Applicants must demonstrate financial need and outstanding academic qualifications. Preference will be given to students who have experience working with gay or lesbian clients. The student must be in good academic standing, demonstrate financial need and have selected the community based practice or social service administration and management concentration. The recipient must also be committed to the values of service, justice, equity and diversity. The student must be in good academic standing with demonstrated experience and interest in working with immigrant or refugee populations.
Eligible students are in their second year of field instruction.
Recipients are selected on the basis of academic merit, financial need and career promise. Preference is given to students who are currently working in the public, nonprofit, or government sector. The scholarships are awarded during spring quarter. The Veterans Administration offers stipends to students in their second year of field instruction in the Graduate School of Social Work master's program who are assigned to a Veterans Administration facility for practicum. The School offers an organized program of study which enables employed human service workers to complete the Master of Social Work degree and satisfy one year of the practicum requirement in their place of employment.