Scholarships
Our students apply for – and receive – significant internal and external scholarships every year.
While we work hard to keep our tuition affordable, we understand the burden of paying for a graduate education. These scholarships and other fellowship opportunities for eligible students can significantly reduce the cost of your tuition.
Touro Scholarships
OPIOID WORKFORCE EXPANSION PROGRAM (HRSA)
For: Continuing Students
Award: $10,000 in Advanced Year (one time stipend)
The Fellowship in Opioid Use Disorder and Substance Abuse Disorder Prevention, Treatment and Recovery provides a one-time stipend of $10,000 to selected fellows. The Fellowship is entering it's final year in academic year 2022-2023. To be eligible, students must have had a cumulative undergraduate or GSSW GPA of 3.0, submit a one-page statement demonstrating how they plan to contribute to the field of opioid and substance abuse prevention, treatment and recovery and demonstrate strong academic motivation. Stipends are only disbursed to Master’s level social work students in their Advanced Year field placement who are within 6-12 month of graduation. Incoming fall 2020 students accepted for the Fellowship will receive the stipend in their advanced year. Upon graduation, students should seek and be committed to serving as a social worker in a medically underserved community providing opioid and substance abuse prevention, treatment and recovery services. This new Opioid Workforce Expansion Program is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $1,338,822, with no percentage financed with non-governmental sources.
Contact: Dr. Eric Levine at eric.levine@touro.edu
Deadline: Fall 2022
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKFORCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAM (BHWET)
For: Advanced Year Students
Award: One-time $10,000 stipend
The Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training Program is for advanced year students. GSSW is partnering with Touro’s Occupational Therapy and Clinical Mental Health Counseling programs to enhance interprofessional classroom and fieldwork training for master’s level students. The project will specifically focus on youth who have or are at risk of adverse childhood experiences, involvement in and/or exposure to violence, abuse, trauma, juvenile justice, or substance use/abuse, and youth with mental, behavioral, and developmental disabilities and conditions to address the needs of these individuals. This “fellowship” is funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration. The program will select up to 13 social work students to take part in this interprofessional class and fieldwork specialization. Students receive a generous, one-time $10,000 stipend, paid in monthly installments.
Eligibility
- Open to continuing students and advanced standing incoming students within 6-12 months of graduation
- Cumulative GSSW GPA of 3.0
We are accepting applications now and awards are granted on a rolling basis. Please follow the 2-step application process.
- Please complete the online application
- Email your resume and essay to "Sarah E Keeler" at sarah.keeler5@touro.edu
Essay instructions: The project will specifically focus on youth who have or are at risk of adverse childhood experiences, involvement in and/or exposure to violence, abuse, trauma, juvenile justice, or substance use/abuse, and youth with mental, behavioral, and developmental disabilities and conditions to address the needs of these individuals. Please submit a 1-2 page statement demonstrating your prior experience working with youth at risk, how you plan to contribute to the field of youth at risk after graduation and what you hope to gain from participating in an interprofessional educational and fieldwork experience with occupational therapy and clinical mental health counseling students.
Contact: Dr. Eric Levine, eric.levine@touro.edu
Deadline: Fall 2022
SCHOLARSHIPS FOR DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS (HRSA)
For: Incoming Students
Average Yearly Award: At least 50% of educational expenses
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awarded GSSW a grant in order to provide scholarships for disadvantaged students who demonstrate financial need, have an excellent academic record, and are newly admitted full-time (at least 9 credits) to the Touro College Graduate School of Social Work. Continued funding in future years is contingent on Congressional reauthorization. Learn more about the HRSA grant.
Contact: Eric Levine, eric.levine@touro.edu
Deadline: Fall 2022
AGING EDUCATION FELLOWSHIP
For: Advanced Year Students
The Aging Education Fellowship is available to students interested in working with older adults, caregivers and their families. Students who apply for the fellowship must be available for 21 daytime hours for their field placement and must have a GPA of at least 3.2. The fellowship comes with a one-time tuition reduction of up to $5,000.
Contact: Professor Susan Brot, susan.brot@touro.edu
Deadline: Fall 2022
MILITARY SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION FELLOWSHIP
For: Advanced Year Students
The Military Social Work Education Fellowship is available to students interested in working with the military and veteran population and families. Students who apply for the fellowship must be available for 21 daytime hours for their field placement and must have a GPA of at least 3.2. Students must participate in spring enrichment seminars. The fellowship comes with a one-time tuition reduction of up to $5,000.
Contact: Professor Susan Brot, susan.brot@touro.edu
Deadline: Fall 2022
EVIDENCED-BASED PRACTICE IN MENTAL HEALTH FELLOWSHIP
For: Advanced Year Students
Touro College Graduate School of Social Work, as part of the New York State Consortium Project and the New York State Office of Mental Health, offers the Evidence-Based Practice in Mental Health Fellowship to Advanced Year students. This fellowship is for students who are interested in working with adults who are diagnosed with Serious Mental Illness (SMI) or Serious and Persistent Mental Illness (SPMI). Students who apply must be available for 21 daytime hours for their field placement and must have a GPA of at least 3.2. Students participate in spring semester enrichment seminars. The fellowship comes with a one-time tuition reduction of up to $2,000.
Contact: Professor Susan Brot, susan.brot@touro.edu
Deadline: Fall 2022
OHEL CHILDREN’S HOME AND FAMILY SERVICES
For: Ohel Children’s Home and Family Services employees.
Award: A one-time tuition reduction of up to $3,750
Contact: Dr. Eric Levine, eric.levine@touro.edu
Deadline: Spring 2023
MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
For: Students going into their second year, starting the summer before their second year.
The Department of Social Work of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center offers a ten-week summer fellowship and continued second-year field placement in oncology. Students must be available for the full ten weeks for the summer fellowship. The Summer Fellowship Program is sponsored by a grant from the Social Services Committee of the Society of Memorial Sloan Kettering. The fellowship provides a didactic as well as clinical component designed to meet the educational objectives of students who have completed their first year of an MSW program. Each fellow will receive individual supervision by a member of MSK’s social work staff as well as weekly group supervision. Fellows may be placed in either the inpatient or outpatient setting. At the completion of the ten-week program, each fellow will be required to submit a comprehensive report to the MSK Society delineating the specifics of their summer fellowship and how it met their educational objectives in oncology social work.
Contact: Professor Roberta Shiffman, roberta.shiffman@touro.edu
Deadline: Fall 2022
External Opportunities
UJA FEDERATION OF NEW YORK WIENER CENTER FOR LEADERSHIP AND LEARNING
The UJA Federation offers scholarships of up to $10,000 a year for 2 years, for both prospective and current students who are pursuing a career in the Jewish non-profit world. Recipients must commit to working for at least 2 years at a UJA-Federation site.
Contact: UJA-Federation of New York or Lyn Light Geller at gellerl@ujafedny.org
Deadline: Winter 2022-2023
HEBREW FREE LOAN SOCIETY
The Hebrew Free Loan Society administers the Nerken and Biller scholarship programs for the UJA-Federation of New York, below. This program provides approximately $1 million to students with financial need, primarily in the New York City metropolitan area.
The UJA-Federation of NY Jean and Albert Nerken Scholarship Fund is open to international students studying in the New York metropolitan area.
The UJA-Federation of NY Rose Biller Scholarship Fund is open to Jewish residents of the New York metropolitan area with financial need. It provides scholarships to Jewish men and women with significant economic need attending undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools.
Contact: Apply For a Scholarship at the Hebrew Free Loan Society (HFLS) or email: scholarship@HFLS.org
Deadline: Winter 2022-2023
LATINO SOCIAL WORK COALITION SCHOLARSHIP
For: Incoming Students
This program provides scholarships to Latino men and women with significant financial need residing in the New York metropolitan area that have been accepted or are enrolled in the program, with a GPA of 3.0 or better. The scholarship award may range from $2,500 to $4,000.
Contact: Latino SW Coalition
Deadline: January 2023
HISPANIC SCHOLARSHIP FUND
The HSF Scholarship is designed to assist students of Hispanic heritage obtain a college/graduate degree. Scholarships are available, on a competitive basis. Awards are based on merit; amounts range from $500 to $5,000, based on relative need, among the scholars selected.
JAMES R. DUMPSON SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
Through the NYC Children’s Services Workforce Institute, the Dr. James R. Dumpson Scholarship Program provides financial support to current NYC Children employees attending graduate-level programs who have demonstrated a commitment to a career in child and family services and who are motivated to become leaders in the field. NYC Children employees who are interested in applying should contact Aisha Dixon, Deputy Director of Continuing Education and Scholarship Programs at: aisha.dixon@acs.nyc.gov.
UNION PLUS SCHOLARSHIP
Available to current or retired members of participating unions, their spouses and their dependent children (as defined by IRS regulations), the Union Plus Scholarship offers scholarships of $500-$4,000 for students who demonstrate a financial need, and have a recommended GPA of 3.0 or higher. Students must write an essay as part of the application process. The applicant, applicant's spouse or parent (if applicant is a dependent) must have at least one year of continuous union membership.
Contact: Dr. Jennifer Zelnick, jennifer.zelnick@touro.edu
Deadline: January 31, 2023 for the Fall 2023 semester
LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAMS
Public Service Loan Forgiveness
If you are employed by a government or not-for-profit organization, you may be able to receive loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
NYS Higher Education Services Corporation
Under certain conditions, you may have all or part of your education loans forgiven or canceled in exchange for performing a qualifying service for a defined period of time. Although you do not have to repay the part of your loan that is forgiven or cancelled, you may owe taxes on the forgiven/cancelled amount in cases where the forgiven/cancelled amount is considered income.
This page is provided for informational purposes only and is subject to be modified, supplemented or discontinued, in whole or in part, at any time with or without notice. It is not intended to address all scholarship opportunities or all qualifications for any opportunities. External bodies frequently change their guidelines, criteria and contact information without notice. This information is neither written nor meant to confer any rights or privileges to any students. Offers may be withdrawn at any time. Please contact the Admissions Director for further guidance.
