WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK PRIVATE SCHOLARSHIP LIST 2017-2018 Financial Need-Based s Eligibility Selection Criteria Shawn A. Abraham or graduate. Recipient must be Detroit resident with leadership skills, financial need and have minimum 2.50 GPA. may be used for tuition or educational experiences. Betty Schmalzle- Appich and Horst G. Appich Carol Barron or graduate. in second year status, or were admitted to the program with advanced standing. Minimum 3.0 GPA, financial need. Recipient must provide a 500 word essay on their interest in the area of Social Work with Families, Children, and Youth. They must have a minimum GPA of 3.2. Lena Bivens and Juanit Newton s. Graduate recipient dedicated to service and advocacy for vulnerable individuals, families and communities Anna Katz Brenner Arnette Burwell Emmie S. Chestang Rachel I. Coleman or graduate. Undergraduate or graduate Graduate Minimum 3.0 GPA, financial need. Requires 500 word essay about positive change they hope to create in the world using their social work degree. Preference to s from urban economically and/or academically disadvantaged backgrounds. Award is based on financial need and scholastic achievement. Recipient must have a minimum 3.5 GPA and demonstrate commitment to working with diverse populations. Established by Rachel Inez Coleman, who earned her BSW and MSW while undergoing numerous radiation and chemotherapy treatment. She personally established this scholarship to exemplify her strong commitment to the field of social work and future social workers (especially women). This fund, for full and
Dean s Scholars Program Patricia L. Dillick Cecille Y. Dumbrigue & Shirley P. Thrasher Emmesia Mathews Frost & Kenneth M. Frost Fund Allan & Harriet Gelfond Fred and Freda Gentsch Graduate Full-time graduate Full-time graduate and undergraduate or graduate s Part-time undergraduate or graduate s Full-time undergraduate or graduate part-time graduate s, now serves as a memorial tribute to Rachel. A 3.0 GPA is required. Outstanding academic achievement. Student will be evaluated on the basis of a two page statement on their commitment and willingness to assist the Dean in the recruitment and retention of s from economically and academically disadvantaged communities. Awards are made primarily on the basis of academic qualifications to s who are in need of financial aid and show promise of capacity to practice in the field of health care. Essay required. Recipients will be full-time graduate or undergraduate s selected on the basis of scholastic achievement and history of service to vulnerable populations. Recipient will be selected demonstrating financial need, and must maintain a 3.0 GPA. Recipient must demonstrate a strong interest in assisting those with developmental disabilities and their families also must maintain a 3.0 GPA and demonstrate financial need. Recipient will be selected on the basis of scholastic achievement, character, leadership and need. Ted and Arlene Goldberg Annual in Interpersonal Practice. Applicants must have a commitment to a career in interpersonal practice in a nonprofit field. Minimal 3.0 GPA.
Annie L. Pitts Handy Anthony D. Holt Annual Evangeline S. Hyett Full-time graduate or undergraduate. or undergraduate Preference to s raised in an urban environment with demonstrated financial need. Recipients must demonstrate a commitment to community practice within the Detroit metropolitan area; a minimum 3.2 GPA is required. Awarded to s enrolled in the Master of Social Work program demonstrating scholastic achievement and need. Rose Kaplan Virginia Baumgartner King Full and part-time graduate Full-time or part-time graduate Recipient is a MSW placed in an urban environment Field Study Program whose clients consist of indigent persons and/or children. Essay must be submitted not to exceed 500 words describing the applicant s commitment to this population. Recipient must have a minimum of a 3.5 GPA and demonstrate financial need with a career interest in school or community social work. Charles (Chuck) Krame Full-time or part-time graduate F Recipient must demonstrate financial need with a career interest in interpersonal practice, psychodynamic track. Eileen M. Maceroni Maryann Mahaffey Carolyn Purifoy Patrick-Wanzo or undergraduate Financial need, returning to school after interruptions in studies due to childrearing or other related family issues. Minimum 3.0 GPA required. Preference given to s in Innovations: Community, Policy and Leadership with demonstrated financial need. Recipients with demonstrated leadership qualities, scholastic achievement and community service, with financial need.
Donald J. Roberts Harold & Carolyn Robison School of Social Work School of Social Work Alumni Association Maldo Ellen Talick Mary Turner Fund or undergraduate Full-time graduate or undergraduate or undergraduate Full-time graduate or undergraduate Full-time graduate and undergraduate Preference given to concentrating in Innovations: Community, Policy and Leadership with a minimum 3.0 GPA. Recipient will be selected on basis of scholastic achievement, character, leadership, and financial need. Recipient will be selected on the basis of scholastic achievement, character, leadership, and financial need. Selection based on participation in activities that promote social work principles; financial need and scholastic achievement with a minimum 3.0 GPA. Recipient must be in good standing with the School (3.0 GPA or above), demonstrate financial need, and must submit a one page type written essay detailing commitment to serving children and families in vulnerable urban Economic, and social settings. For social work s with outstanding academic achievement, character, leadership, and financial need. Waites Annual David Wineman Memo Ph.D. s Annual (senior) or graduate. Applicants must demonstrate commitment to the areas of gerontology, health, culturally appropriate and responsive practice, or social and economic justice. Ph.D. in good standing with demonstrated need. Beryl Z. Winkelman Full and part-time undergraduate or graduate. Recipient will be selected on the basis of scholastic aptitude and financial need.
Merit Based (Not need-based) Eligibility Selection Criteria Annette Sniderman Freedman Full-time second year graduate Awarded on the basis of scholastic achievement and history of effort to return to school after an interruption in education. Joseph P. Hourihan Scholars Award Shirley Doris Hupert Full-time graduate or graduate Recipient will be selected on the basis of professional interest and a goal for working in school social work in inner city schools, with a current minimum 3.0 GPA Recipient must have a minimum 3.0 GPA Vernon Edward Keye Alice Lamont James W. Leigh Elizabeth and Reginald MacArthur Tribute or undergraduate s and undergraduate Graduate s with an interest in mental health and the school s Interpersonal Practice concentration. Applicants must have 3.0 GPA. Recipient must have at least a 2.5 GPA at time of selection Recipient must plan to work in Interpersonal Practice and have a minimum 3.0 GPA Recipient must have a minimum 3.5 GPA Lois J. McOsker Fund Preference given to qualified employees of Catholic Social Services who are interested in the Mental Health field, also s majoring in clinical social work.
Edward J. Overstreet Preference given to concentrating in Innovations: Community, Policy and Leadership with a minimum 3.0 GPA. August and Emilie Jost Siegl Phyllis I. Vroom Jacquelin E. Washington Full-time graduate, undergraduate, or doctoral Full and part-time graduate or undergraduate Concentration in interpersonal practice with an undergraduate GPA of at least 3.0 or a graduate GPA of 3.4. Preference given to s who are making a career change with employment in their profession a minimum of 10 years, along with demonstrated interest in working with disadvantaged populations. Recipient pursuing Bachelor of Social Work, Master of Social Work, or PhD in Social Work will be given preference Preference to Detroit resident following an interruption in their education for other career and/or family obligations. Other Eligibility Selection Criteria Elizabeth N. Brehler Scholars s Program Currently enrolled undergraduate and graduate Manuscript competition. Students submit a 7-10 page paper on social work values & practice to be judged by a panel or faculty & s. One award granted annually during the Winter term. Deadline early
Mavis M. Spencer Scholars Fund Ella Zwerdling Graduate s enrolled in the doctoral social work program. Graduate writing a thesis March. Awards may be used for educational expenses related to conference travel and/or conference registration by doctoral s. The factors that are considered in evaluating the applicants include those required for approval of all theses; namely originality, adequacy, accuracy, significance, methodology, and justification of conclusions.