Social Work Scholarships

Want to make a difference in the world? Majoring in social work, counseling or human development and family studies is a huge step in the right direction – in your career and in the lives of the people that need your help.

Social workers typically specialize in four areas: 1. children, family and school; 2. mental health and substance abuse; 3. medical and public health; and 4. policy and planning. There are specific college class requirements for each – some majors will take more psychology and economics courses while others will focus on biology and speech – and these concentrations can be further customized with a second major like a foreign language. After college, there will be employment opportunities available to those with a bachelor’s degree but for most, a master’s or doctorate is required. What does that mean to you as a student? That’s right: Additional years of education to fund.

The good news is that there are countless social work scholarships and grants out there for social workers to-be. These are available at the university level (NYU’s Silver School of Social Work awards social work scholarships to 95 percent of its full-time students) and at the professional level (the Council on Social Work Education and the National Association of Social Workers offer financial aid and support to their members), as well as from a number of local organizations. Scroll down to view some of the social work scholarships listed in the Scholarships.com database or conduct your own free scholarship search to find even more opportunities to help you pay for school.

AWMF & Loreen Arbus Foundation Focus on Disability Scholarship
Application Deadlines: March 31, Annually
Our mission is to utilize the media to create positive change. The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation supports educational programs, charitable activities, public service campaigns and scholarships to benefit the public, the media, and allied fields.

This journalist scholarship program consists of one scholarship, made payable directly to the winning student's educational institute. The [...] More

Bethesda Lutheran Communities Lutheran Student Scholastic & Service Scholarship
Application Deadlines: May 01, Annually
Bethesda Lutheran Communities offers two scholarships to Lutheran students pursuing undergraduate degrees in any area of service to people with developmental disabilities.

Eligibility/Requirements:
-Be an active, communicant member of a Lutheran congregation
-Be a freshmen, sophomore, or junior at an accredited college/university
-Have a minimum 3.0 GPA
-Have a career objective in the [...] More

Dr. Alma S. Adams Scholarship for Outreach and Health Communications
Application Deadlines: April 30, Annually
Wouldn't a scholarship help you breathe a little easier? Truth Initiative is offering college and graduate students a chance to earn the "Dr. Alma S. Adams Scholarship for Outreach and Health Communications to Reduce Tobacco Use Among Priority Populations." The annual scholarship competition empowers and supports students eager to help Truth Initiative achieve a generation for whom tobacco use is [...] More

Elizabeth J. Davis Scholarship
Application Deadlines: February 15, Annually
The Elizabeth J. Davis Scholarship was established to assist home care professionals with obtaining advanced degrees, as well as students seeking a bachelor’s or associate's degrees in a health profession.

Eligibility
-Attends an accredited college/university, or community college (does not have to be in Vermont)
-Studying nursing (RN or LPN), physical therapy, speech therapy, occupational [...] More

GRCF Jackie Klinesteker Minority Scholarship
Application Deadlines:
Grand Rapids Community Foundation awards hundreds of scholarships annually primarily to Kent County students bound for or in college, or those pursuing a technical career.

The Jackie Klinesteker Minority Scholarship is awarded to students of color (African-American, Asian, Hispanic, Native American, Pacific Islander) residing in West Michigan with a declared major in a mental health-related [...] More

James F. Reville Scholarship
Application Deadlines: January 08, Annually
The James F. Reville Scholarship is awarded to students enrolled full-time in any year of their college, training in a field related to intellectual and other developmental disabilities in New York State.

Two awards are presented annually. The award is in the amount of $3,000 per recipient which is paid in installments of $750 per semester for any two (2) years the student is enrolled in [...] More

Jewish Community Center (JCC) North American Graduate Scholarship
Application Deadlines: February 01, Annually
The JCC Movement is a great place to build a career for people who really like people. JCCs welcome into their doors the full diversity of the North American population. Infants to the frail elderly and everyone in between receives services at the JCC, so Jewish Community Centers need staff members from a wide variety of fields, from personal trainers to early-childhood educators to financial [...] More

Marcus Raper Zimmerman Fund
Application Deadlines: August 15, Annually
The purpose of the fund is to provide post-secondary scholarship assistance to handicapped individuals, or to those persons preparing themselves to work with the handicapped. The scholarship may provide a non-renewable award for students who will pursue a first-time, two- or four-year degree, certificate, or diploma from accredited post-secondary
institutions. Scholarships will be applied to the [...] More

Maryland Graduate and Professional School Scholarship Program
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To apply for this program, you must be a Maryland resident and demonstrate financial need. You must be enrolled as a degree-seeking student, either part-time or full-time, and attend one of the following schools: University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) Schools of Medicine, Dentistry, Law, Pharmacy, or Social Work; University of Baltimore School of Law; The Johns Hopkins University School of [...] More

Study & Internship Program (SIP) in Germany - UAS7
Application Deadlines: February 15, Annually
Since 2006, the Study & Internship Program (SIP) has enabled highly qualified undergraduates from U.S. and Canadian colleges and universities to experience the German approach to hands-on education at a member of UAS7, a consortium of Germany's top universities of applied sciences. SIP students spend a semester studying at a UAS7 campus and a semester interning. Internships typically last 5-6 [...] More

The Jackie Spellman Scholarship
Application Deadlines: April 15, Annually
The Jackie Spellman Scholarship is open to U.S. citizens who have been impacted in some way by leukemia or lymphoma, either as survivors, individuals diagnosed with leukemia or lymphoma, or individuals who have a member of his or her immediate family who have or had leukemia or lymphoma while living in the same household. Eligible students include high school seniors or those attending community [...] More

The Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago Academic Scholarship
Application Deadlines: February 01, Annually
College is expensive. The Jewish community through the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago can help. Educational scholarship funds from grants administered by the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago are available for Jewish college and graduate students. Approximately $500,000 is available each year for full-time students, predominantly those legally domiciled in the metropolitan [...] More

The Melanie Foundation Scholarship
Application Deadlines: March 06, Annually
The Melanie Foundation Scholarship is awarded to a candidate pursuing a doctoral or master's degree in the mental health field.

Eligibility:
-Currently enrolled or accepted into a graduate program majoring in the mental health field in the United States
-Programs must be accredited by the credentialing agency appropriate to the field of study
-Provide evidence of past involvement in [...] More

The Primary Health Network Charitable Foundation Scholarships
Application Deadlines: March 31, Annually
We believe that we must invest in our own future - the future of healthcare. We must ensure that there will always be well-trained doctors, nurses, technicians and other healthcare professionals to work in our health centers. To support this belief every year the Primary Health Network Charitable Foundation provides scholarships to students pursuing an education in the medical and allied health [...] More

The Primary Health Network Health Professionals Scholarships
Application Deadlines: March 31, Annually
We believe that we must invest in our own future - the future of healthcare. We must ensure that there will always be well-trained doctors, nurses, technicians and other healthcare professionals to work in our health centers. To support this belief every year the Primary Health Network Charitable Foundation provides scholarships to students pursuing an education in the medical and allied health [...] More

The Senior Care Scholarship
Application Deadlines: April 15, Annually
A Place for Mom is proud to offer a scholarship to university students interested in the fields of aging and gerontology. As North America's largest senior living referral service, we know the importance of supporting the training and education of our future senior care leaders. This scholarship will be awarded to a citizen or a permanent resident of the United States or Canada (excluding Quebec) [...] More