Funding: Child and Family Scholars Program
Sponsored by the Wisconsin Child Welfare Professional Welfare System-Milwaukee
The Child and Family Scholars Program from the Helen Bader School of Social Welfare provides one to two years of funding to an eligible PhD student, which includes:
- A nine-month per year appointment
- Monthly stipends totaling up to $17,400 per year
- May include full coverage of resident tuition, a remission of the out-of-state portion of the tuition (if applicable), and low-cost comprehensive health benefits
- Typically two years of funding for incoming students and one year of funding for current students
Who is eligible?
- Incoming or current Social Welfare PhD students with a record of excellence in research-related activities
- Students whose research interests focus broadly on the area of child and family
- Students who intend to conduct applied scholarship with implications for social welfare policy and/or practice.
Specific topics of concern could include but are not limited to:
- Child maltreatment and its prevention
- Child welfare policy and practice
- Maternal and child health
- Family and child resilience
- Adverse childhood experiences
- Child carers
- Grandparent caregivers
- Juvenile justice
How Do I Apply?
- Students must apply directly to the Scholars Program to be considered for the award.
- Incoming students must submit the Scholars Program application independent of their PhD program application.
Applications are evaluated according to the following criteria:
- Extent of previous research experience
- Clarity of future vision for scholarship
- Ability to articulate potential implications of future scholarship
- Strength of character
- Financial need