Scholarships provide additional financial support for eligible students. Through the UWM Foundation and the generosity and vision of friends, alumni and faculty, the Helen Bader School of Social Welfare has established scholarships for the benefit of its students.
The next opportunity to apply for a scholarship will be December 1, 2020. The deadline to apply is March 1, 2021. (ROTC scholarships are separate from HBSSW and have different deadlines.) Most scholarships require supplemental information to the application form (e.g., transcripts, etc.). To apply for a scholarship, click on the link in the title of each box. You can find a listing of all UWM scholarships on this page: scholarships.uwm.edu
All UWM Scholarships:
scholarships.uwm.edu
- Aileen Rockjordan Scholarship
- MSW student: Min. $1,000
- 3.0 or higher GPA
- Demonstrated commitment to promoting cultural diversity in delivery of social services
- Members of under-represented racial minority groups
- Financial need considered
- Barbara Atchison Community and Organization Leadership Scholarship
- MSW Student: $2,000
- Concentration in Community and Organizational Leadership
- Nontraditional Student
- Creative Corrections Education Foundation Scholarship
- Undergraduate
- Student with an incarcerated parent or parent on parole
- Open to all UW-Milwaukee students
- Dean’s New Freshman Scholarship
- Undergraduate: Min. $1,000
- Newly admitted freshman
- Full-time enrollment for fall
- 3.5 or higher GPA
- ACT/SAT scores
- Social Work or Criminal Justice major
- Greater Milwaukee Association of Realtors Youth Foundation Scholarship
- Undergraduate and Graduate: Min. $1,000
- Social Work or Criminal Justice student
- Interest in career working with youth
- Academic merit
- Financial need considered
- Harry and Esther Kovenock Award
- Undergraduate: $1,000
- Senior Social Work student
- Academic merit
- Financial need considered
- Helen Bader Age & Community Scholarship
- Deadline: June 1, 2020
- Undergraduate and Graduate: Amount varies
- Pursuing Graduate Certificate in Applied Gerontology or Undergraduate Certificate in Healthy Aging
- 3.0 or higher GPA
- Junior or senior standing for undergraduate applicants
- Irene Frye Scholarship for Gerontology
- MSW student: Min. $3,000
- Concentration in Gerontology
- Financial need considered
- A nontraditional student or member of an under-represented group
- Judy Kramer Scholarship for Bilingual Students
- Undergraduate and Graduate: Min. $1,000
- Social Work major
- Fluent in more than one language
- Demonstrated commitment to working in the U.S. in a setting needing bilingual social workers
- Marcelena Lemanski Memorial Scholarship
- MSW student: Min. $1,000
- Graduate students with a concentration in family welfare
- Deadline to apply: April 10, 2020
- Karin Schmidt Nontraditional Student Scholarship
- MSW student: Min. $1000
- Previous employment or volunteer experience
- Noncontinuous student with a substantial gap in his/her educational timeline
- Kathleen Scheller Memorial Scholarship
- Undergraduate: Min. $1,000
- Social Work major
- Nontraditional student (40+ years)
- Financial need considered
- Carole Stewart and Family Scholarship
- MSW student: $1,000
- MSW student with concentration in Behavioral and Mental Health or Children and Family Services
- Academic merit considered
- Deadline to apply: April 26, 2020
- Lynde B. Uihlein Scholarship
- MSW student: Min. $1,000
- 3.0 or higher GPA
- Financial need considered
- Max and Kay Kurz Scholarship
- MSW student: Min. $1,000
- National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE)
- Undergraduate: Min. $1,000
- Member of under-represented racial minority group with a preference for African-Americans
- Junior or senior standing
- 2.5 or higher GPA
- Financial need considered
- Interest in working in a correctional or criminal justice agency
- The Pitman Scholarship
- Undergraduate and Graduate: Min. $1,000
- Social Work or Criminal Justice student
- 2.5 or higher GPA
- Financial need considered
- Robert L. Stonek Memorial Award
- Undergraduate and Graduate: Min. $1,000
- Criminal Justice major