Explore Funds

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Funds

Edward G. Holley Student Research Fund

Provides support for student research awards, especially for expenses incurred for research on the master's thesis.

MSW Practicum Scholarships

Provides support for stipends to MSW students completing their required internships, often relieving them of the need for outside work for pay. 

Social Work-Continuing Education

Provides support for scholarships, which allow access to cutting edge research and practices to new practitioners and recent graduates when attending may be cost prohibitive.

The Hortense McClinton Legacy Scholarship

Provide support for students interested in pursuing a social work degree to do so with limited debt, which honors the first Black faculty member at Carolina.

The Louise Coggins Pathways Scholarship

This fund was established to provide scholarship support to Bachelor of Social Work students at the UNC School of Social Work.

The School of Social Work Scholarship Fund

Provide support for dozens of scholarship funds to help students. Some are designated for students who meet certain criteria — for example, a student who lives in a particular county or a student who is pursuing a particular career in social work.

The Susan Grey Akers Scholarship Fund

Inspired by Susan Grey Akers’ trailblazing legacy, this fund enhances the MSLS student experience by providing resources that foster academic achievement, professional growth and opportunities to learn and lead.