Joint PhD Program Funding

Department deadline: November 20, 2026

This award is to provide an annual scholarship to one or more School of Social Work doctoral students who are joint with Psychology or Sociology whose research focuses on social psychological issues as they relate to social work practice with individuals, families, groups, communities, organizations or policy.

John Longres Award in Psychology or Sociology Application

Department deadline: December 21, 2026
Submit electronically to Todd Huynh [email protected]

Department deadline: December 2, 2026

This award is given to one or more students whose research is on integrating practice, research, and ethical issues. Eligible to both joint and standalone students.

Clara P. and Larry E. Davis Scholarship Application

Department deadline: December 17, 2026

This award recognizes annually the distinguished achievement of a MSW or PhD student.

*Please note that this award alternates yearly between PhD and MSW students

Harold T. and Vivian B. Shapiro Prize

Department deadline: December 13, 2026

This award is available to new and continuing students in the Joint Interdisciplinary Doctoral Program. To be eligible for the award, a student must be in good standing and show distinguished achievements in the Joint Doctoral Program.

Joint Doctoral Program Grant Application

Department deadline: December 20, 2026

No funds for 2026/2027

The Office of Global Activities (OGA) announces a grant to support research with a global/international focus. This grant is for students in the School’s Joint Interdisciplinary Doctoral Program and are intended to support international research initiatives. This research may be pre-dissertation or dissertation related. To be eligible for the award, a student must be in good standing and the research must be related to international aspects of social welfare/social work topics.

Department deadline: December 21, 2026
Submit electronically to Todd Huynh [email protected]

The Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship supports outstanding doctoral students who have achieved candidacy and are actively working on dissertation research and writing. We seek to support students working on dissertations that are unusually creative, ambitious, and impactful.

Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship

Department deadline: December 2, 2026

This award is given to one or more students whose research is on integrating practice, research, and ethical issues. Eligible to both joint and standalone students.

The Irene & William Gambrill Fellowship Application

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.

Deadline: January 15, 2026
This student-initiated application must be submitted directly to Rackham.