Field Education

For all students currently in field.

Students should select and save an Assignment for each competency. You will not be submitting the Ed Agreement to your field instructor at this time that will happen at the end of the term in December.

Please refer to your Canvas site for more details.

Students must schedule their field site visit by today.

The site visit is a requirement to pass SW515/SW691.

For all students currently enrolled in field.

Please ensure the PVF is submitted on time as this will ensure the students access to their F25 Online Educational Agreement (OEA).

This is a requirement to pass SW515/ SW691.

For all students currently enrolled in field.

Students must submit their PVFs by  Tuesday 09/09/25 at 5p (EST)

This allows the student’s field instructor/task supervisor sufficient time to make edits and/or approve the PVFs by Tuesday 09/16/25.

Please ensure the PVF is submitted on time as this will ensure the students access to their F25 Online Educational Agreement (OEA).

This is a requirement to pass SW515/ SW691.

For all students currently enrolled in field.

Students must submit their PVF's by Tuesday 09/09/25. This will allow one week for their Field Instructor/Task Supervisor to review, approve and submit the PVF by the final due date of Tuesday 09/16/25. 

All official field-related notifications are sent to the field instructor's UMich email address. To approve the PVF and eventually the student's Educational Agreement, the Field Instructor(s) must sign in using their uniqname and password.

This is a requirement to pass SW515/ SW691 

We strongly recommend that students submit their OEA to their Field Instructor/Task Supervisor by 08/01/25 to allow time for their feedback and submission. 

The earliest students can submit their final OEA is on 07/25/25. They will not be accepted prior to this date. The final SS25 OEA's are due on Friday 08/08/25.

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.

Provides scholarship support for MSW students who are pursuing the Welfare of Children and Families pathway with a field placement located in the greater Detroit or Flint communities. Preference given to MSW students who are from the Detroit or Flint communities. Please note that no separate financial aid application is required.

Deadline: 12:00pm (EST), Monday, March 2, 2026

The SSW Alumni Board Scholarship Fund was established in 2006 to help meet the growing needs of U-M MSW students who pursue national and global field experiences and/or global independent study projects. The Alumni Board strongly believes that as our world continues to change, it is increasingly important for social work students to gain a local, national and global perspective to address the many challenges that we face.

Field Faculty Yatesha Robinson has been selected as a 2023 Michigan Road Scholar. The annual Michigan Road Scholar Tour is a five-day traveling seminar through the state of Michigan for U-M faculty. The tour provides a unique opportunity for faculty to learn more about the state’s economy, government, geography, educational systems, history and the diverse communities and cultures. The experience encourages public service and collaboration for the benefit of all Michiganders. This year’s tour takes place during the first week of May.