Helen Bader School of Social Welfare Application for Incoming Graduate Students

To be considered for scholarships within UWM’s Helen Bader School of Social Welfare, please complete the following questions. In addition, you must meet the following criteria:

  1. You must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 (including transfer credits).
  2. You must submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) (where applicable).
  3. You must be admitted to the Helen Bader School of Social Welfare or meet all requirements for admission.

The HBSSW Scholarship Committee will base its decisions on your responses to the questions. Application-based scholarships are awarded for the upcoming academic year. Scholarship award winners will be announced in early spring. The committee will determine what scholarships you may be eligible for. If you have any questions regarding this application or HBSSW scholarships, please feel free to contact Michaela Kaiser at kaisermr@uwm.edu.

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Schools, Colleges, Departments, and Areas
College of Community Engagement & Professions, Graduate Student Scholarships, Helen Bader School of Social Welfare
Deadline
03/01/2025
Supplemental Questions
  1. Please describe your commitment to promoting cultural diversity of social services.
  2. Please describe your interest in pursuing a career related to correctional or criminal justice agencies.
  3. Working with Youth
    • Are you interested in a career working with and empowering youth?
    • If yes, please explain in what ways you will empower youth through your work. If you answered no, please type "NA".
  4. A non-traditional student is a student who did not pursue higher education immediately following graduation from high school, is 25 years or older, or has major life or work responsibilities. Based on this description, do you consider yourself a non-traditional student?
  5. Are you fluent in more than one language or majoring in another language?
  6. Masters in Social Welfare
    • Are you a MSW Student?
    • If yes, please choose your pathway of interest. If you answered no, please select none.
    • Please explain why you are interested in this pathway and how you demonstrate this interest. Example: courses you have taken, field placements, volunteer work, employment, etc. If you answered no, please type "NA".
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