Other Sources of Financial Support for Doctoral Students
Additional sources of pre-dissertation and dissertation support are administered by government and professional agencies such as NIMH, HUD, CSWE and the Florida Education Fund (FEF). These are awarded competitively to students enrolled in social work and other doctoral programs and each requires its own application procedure.
Information is available from the doctoral office.
Additionally, foundations, civic and professional organizations, social welfare agencies, and employee reimbursement plans are all potential sources for funding. You may want to personally check with local organizations regarding availability of scholarships or grants.
You can also use one of many computerized scholarship data bases to locate information on alternative sources for funding. Check with the Doctoral Office for references.
Some Sample Sources of Financial Aid on the Web
COUNCIL ON SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION
- Doctoral Fellowships in Social Work for Ethnic Minority Students Preparing for Leadership Roles in Mental Health and/or Substance Abuse
- Doctoral Fellowships in Social Work for Ethnic Minority Students Specializing in Mental Health Research
Inquire with the Council on Social Work Education’s Minority Fellowship programs (www.cswe.org).
THE GERONTOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA
- Minority Doctoral Student Leadership Development Program In Aging
To obtain information and application materials from the Gerontological Society of America go to: www.geron.org.
HOUSING & URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD)
- Doctoral Dissertation Research Grant Program
- Early Doctoral Student Research Grant Program
VETERAN’S ADMINISTRATION
- Pre-Doctoral Fellowship Program
For information on the V.A pre-doctoral fellowship program contact: Fortune T. Kennedy, Ed.D., 202-273-8373 or Fortune.Kennedy@nq.med.va.gov
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORK (NASW)
- Doctoral Fellowship Program
For information on the Eileen Blackey & Jane Baerwald Aron Memorial Doctoral Fellowships and the Verne LaMarr Lyons Fund contact: NASW Development Office: 1-800-638-8799 extension: 211
THE MELISSA INSTITUTE
- $1,000 dissertation awards for research on violence prevention and treatment
For information and application materials contact Don Meichenbaum, Ph.D., 6200 S.W. 73 Street, Miami, FL 33143; 305-668-5210; melissainstitute@aol.com
FLORIDA EDUCATION FUND (FEF) McKNIGHT DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
- Stipend ($12,000 annually) and tuition support (to $5,000 annually) for African Americans applying to Florida universities. McKnight fellowships are only awarded to persons who have not yet matriculated in a program.
Information on the Florida Education Fund’s McKnight Fellowship for African American applicants is available on the FEF web site (www.fl-educ-fd.org).
