School of Social Work Scholarship Application

UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON TACOMA SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE

2024-2025 School of Social Work and Criminal Justice Scholarship

As a result of continued and generous donations to the University of Washington Tacoma School of Social Work and Criminal Justice, scholarships ranging from $500 to $1000 are available for spring quarter 2025. The one-time awards are available to UW Tacoma students enrolled in social work, social welfare and criminal justice degree programs. 

Application procedures are described below.  Eligible applicants are students continuing their degree progression in spring quarter 2025, when the scholarship funds will be awarded.

Eligibility Criteria:

  • Currently enrolled University of Washington Tacoma CJ, BASW, or MSW students in good standing at the time of scholarship application with successful completion of at least one quarter of coursework in their major/program by the time of the scholarship disbursement.

  • Continuous enrollment from winter quarter 2025 through spring quarter 2025. 

 

Application Procedure:

To apply for this scholarship, applicants must provide the following to the School of Social Work and Criminal Justice. 

  • Completed School of Social Work and Criminal Justice Scholarship Application webform 
  • An unofficial UW Tacoma transcript (downloaded from MyUW).

  • An essay addressing your efforts to change lives through enriching communities. 

    The School of Social Work and Criminal Justice is committed to social justice as the foundation for engaging with our students, one another, and the communities we serve. We are proud of the strong ties we have in the South Puget Sound community. Please write about your previous and/or current experiences with community support, development, or engagement. For example, this may relate to your active role to improve community conditions, participation or leadership in neighborhood organizing and empowerment, starting a community group for mutual support, assuming a leadership role in providing community education/training in partnership with community agencies, or your active role in improving an existing program or developing a new program that better meets community needs. 

    In addition to describing your commitment and contribution to community empowerment, please be specific in explaining how this scholarship will assist you in achieving your educational and professional goals. The length of the essay should be 1-2 pages, typed, double-spaced, with 11 or 12 point font. 

     

Application Deadline: Monday November 11th, 2024 (by midnight).

Section A: Applicant Information
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School of Social Work and Criminal Justice Scholarship
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An essay addressing your efforts to change lives through enriching communities. 

The School of Social Work and Criminal Justice is committed to social justice as the foundation for engaging with our students, one another, and the communities we serve. We are proud of the strong ties we have in the South Puget Sound community. Please write about your previous and/or current experiences with community support, development, or engagement. For example, this may relate to your active role to improve community conditions, participation or leadership in neighborhood organizing and empowerment, starting a community group for mutual support, assuming a leadership role in providing community education/training in partnership with community agencies, or your active role in improving an existing program or developing a new program that better meets community needs. 

In addition to describing your commitment and contribution to community empowerment, please be specific in explaining how this scholarship will assist you in achieving your educational and professional goals. The length of the essay should be 1-2 pages, typed, double-spaced, with 11 or 12 point font. 

Please upload your unofficial transcripts.
One file only.
15 MB limit.
Allowed types: txt, rtf, pdf, doc, docx, odt, ppt, pptx, odp, xls, xlsx, ods.
I understand that I am applying to the School of Social Work and Criminal Justice Scholarship.
By signing this application, I certify that my statements in this application are true, complete and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. I understand that any falsification or omission of information may disqualify me from consideration for this scholarship. I understand that all statements made on this application may be verified. I hereby give permission to release my financial aid data to the School of Social Work and Criminal Justice so that the scholarship award committee may consider my financial need as a dimension of the scholarship criteria. If I receive a scholarship from UW Tacoma, I: 1) give the University permission to publish my name in news releases, the web and advertisements promoting its scholarships; 2) agree to write funders a thank you note; and 3) may be required to attend a scholarship stewardship event, if held.