PhD Funding Sources

Opportunities

Research and teaching assistantship opportunities are available at the College of Social Work.

Our PhD students find working in our Social Research Institute, Goodwill Initiatives on Aging, Center on Mindfulness and Integrative Health Intervention Development (C-MIIND) or our Utah Criminal Justice Center offers critical career and scholarship enhancement. These institutes sponsor grant-funded research and demonstration projects regarding such issues as child welfare practice and cross-system reforms, juvenile and criminal justice reforms, aging, mental health, the challenges faced by welfare families, substance involved families, and services for persons with disabilities.

College of Social Work Scholarships
Funding Sources from the Graduate School
National Fellowships & Scholarships

Please refer to the contact information listed with each of the following potential funding opportunities and follow the fund requirements to submit applications. Please note that some of these funds require a needs analysis and you should apply annually application through both the University’s Financial Aid Department and the College of Social Work. Students are responsible to determine application deadlines as requirements and deadlines may change.