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External Scholarships

Funding your graduate studies is an important part of attending school. Wurzweiler School of Social Work automatically considers incoming applicants for internal scholarships upon submission of their completed application. In addition to our scholarships, we encourage students to search for external sources of aid outside of our institution. Here is a list of some outside scholarships to help begin your search. Please view their webpages for specific eligibility criteria and deadlines.

External Scholarships

One of the world’s largest sources of funding for women’s higher education, the AAUW provides a series of fellowships and grants to women pursuing graduate studies.
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The Carl A. Scott Memorial Fund was established by the CSWE Board of Directors in recognition of Carl A. Scott's contributions to CSWE and the social work profession. The component of the Fund includes an annual lecture series given at the Annual Program Meeting, a publication program, and scholarship assistance. Two scholarships in the amount of $500 each are awarded to students who have demonstrated a commitment to work for equity and social justice in social work.

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Applicants who work for City Year will be granted a $17,000 total tuition scholarship for MSW On-Campus/Live Virtual Classroom study at Wurzweiler School of Social Work. To qualify, please check off the question "Are you a City Year employee or a City Year corps member/alum?" on the application. You must also email City Year at alumni@cityyear.org for a service verification letter. You can upload this letter into the "Additional Information" supplemental items section of the application. 

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The Consuelo W. Gosnell Memorial 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. Candidates who have demonstrated a commitment to working with public or voluntary nonprofit agencies or with local grassroots groups in the United States are also eligible. 

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The Davis-Putt Scholarship Fund provides grants to students actively working for social and economic justice. These need-based scholarships are awarded to students at the college level who are enrolled in a trade or technical program and who are active in the struggle against racism, sexism, homophobia, and other forms of oppression. Applicants must have participated in activities in the U.S. The maximum grant amount available is $15,000 per year.

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NABSW offers varies scholarships to African American social work students, such as the Cenie Jomo Williams Tuition Scholarship, the Dr. Morris F.X. Jeff, Jr. Scholarship, and the Dr. Fredrick E. Smith Tuition Scholarship. NABSW scholarships are for active, paid members who are enrolled in a minimum of 6 hours in the semester of an accredited institution that the award will be granted, demonstrate community service, a social work interest in the black community, and have at least a 2.5 GPA.

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The ONNSFA award was established to provide financial assistance in the form of grant awards to eligible Navajo students seeking graduate level degrees. Full-time graduates or post-graduates must earn nine or more semester credit hours with a term grade point average of 3.00 or higher.

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Pi Gamma Mu members are considered for scholarships which are intended for the first or second year of graduate work in a student’s first graduate degree in various areas of study including social work.  Applicants must submit a personal statement, resume, three or more letters of recommendation, and official transcripts from institutions attended.

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The fellowships honor and support the graduate education of New Americans: born in the US or board abroad under one of the following: naturalized citizen status, adoptions, possessing a valid green card, having been granted asylum or refugee status in the U.S. Applicants must be pursuing a full-time graduate degree in the U.S.

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This fellowship provides funding for students who are pursuing careers within the Jewish nonprofit world. In addition, scholarships are also available for students specifically pursuing a career with UJA-Federation of New York. Applicants must study in the New York area for the next two years, be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident, and attend or plan on attending school in the upcoming academic year. 

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