Several graduate students have had the opportunity to work on applied projects through the center. The Psychology Graduate Student Association is a University supported organization that sponsors activities and social events for graduate students. It often provides graduate students with financial support to attend local professional conferences. Each year the Psychology Department sponsors a Grantsmanship Workshop for graduate students. The workshop introduces participants to the process of researching and preparing grant applications.
Internships offer opportunities to develop employment skills and to effectuate career placement.
Students in the general track may also elect to do an internship. Internship sites have included the Connecticut Psychological Association, the Substance Abuse Action Council, Inc., Family Services, and the Thomaston school system. A number of assistantship opportunities are available for graduate students majoring in psychology. Institutional funds and monies available from faculty grants and contracts support the assistantship program. Assistantships offer students academically-related work experience as preparation for eventual college or university teaching and to enhance their own research interests for doctoral study or for professional purposes.