remarkable scholarship recipients who are relocating to the Northeastern United States and Canada for their internships.