Opportunities marked as "External" are external, non-University scholarship opportunities that may be of interest to University/School students. Inclusion of an external scholarship opportunity is intended only as a resource for students, and does not express or imply any University involvement with, or endorsement of, the external program.

Korean American Scholarship Foundation

The Korean American Scholarship is offered to qualified Korean American students (including foreign students from Korea).

Korean American Scholarship Foundation

Kosciuszko Foundation Tuition Scholarship

Deadline: January 15, 2019

The Kosciuszko Foundation Tuition Scholarship is awarded to American students of Polish descent for graduate studies.

Kosciuszko Foundation Tuition Scholarship

Kristine Siefert and Kalyan Dutta Endowed Scholarship

The Kristine Siefert and Kalyan Dutta Endowed Scholarship was established by Professor Emerita Kristine Siefert and Kalyan Dutta. It provides support for MSW students who are residents of the City of Detroit, with a preference for students working with African American and/or Latinx populations in Detroit.

Please note that no separate financial aid application is required.

Leopold Schepp Foundation

The Leopold Schepp Foundation awards educational scholarships to full-time graduate students who demonstrate a combination of fine character, academic excellence, financial need, compassion, a commitment to volunteerism and whose goal will benefit mankind.

Leopold Schepp Foundation

Mary DeLue Romano Memorial Scholarship

The Mary DeLue Romano Scholarship is for an MSW student with an interest in medical social work established in memory of Mary DeLue Romano, a leader in the field of medical social work, by her parents Ross and Leona DeLue. Please note that no separate financial aid application is required.

Melanie Foundation

Deadline: March 5, 2020

The Melanie Foundation awards a scholarship to a candidate pursuing a master's degree in the mental health field.

The Melanie Foundation

MEM Centennial Endowed Scholarship Fund

The MEM Centennial Endowed Scholarship Fund was created to provide support to MSW students who have 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.

  • An application will be available in Fall 2025.

Merit Scholarships

Mission-based financial aid is awarded to incoming and continuing MSW students who have demonstrated intellectual and personal qualities likely to lead to roles and careers central to the social welfare system. This includes a commitment to engaging in roles that involve social welfare institutions and systems most likely to impact major social problems and that serve the most economically and socially disadvantaged groups in society.

Merle and Marshall Goldman Endowed Scholarship

This scholarship was established by Merle and Marshall Goldman. It supports an MSW student who is interested in pursuing a career in Jewish communal service. Please note that no separate financial aid application is required.

Mervin and Helen S. Pregulman Scholarship

This Award was established by Merv and Helen Pregulman of Chattanooga, Tennessee. Helen is an alumna of the School of Social Work and Merv, also a U-M alum, was a member of the 1941 U-M Football team under coach "Fritz" Crisler. The Mervin and Helen S. Pregulman Scholarship is awarded to a student involved in Jewish communal service. Please note that no separate financial aid application is required.