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 in early 2020. (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
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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
- Receiving financial aid
- Barbara Atchison Community and Organization Leadership Scholarship
- MSW Student: $2000
- Concentration in Community and Organizational Leadership
- Non-renewable
- 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: Amount varies
- Newly admitted freshman
- Full-time enrollment for fall
- 3.5 or higher GPA
- ACT/SAT scores
- Social Work or Criminal Justice major
- *Awarded by the UWM Admissions Office
- Greater Milwaukee Association of Realtors Youth Foundation Scholarship
- Undergraduate and Graduate: Min. $1,000
- Student enrolled in Social Work or Criminal Justice program
- Interest in career working with youth
- Academic merit
- Receiving financial aid
- Harry and Esther Kovenock Award
- Undergraduate: $1000
- Senior Social Work student
- Academic merit
- Receiving financial aid
- Helen Bader Age & Community Scholarship
- Undergraduate & Graduate: Amount varies
- Pursuing Graduate Certificate in Applied Gerontology or undergraduate certificate in Healthy Aging
- 3.0 or higher GPA
- Renewable
- Irene Frye Scholarship for Gerontology
- MSW or PhD student: Min. $1,000
- Concentration in Gerontology
- Receiving financial aid
- A non-traditional student or member of an under-represented minority
- 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
- Karin Schmidt Non-Traditional Student Scholarship
- MSW student: Min. $1000
- Previous employment or volunteer experience
- Non-continuous student with a substantial gap in his/her educational timeline
- Kathleen Scheller Memorial Scholarship
- Undergraduate: Min. $500
- Social Work major
- Non-traditional student (40+ years)
- Receiving financial aid
- Lynde B. Uihlein Scholarship
- MSW student: Min. $1,000
- 3.0 or higher GPA
- Financial need considered
- Marianne & Joseph Nothum Scholarship for International Study
- Undergraduate & Graduate: Amount varies
- Social Work or Criminal Justice student
- Receiving financial aid
- 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
- Receiving financial aid
- Interest in working in a correctional or criminal justice agency
- The Pitman Scholarship
- Undergraduate and Graduate: Min. $1,000
- Student enrolled in Social Work or Criminal Justice program
- 2.5 GPA or higher
- Receiving financial aid
- Robert L. Stonek Memorial Award
- Undergraduate and Graduate: Min. $1,000
- Student enrolled in Criminal Justice program
- Stowell Associates Scholarship for Care Management
- MSW Student: Min. $1,600
- Interest in career in care management
- Academic merit
- Receiving financial aid