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Your current area of interest
Describe the social work issues, populations or practice areas that currently guide your interests.
Scholarships
MSW student funding
Scholarships that support your path through social work.
Newly admitted students and students returning to the MSW program are encouraged to apply for School of Social Work scholarships through one shared application.
Applications open
February 2
Application deadline
March 29
Award notifications
Late May
Awards begin
Fall semester
Application statement
Prepare a focused 500–750-word response.
The application asks you to connect your interests, experiences and goals with the difference scholarship support would make in your MSW education.
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Your professional goals
Explain what you hope to contribute to the social work profession.
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Your experience to date
Identify the experiences that have contributed to your progress toward those goals.
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The value of scholarship support
Describe how receiving a scholarship would contribute to your success in the MSW program.
Selection criteria
How scholarship applications are reviewed.
Awards are based on a combination of the following considerations.
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Professional direction: Clear professional goals and promise for future contributions to the field.
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Area of interest: Examples include substance use, child welfare, kinship care and aging.
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Achievement and involvement: Academic achievement, volunteer experience and community involvement.
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Financial need: The role scholarship support would play in the student’s success.
Endowed support
Scholarships made possible by generous donors.
Special endowments to the School of Social Work support the following scholarships and fellowships.
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Gordon & Gladys Aldridge Memorial Fellowship
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Dr. Mary Bremer Barron Scholarship
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Future Leaders Endowed Scholarship in SW
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Richard D. Gardner Memorial Scholarship
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Henry-Lane Scholarship
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Robert Little Scholarship
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Janet Sisson Tift Scholarship
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Marcella Gast Schalon Scholarship
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Cheryl and William Sickle Scholarship
Questions about the application?
Contact Dr. Takisha LaShore at lashoret@msu.edu, or review the School of Social Work scholarship application.