Scholarships for Social Work Students in Texas
- The University of Texas Arlington (uta.edu) offers several scholarships to attending social work students. For example, the Judith Birmingham Memorial Scholarship is available in the amount of $500 to full-time students with a GPA of 3.0 or better. The Jeannette Coburn Scholarship is valued at $500 and awarded on the basis of financial need. The $500 Peter G. Gaupp Scholarship is available to students pursuing a master's in social work. Other available scholarships include the $500 Roy & Betty Dulak Endowed Scholarship and the $1,000 Reba Wadel Scholarship.
- The School of Social Work at the University of Texas at Austin (utexas.edu) offers a variety of departmental scholarships to attending students. These scholarships range in value from $250 to $3,500, and are usually awarded at the beginning of the fall and spring semesters. In addition, the University of Texas at Austin administers stipends and internships to social work students through a Title IV-E Child Welfare Education grant received from the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services. Bilingual graduate students at the University of Texas at Austin may also be eligible to receive up to $5,500 of support per semester through the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health's Bilingual Scholarship Program, also administered through the university.
- Texas Woman's University (twu.edu) awards several annual scholarships to attending social work majors. Available scholarships include the Charles Rodney Albert Endowed Memorial Scholarship, the Roy A. Miller Scholarship, the Maureen Gallagher Memorial Scholarship, and the Bertha and Morris Levy Endowed Scholarship. Scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic merit, financial need and a student's future potential. To be eligible, undergraduate applicants must be enrolled for at least 12 credits per semester.
- Social work students at the University of Texas at San Antonio (utsa.edu) may be eligible to receive financial assistance through the Gunn Family Endowed Scholarship in Social Work. This scholarship is awarded in varying amounts and is limited to graduate students with a focus on social work. To be eligible, an applicant must have a GPA of at least 3.0. The annual deadline for application is March 15.
- Students pursuing degrees in social work at West Texas A&M University (wtamu.edu) may be eligible for tuition assistance through several departmental scholarship programs. For example, the Mahatma Gandhi Scholarship is available in amounts of at least $200 to students who have completed at least 60 credit-hours of coursework and have a GPA of at least 2.5. The Jane Addams Memorial Scholarship is available to social work students with a GPA of 2.5 or better and who exhibit financial need. Other available scholarships include the Dorothy Gimp Brand Scholarship, the Nona L. Moore Scholarship, and the Hubert W. Oppe Scholarship.
- Students enrolled in the social work program at Texas Tech University (ttu.edu) may be eligible to receive financial assistance through three departmental scholarship programs. The Dr. Jerry B. Matthews Social Work Endowed Scholarship is available to students currently enrolled in SW 4611 and is awarded on the basis of academic record and financial need. The Tony Carrasco Memorial Scholarship is available to non-traditional social work majors over the age of 25. The Medical Social Workers Scholarship is limited to students currently enrolled in SW 3332 or SW 3333 who have a social work GPA of 3.0 or better.