Scholarships in Financial Social Work
The following opportunities are available:
-- The Woodside Foundation Scholarship Endowment in Financial Social Work is available to all Advanced-Year students.
-- The SunTrust Foundation Scholarship Endowment in Financial Social Work is available to incoming, foundation-year students.
Please visit Scholarships & Fellowships for a list of all available scholarships for students and the online application portal.
2018 UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE, SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK SCHOLARSHIP BRUNCH
From left to right: Anthony Carter (2017-18 Woodside Scholar); Charisse Carter (2017-18 SunTrust Scholar); Dr. Jodi Frey (Chair, Financial Social Work Initiative).
Field Placements
Within the School’s overall database of field placements, certain placements incorporate the skills of financial social work and provide exposure to this recognized area of national practice. Interested students should contact Denise Chop in the Field Placement Office for questions about placement opportunities. Possible field placements include:
| CLINICAL AND/OR FOUNDATION | MACRO |
|---|---|
|
Bridges to Housing Stability |
Bridges to Housing Stability |
|
Dwyer Workforce Development |
CASH Campaign of Maryland |
|
Generations Family Services, Inc. |
Comprehensive Housing Assistance, Inc. (CHAI) |
| Jewish Community Services |
National Low Income Housing Coalition |
|
Marian House |
Neighborhood Housing Services of Baltimore |
|
Paul's Place |
United Way Central Maryland - Impact Strategies Division |
|
Promise Heights (within the Center for Restorative Change |
Internships
Internships may be available, both paid and unpaid, for students to learn and use financial social work skills in community-based organizations across various populations.
Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteer opportunities are available for students wishing to work with the FSWI Steering Committee. Please click here if you are interested.
Career Opportunities
FSWI Co-Founders Robin McKinney ‘01 and Meg Woodside ‘07 discuss micro and macro financial social work career opportunities in the video presentation Financial Social Work + Economic Justice Careers presented at a 2017 social work career symposium.