School of Social Work Fellowships
BASW
Child Welfare Education for Baccalaureates (CWEB)
The Child Welfare Education for Baccalaureates (CWEB) program is a cooperative effort among the United States Administration for Children and Families, the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, and fifteen undergraduate social work degree programs in Pennsylvania accredited by the Council on Social Work Education. Its goal is to strengthen public child welfare services in Pennsylvania by providing educational opportunities for undergraduate social work majors preparing for employment in one of Pennsylvania's 67 public child welfare agencies.
Hartford Partnership Program for Aging Education
The Hartford Partnership Program for Aging Education is a unique educational program designed to enhance both direct practice and leadership skills in gerontology.
Library Social Work Fellowship
The School of Social Work in collaboration with the Allegheny County Library Association and others are supporting a Library Social Work Fellowship.
Roth Fellowship
Through the Roth Fellowship, students can develop a deep understanding of the relationship between behavioral health (mental health, substance use) and physical health while completing your practicum placement with the largest healthcare provider in the region.
Survivor Link + Public Health AmeriCorps
With the goal of disrupting gender-based violence, Pitt School of Social Work is partnering with Arizona State University and 12 other universities across the U.S. to offer an AmeriCorps opportunity that provides training and financial support for Pitt BASW and MSW students in their practicum placements. Pitt students join a cohort of social work students from across the U.S., working closely with intimate partner violence experts to build capacity in local agencies to prevent gender-based violence and support survivors.
MSW
Behavioral Health Scholars Program (BHSP)
The Behavioral Health Scholars Program (BHSP) is committed to increasing the trained workforce of graduate-level social work behavioral health providers having the knowledge and skills to meet the needs of children, adolescents, and transitional-aged youth through the prevention and treatment of behavioral health problems.
Community and Racial Equity Leadership Fellowship
The Community and Racial Equity Leadership (CREL) Fellowship provides graduate students with opportunities to learn while working in community-engaged programs, which may also include applied research projects, focused on topics related to race, color, ethnicity, location, and their influence on the quality of life for all Americans.
Child Welfare Education for Leadership (CWEL)
The Child Welfare Education for Leadership (CWEL) program is a cooperative effort among the United States Administration for Children and Families, the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, the Pennsylvania Child and Youth Administrators and twelve accredited schools of social work in Pennsylvania.
Hartford Partnership Program for Aging Education
The Hartford Partnership Program for Aging Education Hartford Partnership Program for Aging Education is a unique educational program designed to enhance both direct practice and leadership skills in gerontology.
Library Social Work Fellowship
The School of Social Work in collaboration with the Allegheny County Library Association and others are supporting a Library Social Work Fellowship.
Marc Cherna Fellowship
The Marc Cherna Fellows program is an exclusive opportunity for University of Pittsburgh students pursuing graduate degrees in the School of Social Work to gain experience within an organization that designs, plans, organizes and implements human services for over 200,000 people and with a network of providers.
Roth Fellowship
The Roth Fellowship will help students develop a deep understanding of the relationship between behavioral health (mental health, substance use) and physical health while completing your practicum placement with the largest healthcare provider in the region.
Survivor Link + Public Health AmeriCorp
With the goal of disrupting gender-based violence, Pitt School of Social Work is partnering with Arizona State University and 12 other universities across the U.S. to offer an AmeriCorps opportunity that provides training and financial support for Pitt BASW and MSW students in their field placements. Pitt students join a cohort of social work students from across the U.S., working closely with intimate partner violence experts to build capacity in local agencies to prevent gender-based violence and support survivors.
PhD
In 1994, the University of Pittsburgh established the K. Leroy Irvis Fellowships to enhance the academic excellence and diversity of the Pitt's graduate student body and prepare doctoral students for academic and research careers. Each year, schools select distinguished doctoral applicants who have demonstrated outstanding academic achievement to participate in this prestigious program, which provides a non-duty bearing fellowship for the student’s first year of doctoral study as well academic guidance and cohort-based mentoring throughout the student’s doctoral studies.
University of Pittsburgh Fellowships and Scholarships
Summer Study Abroad Scholarships
Information about the Summer Study Abroad undergraduate and graduate scholarships sponsored by the Nationality Rooms Committees.
University Honors College Scholarships and Fellowships
The University Honors College advises undergraduates, seniors, and alumni who are interested in pursuing national and international awards.
Current graduate students and Pitt alumni should contact Jeffrey Whitehead, Fulbright Program Advisor, as soon as possible for application details: whitehead@pitt.edu or 412-648-2299. (Undergraduates should contact the University Honors College for application instructions.)
Social Work and Human Services Fellowships and Scholarships
Allegheny County Scholars in Local Government
The Scholars in Local Government Program is a highly competitive career-development initiative designed to attract graduates of masters- and doctoral-level programs of social work, public policy, public administration, law, business, and related fields to the Allegheny County Department of Human Services.
Additional Scholarships, Grants, and Fellowships
CSWE’s Minority Fellowship Program
The program is designed to reduce health disparities and improve behavioral health-care outcomes for racially and ethnically diverse populations by increasing the number of culturally competent master’s-level behavioral health professionals available to serve them.
Jewish Scholarship Service of Greater Pittsburgh
JSS is accepting scholarship applications! Apply today if you are a Jewish high school senior or student enrolled in an undergraduate, graduate or technical school with financial need with residency in Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Washington or Westmoreland county. Apply by March 2, 2021: jfcspgh.org/scholarship
Realizing the increasing cost associated with graduate school education the School of Social Work has put together a listing of external scholarship and financial aid opportunities for our students.
See full list of scholarships, grants, and fellowships (PDF)
Pitt School of Social Work Scholarship Policy
Please note that your merit scholarship is automatically renewed for the following academic year provided that you fulfill the scholarship/grant award requirements outlined in this policy. Your award is also reflective of your application as either an in-state student (Pennsylvania resident) or as an out-of-state student (non-Pennsylvania resident). Eligibility for Pennsylvania (in-state rates) is governed by the University’s Policy on PA Residency Classifications. A change in residency status from out-of-state to in-state status would result in a reduction of your merit-based award, reflective of the overall reduced tuition costs.
This award requires the satisfactory completion (B- or better) of all required courses earning a grade of ‘S’ in practicum, that you maintain a minimum of an overall 3.0 GPA at the conclusion of the academic year, as well as complete any requirements explained in your acceptance letter. Withdrawal, or failure to meet satisfactory academic progress requirements will result in the cancellation of your award. For a student who must withdraw from classes prior to the end of the academic term they will have their merit scholarship award withdrawn or prorated accordingly depending on the date of the withdrawal. A change in status to part time would result in a reduction of your merit-based award, reflective of the overall reduced tuition costs. Students who choose to defer their enrollment will not be guaranteed that they will receive an award or an award of the same amount the following year.
Full time students must be enrolled full time in the School of Social Work taking a minimum of 12 credits per semester (excluding summer terms which require a maximum of 9 credits) with a maximum receipt of 3 terms for advanced standing status and a maximum receipt of 4 terms for non-advanced standing status. Part time students must be enrolled in the School of Social Work taking a minimum of 6 credits per semester with a maximum of 8 semesters of receipt of the scholarship if they have advanced standing status and a maximum of 10 semesters of receipt of the scholarship if they do not have advanced standing status.