Affording Your Degree in the School of Social Work

Saint Louis University offers significant resources for students of all levels and disciplines in the School of Social Work. We are pleased to support our students as they work to improve our communities as students and professionals.

The resources below offer a selection of funding opportunities for students in social work and related fields.

Information for Students of All SSW Programs

SLU Scholarships

SLU's School of Social Work has streamlined the process for scholarships. Every applicant is automatically evaluated to determine qualification for scholarships from SLU’s School of Social Work. Applicants are notified of their scholarship amount at the time of their admission decision. Programs such as graduate assistantships have separate requirements.

Outside Assistance

In addition to the loans, grants and other opportunities available to all SLU students, multiple resources are available to students studying social work, criminology and criminal justice and applied behavior analysis.

View Scholarship Opportunities by Organizations and Institutions Outside of SLU

Information for SSW Graduate Students

Billing Structures

The School of Social Work graduate programs are billed using a flat-rate tuition model. Rates are subject to change.

View the 2024 - 2025 School of Social Work Billing Structures

Graduate Assistantships

Full graduate sssistants work 20 hours a week and receive tuition remission for one academic year, as well as a monthly stipend and the option for health insurance coverage. Graduate assistants provide assistance with research/scholarship, teaching, community engagement, and other professional or departmental activities.

Partial fraduate interns work either eight or 16 hours a week and receive $5,000 or $10,000 respectively in tuition remittance for the academic year. Graduate interns provide assistance with research/scholarship, teaching, community engagement, and other professional or departmental activities.

Eligibility Requirement: Awarded to newly accepted master’s or returning students enrolled as a degree-seeking student in the School of Social Work

All graduate assistantships/internships are 9 to 12 month positions, beginning in the summer, fall or spring of each academic year. Individuals can only be awarded a full graduate sssistantship for one academic year. Internships can be awarded for up to two consecutive years.

Applications open the first week of January and close March 1. Candidates are notified in April.

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Doerr Diversity Fellowships

Students awarded the Doerr Diversity Fellowship work closely with the Saint Louis University Emmett J. and Mary Martha Doerr Center for Social Justice Education and Research, and are required to perform duties as assigned by the center throughout the duration of their fellowship.

Doerr Fellows serve as members of the School of Social Work's Equity and Inclusion Committee and receive full tuition remission for up to two years. This fellowship does not include a stipend or health insurance nor does it cover any fees. Doerr Fellows are expected to actively participate in the diversity, equity and inclusion activities sponsored throughout the year by the Doerr Center for Social Justice.

Eligibility Requirement: Awarded to newly accepted master’s enrolled as a degree-seeking student in the School of Social Work.

Applications open the first week of January and close March 1. Candidates are notified in April. Applicants can apply to all funding opportunities listed above but may only be selected for one.