Application will be available Fall 2024
The Derek L. Anderson Memorial Scholarship is given to doctoral or MSW students who demonstrate leadership, support, or involvement in research or scholarship that promotes responsible and informed social work practice with transgender, bisexual, lesbian, or gay (TBLG) individuals and/or communities.
The scholarship was established by Patricia Edwards, a U-M SSW alumna who seeks to empower students who are making significant contributions toward a more just and equitable society for all people.
Her hope is to assist students who possess a high degree of integrity and who have demonstrated leadership, support of, or involvement in organizations, activities, scholarship, or issues that promote responsible and informed social work practice with TBLG individuals and/or communities in the pursuit of their educational goals.
Application will be available Fall 2024
This scholarship is a need-based award to support MSW and PhD students who are inspired by the ideals and examples Jim Toy demonstrated during his lifetime as a fierce advocate for LGBTQ+ communities.
Application will be available Fall 2024
This award provides support for an MSW student(s). The Donors request that in awarding the scholarship, the School give preference to students who meet any of the following criteria:
Application will be available Fall 2024
To provide support to MSW students who have a demonstrated interest in providing direct services to children, youth and families with a focus on preservation of family stability, foster care, and adoption of older children, sibling groups, or otherwise hard to place children. Preference will be given to students who have a field placement at Spaulding for Children and or those who have lived experience in the child welfare system.
Application will be available Fall 2024
The Milton Carthens Memorial Scholarship was created to honor the life of Milton "Milt" Carthens, as well as his love for social work and the University of Michigan. It is made possible by the NFL Player Care Foundation and his wife, Pamela Carthens, to provide support for MSW students.
Application will be available Fall 2024
The Sims Medal and Award is given annually to one or more graduate students, primarily master's degree candidates, who examine some aspect of the interactive efforts of home/neighborhood, workplace, and school on the functioning of family members, and who intend to pursue active careers in those areas.
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