Pacifica Scholarship Programs

Pacifica is pleased to provide the following institutional scholarship opportunities.

Educational Assistance awards are not automatically renewed. Prior recipients, although encouraged to apply, are not guaranteed a continued award. The Program specific scholarships are renewable provided recipients meet the required 3.5 cumulative grade point average. Refer to the scholarship application/instructions or contact our office for complete details.

C.G. and Emma Jung Scholarship

Offered to newly admitted students entering into the Ph.D. Depth Psychology with Specialization in Integrative Therapy and Healing Practices. Average awards range from $2,000-$3,000. The number and amount of individual awards is contingent upon the number of eligible applications received. This scholarship is renewable provided recipients meet the required grade point average.

Education Assistance

Offered to new and returning students based on extreme financial hardship and strong academic excellence. The award is $1,000 to be equally divided between four quarters. For students in the M.A. Counseling program enrolled in the 3rd year, the award is $500. This scholarship is not renewable and students must apply each academic year. Students enrolled in the dissertation phase are not eligible for consideration.

Founders Scholarship

Offered to newly admitted students entering the M.A. Counseling Psychology program. The scholarship will be awarded to 4 students in the amount of $4,000 and is renewable provided recipients meet the required grade point average. Applicants should show high financial need and strong academic excellence.

Global Innovators Scholarship

Offered to newly admitted students entering into one of the following programs: M.A. Depth Psychology and Creativity, or M.A/Ph.D. Depth Psychology with Specialization in Jungian and Archetypal Studies. Average awards range from $2,000-$3,000. The number and amount of individual awards is contingent upon the number of eligible applications received. This scholarship is renewable provided recipients meet the required grade point average.

Herman Warsh Scholarship

Offered to newly admitted students entering the M.A/Ph.D. Depth Psychology with Specialization in Community Psychology, Liberation Psychology, Indigenous, and Ecopsychology program. Average awards range from $2,000-$3,000. The number and amount of individual awards is contingent upon the number of eligible applications received. This scholarship is renewable provided recipients meet the required grade point average.

Joseph Campbell Scholarship

Offered to newly admitted students entering into the M.A/Ph.D. Mythological Studies program. Average awards range from $2,000-$3,000. The number and amount of individual awards is contingent upon the number of eligible applications received. This scholarship is renewable provided recipients meet the required grade point average.

Jung/Freud Clinical Psychology Scholarship

Offered to newly admitted students entering into either the Ph.D. Clinical Psychology or Psy.D. Counseling programs. Awards range $2,000-$3,000. The number and amount of individual awards is contingent upon the number of eligible applications received. This scholarship is renewable, provided recipients meet the required 3.5 cumulative grade point average.

CLIE Tuition Matching Grant

Offered to newly admitted students entering the M.A./Ph.D. Depth Psychology with Specialization in Community Psychology, Liberation Psychology, Indigenous, and Ecopsychology program. Pacifica Graduate Institute will match (through tuition grant) up to $12,500 per year, tuition support offered by an incoming student’s employer, non-profit organization, sponsoring member of the community, or foundation. The number and amount of individual awards is contingent upon the number of eligible applications received. Applicants should have experience in and commitment to working in community based settings or on environmental or cultural issues. The matching funds awarded will be renewable throughout a student’s course of study in conjunction with their sponsoring source. This opportunity has been created in recognition of how difficult it can be for those committed to community and ecopsychological work to fund their education, particularly in the context of the enhanced needs our communities are currently experiencing.

Peace Corps Paul D. Coverdell Fellows Program

Pacifica Graduate Institute partners with The Peace Corps’ Paul D. Coverdell Fellows Program to provide graduate school scholarships to Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (RPCV). The Community Psychology, Liberation Psychology, Indigenous, and Ecopsychology Specialization, the Psy.D. Counseling Psychology Program and the M.A. Counseling Psychology Program invite RPCVs to apply. 

Segal AmeriCorps Matching Scholarship

Offered to new and returning students. Pacifica Graduate Institute is a proud participant in the Segal AmeriCorps Matching Education Award program and is pleased to offer the Segal AmeriCorps Matching Scholarship to qualified AmeriCorps Alumni enrolled in one of our MA or PhD programs. The matching scholarship amount will be a dollar-for-dollar match up to $4,725 per year with a maximum of $9,450 throughout enrollment in the program of study. To qualify for the matching scholarship program, students must submit to the Financial Aid Office the AmeriCorps voucher confirming benefit eligibility. A total of five new scholarships will be available on a first-come first-served basis. These scholarships are not transferable, have no cash value, and will be applied directly toward tuition charges.

Veteran Financial Hardship Relief Program

Pacifica understands that in a small number of cases, veteran students who have experienced the loss of their Veteran’s Assistance due to special circumstances find themselves experiencing financial distress. In order to support our Veterans, Pacifica is offering a Veteran Hardship Relief Program. Note that this is not available to those that have exhausted their benefits due to normal usage. Please contact Sabrina Wilson in the Office of Financial Aid for more information at 805.679.6159.

Yellow Ribbon Matching Scholarship

Pacifica Graduate Institute is pleased to announce that we have entered into an agreement with the Veteran’s Administration in support of veterans continuing their education under the Post 9/11 GI Bill^®. Pacifica has agreed to provide up to ten Yellow Ribbon Scholarships each year for qualifying veterans under the Post 9/11 GI Bill^® on a first-come first-serve basis. Students in the M.A. Counseling program will qualify for up to $6,500 per year, M.A. Depth Psychology and Creativity will qualify for up to $5,400 per year, and those in the doctoral programs will qualify for up to $7,800 per year.

For complete details regarding the scholarship opportunities offered at Pacifica please contact the Financial Aid Office.

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