Funding Opportunities

Application Deadline: Rolling Deadline

Submit electronically to Laura Thomas [email protected]

(NO FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR 2024-2025)

Submit electronically to Laura Thomas [email protected]

The John & Penny Tropman Conference Networking Travel Grant carries a value of $500. This travel grant is to support a doctoral student who would like to attend a conference for networking purposes who is not presenting at the conference. To be eligible for the award, a student must be in good standing in the Joint Doctoral Program. Please contact the Doctoral Office prior to submitting the award application to verify funds are still available: [email protected]

This student-initiated application must be submitted directly to Rackham.

This student-initiated application must be submitted directly to Rackham.

The Rackham Graduate Student Research Grant is designed to support Rackham graduate students who need assistance to carry out research that advances their progress toward their degree.

Rackham Graduate Student Research Grant

Rackham deadline: September 17, 2024 Submit electronically to Rackham

The Jim Troy 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.

Department deadline: September 30, 2024 Submit electronically to Laura Thomas [email protected]

This award is in memory of Joseph Veroff and Katherine Pavelka Luke. It provides students with the funds to create a Conversations Across Social Disciplines event. The event will focus on key social issues that affect both social work and social science disciplines.

Joseph Veroff and Katherine Luke Memorial Award Application

Department deadline: September 3, 2024 Submit electronically to Todd Huynh [email protected]

The Rackham International Student Fellowship assists outstanding international students, particularly those who may be ineligible for other kinds of support because of citizenship.

Rackham International Student Fellowship

The Rosemary Sarri Endowed Scholarship was established by gifts from alumni and friends to honor Rosemary Sarri, PhD, on her retirement from her distinguished teaching and research career at the UM School of Social Work. Dr. Sarri generously matched these contributions to double the amount of the fund. This award provides two scholarships, one for students in the MSW program and one for the students in the Joint PhD Program who have interest in community change, policy and political social work, management and leadership or program evaluation and applied research.