Master of Social Work Degree
Distance Education Option
for
Neighbor Island Residents
Financial Aid Possibilities
Note: Financial Aid options presented below differ slightly from those available to Mānoa Campus MSW students. If you are a distance education student, be sure you use the list below as your starting point. If you are a Mānoa Campus MSW student, see the list at:
http://www.hawaii.edu/sswork/msw-aid.html
1. UHM Financial Aid Services
2. Myron B. Thompson School of Social Work Administered Financial Aid
(Note: If applying for more than one Myron B. Thompson School of Social Work Administered Financial Aid source, you only need to complete one copy of the DE Financial Aid Common Application Form. However, you will need to submit a separate one-page narrative that addresses eligibility requirements for each award.)
Applications for Myron B. Thompson School of Social Work administered financial aid are made through a DE Financial Aid Common Application Form, available at the SSW Admissions Office, Distance Education Office, and on the Myron B. Thompson School of Social Work web site.
Achievement Scholarships are available for a limited number of students who are in good academic standing. The scholarships reduce tuition costs incurred by the awardee, excluding fees, and are normally awarded for one academic year, contingent upon continued eligibility. Requirement: Submission of the DE Financial Aid Common Application Form.
The Gaile M. Kurren Scholarship honors the memory of Gaile M. Kurren by awarding financial assistance to full-time, second-year graduate students intending to become social workers in the health care system. Requirement: Submission of the DE Financial Aid Common Application Form and a one-page narrative that addresses eligibility requirements for this award.
The Betty Lyle Anderson Scholarship provides financial assistance to full-time second-year graduate students who have a career interest in community organization and planning. Requirement: Submission of the DE Financial Aid Common Application Form and a one-page narrative that addresses eligibility requirements for this award.
The Katherine Newkirk Handley Graduate Social Work Student Loan Fund provides short-term, emergency loans to graduate students. Loans range from a minimum of $50 to a maximum of $250.
Sally Kanehe Lampson Endowed Scholarship was established in recognition of the pervasive social problems resulting from colonialism and culturally repressive forces in Hawai`i and the Pacific region. It is hoped that research supported by this fund will encourage the exploration of effective and culturally sensitive social services to address these problems. Recipients must be enrolled either full-time or part-time in the masters or doctorate programs at the Myron B. Thompson School of Social Work. Preference shall be given to doctoral students. Recipients must demonstrate leadership capabilities and plan to be involved in regional research in Hawai`i and the Pacific Basin. Requirement: Submission of the DE Financial Aid Common Application Form and a one-page narrative that addresses eligibility requirements for this award.
Alumni & Friends of the Myron B. Thompson School of Social Work Endowed Scholarship assists students enrolled in the MSW Program at the UH Mānoa Myron B. Thompson School of Social Work. Recipients must be enrolled either full-time or part-time in the MSW program at the UH Mānoa Myron B. Thompson School of Social Work. Candidates should demonstrate Interest and intent on sustaining and ensuring the well-being of the profession of social work in Hawai`i, the Pacific and/or Asia. Some degree of financial need should be shown, but not necessarily as defined by federal guidelines. Cumulative GPA must be 3.5 or better. The number and amount of awards will be determined based on the amount of funds available. Tentative range: $500 - $1,000 per school year, contingent upon continued eligibility. Requirement: Submit the DE Financial Aid Common Application Form & a one-page narrative that addresses eligibility requirements for this award.
Note: The financial aid sources described below all require separate application forms. Contact these sources directly for their forms. Do not use the DE Financial Aid Common Application Form described above for the sources below.
The Hawai`i Child Welfare Education Collaboration (HCWEC)
HCWEC-DE is a collaborative effort between the University of Hawai`i Myron B. Thompson School of Social Work and the Hawai`i State Department of Human Services. The two primary aims of this effort are to encourage current Department of Human Service employees to return to school to pursue a MSW degree and to encourage others entering the MSW program to commit to public child welfare as a career choice.
The three-year distance education program is only for current Department of Human Services employees who will continue to work full time while attending school. Tuition, fees, book related expenses and travel for orientation will be reimbursed for students in the program. Students in the HCWEC-DE Program will then be required to work for the Department of Human Services in public child welfare for two years post graduation.
The program is made possible with federal funds from the Title IV-E Child Welfare Training Grant. More information can be obtained by calling the HCWEC office at (808) 956-8089.
The HCWEC DE MSW Option is currently only available
to full-time DHS staff members in permanent positions.
