Our doctoral students gain valuable research experience working directly with our nationally and internationally known faculty as Graduate Assistants and through faculty-funded research. Working collaboratively with faculty, students acquire applied research skills to become independent researchers and develop the capacity for original scholarship. Through these experiences, doctoral students have opportunities to co-author articles and make scholarly presentations with faculty at professional conferences.

Opportunities to teach in the MSW and BSW programs are an integral aspect of our doctoral program. Combined with a dedicated course on the theory and practice of teaching, doctoral students gain practical experience as they train to become the next generation of social work educators.

The School of Social Work offers several fellowships and scholarships to support doctoral student research and travel.

Rollin Williams/Y.C. Wu Scholarship

Vivian Michaelson Fellowship
Dissertation Writing Fellowship
Dissertation Research Fellowship
Research Facilitation Fund
Student Travel Scholarships
Student Professional Development Fellowships