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MSW Program Grants and Scholarships

  1. Bright Family Endowed Scholarship Fund

    Established in June 2017 for MSW students with preference given to students from Indiana, Kentucky and other midwestern urban communities who are in the New Leaders and African-Centered Scholars Program or students that have demonstrated commitment to work in or on behalf of African-American communities.

  2. Bruce Alan Schaffer Memorial Award

    This award was established by Miriam and Arnold Schaffer in memory of their son, Bruce Alan Schaffer. It provides support for a MSW student interested in hospital work with pediatric patients in Flint or Detroit with the emphasis on life threatening disease or illness. Please note that no separate financial aid application is required.

  3. Davis-Putter Scholarship Fund

    External

    Deadline: March 31, 2019 Application available January-March

    The Davis-Putter Scholarship is awarded to people active in movements for social and economic justice.

    Davis-Putter Scholarship Fund

  4. Havens-Cabin Field Education Fund

    This fund was established by alumnus William Cabin, and Susan Havens Lang. The fund is named in honor of Susan's father, Vern Havens, and William's father, Saul Cabin, who believed a strong work ethic and treating people fairly were the keys to a successful and meaningful life. This fund is for field stipends to support MSW students who have significant financial need, and whose field placement are in southeast Michigan. Please note that no separate financial aid application is required.

  5. Mildred F. Knapp Endowed Scholarship Fund

    This scholarship was established for Mildred F. Knapp to provide support for MSW students who plan to work directly with children.

    Please note that no separate financial aid application is required.

  6. Anti-Racism Fund Individual Student Project Grant

    Application Deadline: Rolling Deadline

    Small grant applications accepted from current MSW and PhD students to support individual or group student projects for anti-racism work, with a specific focus on confronting anti-Blackness, racism against Indigenous peoples, and confronting racial oppression. The goal is to inclusively support students working within SSW or in communities seeking to confront racism to the greatest degree possible. Such funding could be for projects, programming, or partnerships with external organizations. Grants will be made up to the amount of $1,000. Students must identify an SSW faculty or staff member who will advise on the project. Project funding can be used for student support (financial aid award or hourly pay), to support partnership with outside experts and communities, travel, and event costs (when allowed by the university). Students are eligible for one grant in an academic year. Students who would like to brainstorm potential project ideas are invited to contact FLOURISH at [email protected]

    Anti-Racism Fund Individual Student Project Grant Application

  7. C. Aaron McNeece and Sherrill McNeece Endowed Graduate Support Fund

    This fund was established by C. Aaron McNeece and Sherrill McNeece. It provides scholarships to support MSW students who are interested in nonprofit administration, policy work, or community change. Please note that no separate financial aid application is required.

  8. Greg Harden "Soaring on the Wings of Dreams" Endowed Scholarship Fund

    Preference is for former U-M athletes pursuing an MSW who have demonstrated experience in, or commitment to, working with historically underserved or underprivileged populations and who strive to help people become their best possible selves. Award goes toward tuition & fees.

  9. Karen and Michael Wolf-Branigin Scholarship Fund

    This scholarship will provide support to MSW students who are committed to working on behalf of people with intellectual, physical, and/or developmental disabilities in order to support their full inclusion and participation in their community.

  10. Katsuyoshi Nishimoto (MSW 1972) Scholarship

    This scholarship was created to honor Katsuyoshi Nishimoto (MSW 1972) to provide support for MSW students. The Donors request that in awarding the scholarship, the School give preference to students who meet any of the following criteria:

    1. First generation in their families to attend college or graduate school
    2. Socioeconomically disadvantaged
    3. Primary caregiver
    4. have overcome substantial educational or economic obstacles
    5. have attended an HBCU
    6. have attended a Hispanic-serving institution (HSI)
    7. have attended a Native American-Serving Non-tribal Institution (NASNTI)
    8. are registered with the University of Michigan Services for Students with Disabilities
    9. are experienced in anti-racism efforts or activism
    10. have experience in volunteering or working with historically underrepresented populations
    • An application will be available in Fall 2025.

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