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MSW Program Grants and Scholarships

  1. Child Welfare Scholarship Program

    Application Deadlines:

    • Early Application: December 1
    • Priority Application: February 1
    • Final: March 1

    The Child Welfare Scholarships are awarded to incoming on-campus full-time MSW students who are interested in becoming child welfare specialists. Special consideration will be given to students who have had personal life experience within the child welfare system and/or are interested in working with the Native American community. The purpose of the program is to train committed specialists in child welfare. Following graduation, child welfare specialists have worked as child welfare social workers, therapists working with maltreated children, program managers, community organizers, and policymakers. Please click the following link for more information.

    Child Welfare Scholarship Program and Application Information

  2. Clarice Ullman Freud Fellowships

    Application Deadline: September 23, 2022

    The Clarice Ullman Freud Fellowships and the Clarice Ullman Freud Individual Research Fellowship were made possible by a gift from the estate of Clarice Ullman Freud along with matching funds from the Ann and Robert Lurie Family Foundation. Professor Freud was the Director of Field Education while on faculty at the U-M School of Social Work. The Freud Fellowship in Children and Families was developed to support research to help students integrate theory and practice in field instruction. Current effort focus on LGBTQIA2S+ advocacy work.

    Clarice Ullman Freud Fellowships Application

  3. Clarita Mays Memorial MSW Scholarship Fund

    Application Deadline: September 23, 2022

    This scholarship was established in memory of Clarita Mays to provide support for MSW students.

    Clarita Mays Memorial MSW Scholarship Fund Application

  4. Cobell Scholarship

    External

    The Cobell Scholarship is available to a full-time student who is an enrolled member of a U.S. federally recognized tribe.

    Cobell Scholarship

  5. Community Scholars: Community-Based Initiative in Detroit

    Application Deadlines:

    • Early Application: December 1
    • Priority Application: February 1
    • Final: March 1

    The Community Scholars program engages on-campus students with a specialized interest in community change work. Community Scholars follow one of two tracks: Community-Based Initiative (specialized focus on community change in Detroit) or National Community Scholars (specialized focus in national community change placements). On-Campus students are welcome to express an interest in both tracks; however, it is only possible to be accepted into one track.

    As one of our Community Scholars Programs, the purpose of the Community-Based Initiative (CBI) in Detroit is to train and support a new generation of social workers dedicated to community and social change in urban cities, neighborhoods, and communities. This is done through on-campus coursework and field placements based in Detroit and surrounding areas including Highland Park, Hamtramck, and Dearborn. Upon graduation, CBI scholars work as community organizers, policymakers, program planners, organization managers and administrators, evaluators, and foundation staff within Michigan, the US, and internationally. Incoming students who are genuinely committed to community-based work in urban areas will be selected for the CBI program.

    Community-Based Initiative Program and Application Information

  6. Community Scholars: National Community Scholars Program

    Application Deadlines:

    • Early Application: December 1
    • Priority Application: February 1
    • Final: March 1

    The Community Scholars program engages on-campus students with a specialized interest in community change work. Community Scholars follow one of two tracks: Community-Based Initiative (specialized focus on community change in Detroit) or National Community Scholars (specialized focus in national community change placements). On-Campus students are welcome to express an interest in both tracks; however, it is only possible to be accepted into one track.

    As one of our Community Scholars Programs, the purpose of the National Community Scholars Program (NCS) is to prepare professionals for enabling young people and adult allies to create community change.

    National Community Scholars will gain skills to organize groups for social action, plan programs at the local level, advocate for socially just policies, and develop community-based services.

    National Community Scholars Program and Application Information

  7. Congressional Black Caucus Spouses Education Scholarship

    External

    The Congressional Black Caucus Spouses Education Scholarship is awarded to African-American or black students.

    Congressional Black Caucus Spouses Education Scholarship

  8. Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Graduate Fellowship Program

    External

    The Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Graduate Fellowship Program is a post-graduate, nine-month paid fellowship for Latinos providing hands-on experience in a variety of public policy areas.

    Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Graduate Fellowship Program

  9. Constance Nelson Scholarship

    The Constance Nelson Scholarship was established by alumna Constance Nelson to provide support for MSW students. Students are selected based upon academic excellence and financial need.

    Please note that no separate financial aid application is required.

  10. Consuelo W. Gosnell Memorial MSW Scholarship-National Association of Social Workers

    External

    The Consuelo W. Gosnell Memorial MSW Scholarship is awarded to master's degree candidates in social work who have demonstrated a commitment to working with, or who have a special affinity with, American Indian/Alaska Native and Hispanic/Latino populations.

    Consuelo W. Gosnell Memorial MSW Scholarship-National Association of Social Workers

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