Searching for grants and scholarships for graduate study can be an arduous task. As you may know, graduate students do not have access to many of the financial aid opportunities open to undergraduates. Because of this, we strongly encourage you to spend some time doing your own independent research into graduate funding available locally, nationally, and globally. The following websites may provide a good starting point for your search:

NASW Foundation
Council on Social Work Education
Minnesota Social Service Association
American Association of University Women
FinAid
Students.gov
Grad Loans
GradSchools.com
FastWeb
GradView
Peterson's.com
Scholarship Research Network Express

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Augsburg Scholarships

Augsburg's social work department offers several scholarships each year. These are available to 2nd year students only. They range in amount from $300 to $3,000.

    -    Phyllis M. Baker Memorial Scholarship
    -    Edwina L. Hertzberg Scholarship
    -    Arvida Norum Memorial Scholarship
    -    Steen Family Scholarship Fund for Minority
         Social Work Students
    -    Edwin Yattaw Memorial Scholarship
    -    Bodo F. Suemning Memorial Scholarship
    -    Blanca Rosa Egas Memorial Scholarship

The following website may also provide you with some useful graduate scholarship information:
Office of Undergraduate Research and Graduate Opportunities

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Examples of Social Work Graduate Scholarships

-   Carl A. Scott Book Scholarship
    Two $500 scholarships offered each year to
    students from ethnic groups of color. Applications
    due in May (see www.cswe.org).

-   Gosnell Scholarship Funds
    (10 awards, $1,000-$4,000) offered to social work
    students interested in working with American
    Indian/Alaska Native and Hispanic/Latino
    populations or in public and voluntary nonprofit
    agency settings. Applications due in August (see
    www.naswfoundation.org).

-   Vern Lyons Scholarship
    (one award, $2,000) offered to students interested
    in health/mental health practice and a
    commitment to the African American community.
    Applications due in August (see
    www.naswfoundation.org).

-   American Board of Examiners in Clinical Social
    Work
    (several awards, $1,000 each) offered to students
    who demonstrate excellence in preparation for
    clinical social work practice. Applications due in
    March (see www.abecsw.org).

-   MSSA Diversity Educational Scholarship
    (one $500 award) offered to students from African-
    American, American Indian, Asian, GLBT, Hispanic
    and Immigrant Cultures in completing their
    education in the Human Service Field. Applications
    due in June (see www.mnsocialserviceassoc.org).

-  Marjorie J. Carpenter Scholarship
    (one award, $1,500) offered to students seeking education
    in the human service field so they may enhance their
    professional and/or technical development skill.
    Applications due in June (see
    www.mnsocialserviceassoc.org).