School of Social Work
Dear BSW, MSW & Ph.D. students,
If you are interested in a scholarship don't forget to make an appointment with O.N.S.! You can start by making a 'General Inquiry' Appointment with the Office of National Scholarships
The Office of National Scholarships (ONS) is dedicated to providing guidance and support for USF’s high achieving students as they compete for national merit scholarships across all disciplines. The scholarships and fellowships are for creative, motivated, academically strong students who are leaders in and out of the classroom.
The office identifies recruits and mentors students who apply for prestigious scholarships such as the Truman, Rhodes, Fulbright, Marshall and Mitchell (http://ons.usf.edu). We also work with faculty members to recruit candidates, write strong letters of recommendation, review applications and essays, and provide mock interviews for applicants. This process ensures that students’ applications are of the highest caliber and reflect the students’ excellence.
Their doors are open to all USF students and alumni who are interested in merit-based scholarships. We work with undergraduate and graduate students at all levels and in all fields. USF students are excellent candidates for these awards and we want to discuss your options with you! Come to a workshop or call to make an appointment today. We can be reached at 813-974-3087 and at .
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In addition to making an appointment with the USF Office of National Scholarships we are providing a list of scholarship and fellowship opportunities targeted to social work students to facilitate your search for an opportunity that may be a good fit with your interests.
Jane B. Aron Doctoral Fellowship
The Jane Baerwald Aron Doctoral Fellowship Program provides partial support to social work doctoral students who are engaged in dissertation research in health care policy and practice. Dissertations that include a diversity component are encouraged. One fellowship of up to $2,000 is awarded each academic year.
http://www.naswfoundation.org/aron_guidelines.asp
Eileen Blackey Doctoral Fellowship
The Eileen Blackey Doctoral Fellowship Program provides partial support to social work doctoral students who are engaged in dissertation research in welfare policy and practice. One fellowship of up to $2,000 is awarded each academic year.
http://www.naswfoundation.org/blackey_guidelines.asp
Consuelo W. Gosnell MSW Scholarship
The Consuelo W. Gosnell Memorial Scholarship is awarded to master 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. Up to 10 scholarships of up to $2,000 each are awarded each academic year.
http://www.naswfoundation.org/gosnell_guidelines.asp
Verne Lamarr Lyons MSW Scholarship
The Verne LaMarr Lyons Memorial Scholarship is awarded to a masters degree candidate in social work who demonstrates an interest in, or has experience with, health/mental health practice and has a commitment to working in the African American community. One scholarship of up to $2,000 is awarded each academic year.
http://www.naswfoundation.org/lyons_guidelines.asp
Ruth Fizdale Chapter Research Program
The Ruth Fizdale Program underwrites research projects that link practice and policy issues with relevant social issues. The objective is to facilitate effective service delivery. The program provides opportunities for NASW chapters to conduct pilot research projects targeted to a specific emerging issue. The program will support one research grant of up to $2,000 each program year.
http://www.naswfoundation.org/fizdale_guidelines.asp
Hartford Doctoral Fellows Program In Geriatric Social Work
Approximately 15, two-year grants for doctoral students doing dissertations in Gerontological Geriatric Social Work. Grants of $25,000 per year for up to 2 years are available. Open only to U.S. citizens or permanent residents who are enrolled in a full-time doctoral program in the U.S. and who are committed to seek a full-time faculty position in a MSW program accredited by the Council of Social Work Education (CSWE).
www.gswi.org/programs/hdf.html
Truman Scholarship
The Truman Scholarship is a $30,000 merit-based grant awarded to undergraduate students, who wish financial support to attend graduate or professional school in preparation for careers in government, the non-profit sector or elsewhere in public service in public service at a leadership level.
The Foundation seeks candidates who have extensive records of public and community service, are committed to careers in government or elsewhere in public service, and have outstanding leadership potential and communication skills. Financial need is not a consideration.
http://www.truman.gov
Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Program
This program provides fellowships to students of superior academic ability—selected on the basis of demonstrated achievement, financial need, and exceptional promise—to undertake study at the doctoral and Master of Fine Arts level in selected fields of arts, humanities, and social sciences. Subject to the availability of funds, a fellow receives the Javits fellowship annually for up to the lesser of 48 months or the completion of their degree. The fellowship consists of an institutional payment (accepted by the institution of higher education in lieu of all tuition and fees for the fellow) and a stipend (based on the fellow's financial need as determined by the measurements of the Federal Student Assistance Processing System.
www.ed.gov/programs/jacobjavits/index.html
POSTDOCTORAL OPPORTUNTIES
National Institute of Justice W.E.B. DuBois Fellowship Program
To provide opportunities for researchers with an interest in building knowledge for the enhancement of justice system administration, delinquency prevention, and violence reduction with opportunities to pursue projects aimed at addressing these issues from diverse cultural perspectives and evaluating the operational complexities of justice system administration manifested in various cultural contexts.
https://www.cfda.gov/?s=program&mode=form&tab=step1&id=b61b9f5d2f6e607e40a89525520fa92e
National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research Fellowships
MINORITIES ONLY
American Association of Hispanics In Higher Education Outstanding Dissertations Competition
The American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE) and Educational Testing Service (ETS) are providing an opportunity to spotlight top doctoral students and, at the same time, are rewarding excellence in Hispanic student performance at the doctoral level. The goals are to encourage greater numbers of prepared students to enter and successfully complete doctoral programs and to enhance the quality of the dissertations they write.
http://www.aahhe.org/OutstandingDissertationsCompetition.aspx
The Erskine A. Peters Dissertation Year Fellowship at the University of Notre Dame
The fellowship has two overall goals: (1) to enable outstanding African American doctoral candidates at the ABD level to devote their full energies to the completion of the dissertation, and (2) to provide opportunities for African American scholars to experience life at the University of Notre Dame, a major Catholic research institution.
http://www.apsanet.org/content_46568.cfm
Frances C. Allen Fellowships
This fellowship is for women of Native American heritage. While candidates for this award may be working in any graduate or pre-professional field, the particular goal of the Allen Fellowship is to encourage Native American women in their studies of the humanities and social sciences. Financial support varies according to need and may include travel expenses. Allen Fellows are expected to spend a significant part of their tenure in residence at the Newberry's D'Arcy McNickle Center for American Indian History. The tenure of the fellowship is from one month to one year; the fellowship provides up to $8,000 in approved expenses. Please note: applicants for the Allen Fellowship must fill out a supplementary form in addition to the cover sheet for special awards and fellowships.
http://www.newberry.org/research/felshp/special.html
Council On Social Work Education (CSWE), Minority Fellowship Program
Annual awards support research training in mental health for doctoral-level social work students intending to pursue NIMH–recognized research careers. The award is for one academic year, but support may be provided for up to 3 years. Renewal is contingent on the availability of funds to continue the program. Monthly stipend of $1,731 is available. Applicant must have a master's degree in social work and begin full-time study leading to a doctoral degree in social work, or be currently enrolled as a full time student in a doctoral social work program. Eligible applicants must be American Indian/Alaskan Native; Asian/Pacific Islander (e.g., Chinese, East Indian and other South Asians, Filipino, Hawaiian, Japanese, Korean, Samoan); Black; and Hispanic (e.g., Mexican/Chicano, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American).
www.cswe.org/
Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowship Program
Through its Fellowship Program, the Ford Foundation seeks to increase the diversity of the nation’s college and university faculties. Administered by the National Research Council (NRC) since 1979, these programs provide fellowship support at the predoctoral, dissertation and postdoctoral levels. Eligibility is limited to U.S. citizens who can demonstrate superior academic achievement, are committed to a career in teaching and research at the college or university level, show promise of future achievement as scholars and teachers, and are well prepared to use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students.
http://sites.nationalacademies.org/PGA/FordFellowships/index.htm
William Randolph Hearst Endowed Scholarship for Minority Students
The Nonprofit Sector Research Fund, a grant-making program of the Aspen Institute in Washington, DC, annually offers the William Randolph Hearst Endowed Scholarship. The scholarship, which is based on academic excellence and need, is open to both undergraduate and graduate students who are members of minority groups.
http://www.apsanet.org/content_11389.cfm; www.aspeninstitute.org/policy-work/nonprofit-philanthropy/leadership-initiatives/hearst
Southern Regional Education Board Doctoral Scholars Program
The Doctoral Scholars Program Award offers minority students a 5-year package of support. For the first three years, each scholar is awarded a waiver of tuition and fees (in-state or out-of-state); an annual stipend and expenses associated with the Doctoral Scholars Program annual meeting. Support in the final two years of the award is negotiated on an individual basis. Awardees also receive professional development support.
http://www.sreb.org/programs/dsp/dspindex.asp
INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
International Dissertation Research Fellowship
The International Dissertation Research Fellowship (IDRF) offers nine to twelve months of support to graduate students in the humanities and social sciences who are enrolled in doctoral programs in the United States and conducting dissertation research outside of the United States.
http://www.ssrc.org/fellowships/idrf-fellowship
Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program
The Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program offers grants for U.S. citizen undergraduate students of limited financial means to pursue academic studies abroad. The Gilman Scholarship Program aims to support students who have been traditionally under-represented in study abroad, including but not limited to, students with high financial need, community college students, students in under-represented fields such as the sciences and engineering, students with diverse ethnic backgrounds, and students with disabilities.
http://www.iie.org/gilman
The Fellowships Office, Policy And Global Affairs
The Fellowships Office administers pre-doctoral, post-doctoral, and senior fellowship awards on behalf of government and private sponsors; these fellowship awards play an important role in the career development of doctoral and post-doctoral researchers and scholars for the academic, federal, and private sector workforce both in the U.S. and internationally.
http://sites.nationalacademies.org/PGA/Fellowships/index.htm
Fulbright U.S. Student Program
The U.S. Student Program is designed to give recent B.S./B.A. graduates, masters, and doctoral candidates, and young professionals and artists opportunities for personal development and international experience. Several countries also offer English Teaching Assistant positions. Most grantees plan their own programs. Projects may include university coursework, independent library or field research, classes in a music conservatory or art school, special projects in the social or life sciences, or a combination. The program promotes cross-cultural interaction and mutual understanding on a person-to-person basis in an atmosphere of openness, academic integrity, and intellectual freedom. http://www.fulbrightonline.org/
Gates Cambridge Scholarships
Gates Cambridge Scholarships are full-cost awards for graduate study and research in any subject available at the University of Cambridge. The scholarships are highly competitive and open citizens of any country outside the UK. The Trust awards about 80 new scholarships each year on the following criteria: intellectual ability, leadership capacity, a commitment to improving the lives of others, and a good fit with Cambridge. The programme aims to build a global network of future leaders committed to improving the lives of others.
http://www.gatesscholar.org/
Marshall Scholarships
Marshall Scholarships finance approximately 40 young Americans of high ability to study for a degree in the United Kingdom each year. The Scholarships are tenable at any British university and cover two years of study in any discipline, at either undergraduate or graduate level, leading to the award of a British University degree. The Scholarships were founded by an Act of Parliament in 1953 and commemorate the humane ideals of the European Recovery Programme (Marshall Plan). They are funded by the Foreign & Commonwealth Office and administered by the Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission in the UK (for which the Association of Commonwealth Universities provides the Secretariat) and in the US by the British Embassy in Washington DC and seven regional Consulates-General.
http://www.marshallscholarship.org
OTHER FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
Hayek Fund for Scholars Institute for Humane Studies
The Hayek Fund for Scholars makes strategic awards of up to $1,000 to graduate students and untenured faculty members for career-enhancing activities such as:
· Presentations at academic or professional conferences
· Travel to academic job interviews (on campus or professional/academic conferences)
· Travel to and research at archives or libraries
· Participation in career development or enhancing seminars
· Distribution of a published article to colleagues in your field
· Submission of unpublished manuscripts to journals or book publishers
www.theihs.org/grants_and_contest/id.712/default.asp
Carrie Chapman Catt Prize for Research on Women and Politics
This annual competition is designed to encourage and reward scholars embarking on significant research in the area of women and politics. The prize includes a $1,000 cash award for each project selected. Honorable mention prizes of $500 per project are sometimes given. In addition to the cash prize, recipients may be invited to Iowa State University to present an overview of their research.
http://www.las.iastate.edu/CattCenter/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3&Itemid=4
John Heinz Dissertation Award National Academy of Social Insurance
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NASI is devoted to furthering knowledge and understanding of social insurance, health care financing, and related issues through research and education. The John Heinz dissertation award is designed to recognize and promote outstanding research by new scholars addressing social insurance policy questions. The award is presented annually in honor of Senator John Heinz. He was a leading expert in the Senate on private pension and health care policy and was a member of the NASI's Board of Advisors since the organization's inception in 1986. Any dissertation addressing topics relevant to the planning and implementation of social insurance policy is eligible for nomination. This might include analysis of long-term care financing, the labor market effects of Social Security, cross-national comparisons and family social insurance protections. Nominations are encouraged from many disciplines and professions, including, but not limited to, actuarial science, economics, health policy, history, philosophy, political science, social work, and sociology.