Financial
Aid & Fellowships:
Sources of Funding
School of Social
Work Financial Aid: The funding packages available directly
from the doctoral program can include partial to full tuition remission
and competitively set living stipends. Applicants to the program
should be advised that there is no formal financial aid form to complete,
but that they should clearly indicate on their applications that
they wish to be considered for financial aid from the Doctoral Program.
Teaching
and Research Assistantships: Many students
obtain valuable experience and partially finance
their studies by participating in the research
and teaching programs of the School
of Social Work. Assistantships vary in their time
commitment (up to 20 hrs/week) and may provide a salary or stipend. First-year
students are generally discouraged from acting
as teaching assistants, but there may be opportunities
for paid research work.
Fellowships are awarded
in recognition of academic achievement and in expectation
of scholarly success.
Among the fellowships that the Doctoral Program
awards directly to incoming students
are the Willie G. Perry Award, Eveline
M. Burns Award and James A.
Jones Scholarship Fund, whose award totals
vary by yearly endowment conditions.
Training in Interdisciplinary Research to Reduce Antimicrobial Resisitance (TIRAR), Columbia University School of Nursing
Posted June 23, 2008
The Center for Interdisciplinary Research to Reduce Antimicrobial Resistance (CIRAR) seeks pre-doctoral applicants to its fellowship program for fall 2008. CIRAR aims to prepare biomedical researchers and others in interdisciplinary research with a focus on the prevention and control of antimicrobial resistance. The TIRAR fellowship may be for one or two years. Trainees will receive the NIH-designated annual stipend (currently $20,772), $16,000 + $190 in tuition and fee assistance, health insurance (individual and family), and $800 annually for travel to training-related conferences and/or scientific sessions. Applicants must have completed at least one year in a research doctoral program at Columbia University and must be US citizens or permanent residents. For more information, click here.
Brookdale Foundation Leadership in Aging Fellowship
Deadline: November 6, 2008
Fellowship program intends to encourage the emerging leaders in the field of aging. They seek applications from a broad range of disciplines related to the field of aging including, but not limited to, the medical, biological and basic sciences, nursing, social sciences, the arts, and humanities. Each candidate must: (1) Demonstrate leadership potential; (2) Provide evidence of an ongoing commitment to a career in aging; (3) Have a mentor (or mentors) willing and able to provide meaningful professional guidance to the candidate; (4) Agree to commit at least 75% of his or her time for career development during each of the two years of the Fellowship; and (5) Propose a project related to the field of aging that will contribute to the candidates career development and also serve to enhance his or her leadership skills. Candidates should be between the first and tenth years of their graduate degree. For more information, click here.
Health and Aging Policy Fellowships
Deadline for 2008-2009 is May 27, 2008
Supported by The Atlantic Philanthropies and administered by Columbia University, this national program seeks to provide professionals in health and aging with the experience and skills necessary to make a positive contribution to the development and implementation of health policies that affect older Americans. The program offers two different tracks for individual placement: (1) a residential track that includes a nine-to-12-month placement in Washington, DC or at a state agency (as a legislative assistant in Congress, a professional staff member in an executive agency or in a policy organization); and (2) a non-residential track that includes a health policy project and brief placement(s) throughout the year at relevant sites. Core program components focused on career development and professional enrichment are provided for fellows in both tracks. For more information, look here: http://www.healthandagingpolicy.org/index.html.
Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
Deadline for 2009 is November 1, 2008
The Soros Fellowships for New Americans support thirty individuals for up to two years of graduate study in any subject anywhere in the United States. Students already in graduate study are eligible, though not past their second year unless they are in dual degree programs. The Fellowship provides $20,000 maintenance and half tuition (up to a maximum of $16,000 per academic year) wherever the Fellow attends. Candidates must be either holders of Green Cards, naturalized citizens, or children of two naturalized citizen parents. For more information, look here: http://www.pdsoros.org.
National Institute of Mental Health Traineeships
Columbia University has the longest running NIMH fellowship program in social work. The Fellowship* provides predoctoral support in the form of a 12-month stipend of $20,772 plus a substantial portion of tuition, fees and health insurance to the extent that funding is available (currently estimated to be $14,893). Trainees are appointed for 12 months. At the discretion of the Program Director and Training Advisory Committee, trainees may be appointed for three consecutive 12 month periods. Appointees must be committed to pursuing a career in clinical mental health services research. The program emphasizes work in trauma and loss, especially pertaining to minority populations. In addition to completing the Ph.D. requirements of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, NIMH fellows are provided with enriched tutorial experiences and a year-long survival skills seminar. NIMH fellows are expected to write a dissertation grant application, and are provided support and assistance to achieve this.
*There are no slots available in this program for the 2008-2009 academic year. However, slots may become available in the following year.
Other Sources:
Applicants are urged
to compete for any national, regional, and foundation
fellowships for which they are eligible. These awards are often larger than those granted
by the University. Many
students in the GSAS system have found the following
list of special awards useful, though with some
persistent sleuthing many more sources
of funding may be found. The School of Social Work Office of the Associate Dean for Research and Sponsored Projects has also put together a helpful Online Manual containing information pertaining to funding resources, types of awards, and advice on preparing and submitting a grant proposal.
National Institute of Health Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Individual Predoctoral Fellows (F31)
Applicants are also encouraged to consider applying for individual fellowships through the National Institute of Health (NIH). The NIH will reimburse 100% of the combined costs of tuition, fees, and health insurance up to $3,000 and 60% of the aforementioned costs above $3,000 for the predoctoral fellow, in addition to providing an annual stipend. For more information, look here: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-04-032.html.
Council
for Social Work Education
Minority Fellowships
To begin the application process, write to CSWE
at 1600 Duke Street, Suite 300, Alexandria, VA
22314-3421. For more information, look here:
http://www.cswe.org/CSWE/scholarships/fellowship/
National Science Foundation
Graduate Fellowships & National Science Foundation Minority Fellowships
Annual predoctoral fellowships for beginning graduate
students who are U.S. citizens are offered for study in engineering, the natural sciences,
and the social sciences. Applications are available from the National Science
Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard,
Arlington, VA 22230. For more information, look here: http://www.nsf.gov/grfp
Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowships for Achieving Excellence in College & University Teaching
Write for an application c/o Fellowship Office,
GR 346A, National Research Council of the National Academies, 500 Fifth Street NW, Washington, DC 20001, tel: (202) 334-2872. For more information,
look here: http://national-academies.org/fellowships
Jacob
Javits Fellowship Program
Offers financial assistance to beginning graduate
students (U.S. citizens) in the arts, humanities,
and social sciences, for up to 48 months. Address:
Javits Fellowship Program, U.S. Dept. of Education,
400 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20202-5247,
tel: (202) 260-3574. For more information, look here:
http://www.ed.gov/programs/jacobjavits/index.html
P.E.O. International Scholarship Fund
Provides scholarships for selected women from other countries for study in the United States and Canada for one year of study. Renewal applications may be made for additional scholarship assistance within certain regulations. Address: P.E.O. International Peace Scholarship Fund, P.E.O. Executive Office, 3700 Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa 50312-2899. For more information, look here: http://www.peointernational.org
Society for the Study of Social Problems Racial/Ethnic Minority Graduate Scholarship
Supports a minority doctoral student in the social and/or behavioral sciences inclusive of course work or dissertation research support who demonstrates a commitment, through his or her scholarly examination, of any aspect of inequality, injustice and oppression. Address: The Society for The Study of Social Problems, University of Tennessee, 901 McClung Tower, Knoxville, TN 37996-0490, tel: 865-689-1531. For more information, look here: http://www.sssp1.org/index.cfm/m/24/pageId/48
Christine Smith Graduate Studies Scholarship
A graduate level scholarship for students specializing in children and family issues. To be eligible, applicants must have two or more years of recent professional experience in the field of social work or a related field. The scholarship gives priority to applicants from the United States and Canada. To obtain an application, send a written or email request to: R. Kenneth Babb, Executive Director, The Educational Foundation, IOOF, P.O. Box 20455, Winston-Salem, NC 27101, email: rkbabb1@bellsouth.net (please title the subject of email requests "Smith Scholarship"). For more information, click here.
Tuition
Assistance Program Awards
Any student who has been a legal resident of New
York State for twelve months is eligible to apply
to the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) for each
term in which he or she is registered as a full-time
degree candidate. Further information and application
forms may be obtained from the New York State Higher
Education Services Corporation, Albany, NY 12255,
tel: (518) 474-5642. To ensure timely processing,
applications for awards should be filed three months
in advance of the beginning of the term for which
the grant is to apply. For more information, look here:
http://www.hesc.com/content.nsf/SFC/3/About_TAP
National Institute of Health Loan Repayment Programs
In exchange for a two or three-year commitment to a research career, the NIH will repay up to $35,000 per year of student qualified education debt. For more information, look here: http://www.lrp.nih.gov/about/index.htm
CSU Chancellor's Doctoral Incentive Program
The program seeks to provide loans to doctoral students who are interested in applying and competing for California State University (CSU) instructional faculty positions after completion of the doctoral degree. The program provides loans of up to $10,000 per year up to a total of $30,000. If a participant applies, competes for, and is hired in a CSU instructional faculty position after completion of the doctoral degree, 20% of the loan will be forgiven for each year of full-time postdoctoral teaching employment in the CSU. For more information, look here: http://www.calstate.edu/HR/CDIP
Hartford Doctoral Fellows Pre-Dissertation Award Program
Deadlines are February 1, August 1 annually
The program seeks to expose more doctoral students to Gerontological Social Work Research, expand the number of social work doctoral dissertations that identify and examine a set of research questions that seek to improve the health and well-being of older persons and their families, and enhance the likelihood of writing a successful gran application to the Hartford Doctoral Fellows program. Applicant must be enrolled in a full-time doctoral program in the United States, be at the Pre-Dissertation stage, and secure the sponsorship of a faculty member in their doctoral program. For more information click here.
American Cancer Society Doctoral Training Grants in Oncology Social Work
Deadline for 2009 is October 15, 2008.
This award is made to support the training of graduate students in doctoral programs focused on research related to the psychosocial needs of persons with cancer and their families. Initial 2-year grant with annual funding of $20,000 with possibility of 2-year competitive renewal. For more information click here.
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