Jennifer Ann Crecente Memorial Grant

The Jennifer Ann Crecente Memorial Grant - in memory of the first homicide victim in Austin in 2006 - an 18 year old young woman whose plan was to study psychology in Texas.

This grant will provide a $5,000 support for a currently enrolled psychology graduate student in good standing who is conducting research addressing potential causes and/or prevention of violence against women (and offered to a student in psychology whose research would contribute to understanding the causes and/or prevention of violence against women). The research should be in (partial) fulfillment of the requirements for the master thesis or doctoral dissertation as (having a proposal) approved by the student's research advisor (or committee) and department chairperson.