What kind of funding will be available to me as a Joint PhD student?
The Joint PhD Program in Social Work and Social Science provides all incoming doctoral students with a multi-year funding package that should fund most, if not all, of your of graduate career at the University of Michigan. We combine fellowship awards, graduate student research assistant positions, and graduate student instructorships to offer most students five years of full funding, which includes tuition, stipends, and health care. Students may also apply for other funding from sources within and outside of the University of Michigan.
What social science departments are available for Joint PhD Program students?
Currently three social science departments are available for joint program students: Anthropology, Psychology, and Sociology.
Why should I apply to the Joint PhD Program?
If you are interested in pursuing a career that involves developing and using knowledge to contribute to the amelioration of social problems and to improvements in the quality of the lives of disadvantaged and vulnerable populations, it is hard to imagine a better choice than the Joint Program in Social Work and Social Science. You will be studying at one of the world's leading research universities with faculty located in the School of Social Work and social science departments that routinely are ranked as among the best in the United States.