The Raoul Wallenberg International Summer Travel Fellowship is for students who take part in a community service project or civic participation anywhere in the world, in the spirit of Raoul Wallenberg’s experience and contributions. Several fellowships will be made for summer 2010, each in the amount of up to $5000 to cover transportation, room and board, and local excursions made in connection with the project. Applications are due by February 22, 2010.
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The School of Social Work Winter Commencement Ceremony will be held at Hill Auditorium on Saturday, December 19, 2009, 11:00 AM. A reception will immediately follow in the Michigan League Ballroom located on the 2nd floor.
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Thanks to a grant from the European Commission, the European Union Center and the Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies are offering students summer grants of $5,000 to work on issues of European integration, broadly defined. Student grantees will conduct research leading to the writing of a paper on a relevant topic of their choosing.
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The Executive Committee of the Wallenberg Endowment is sponsoring the Raoul Wallenberg International Summer Travel Fellowships. The Wallenberg International Summer Travel Fellowship will allow selected students to take part in a community service project or civic participation anywhere in the world. Several fellowships will be made annually, each in the amount of up to $5,000 to cover transportation, room and board, and local excursions made in connection with the project.
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This note announces an award available to new and continuing students in the Joint Interdisciplinary Doctoral Program. It is being made available under the Vivian A. and James L. Curtis Endowed Scholars fund and carries a value of $1,500. One award will be made. To be eligible for the award, a student must be in good standing and his or her research must focus on minority populations with low income and education, with a preference for research on issues faced by African American males.
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Summer 2010 Program Associate position available:
Basic Function: To serve as a member of the administrative team, assist in administrative duties and coordinate and oversee programming that enhances Camp experiences for staff and campers.
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Job Title: Project Coordinator
Salary Range: Based on Experience
Hours/Week: 20 to 40 Hours
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McKinsey & Company is a management consulting firm that advises senior management of the world's leading organizations on issues of strategy, organization, technology and operations.
For more information, please read on or visit www.apd.mckinsey.com/opportunities.
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Substance Abuse
Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) Center for Substance
Abuse Prevention (CSAP) announces a new internship program for
graduate students and is accepting applications to select up to 30 qualified students from schools of public, behavioral, and allied health.
For more information please read on or visit http://www.seiservices.com/samhsa/csap.
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Students wanting to enroll in section 001 of SW 647 or SW 697 Winter term 2010 that are not a Community-Based Initiative Scholar must submit a Closed Course Petition to attempt to gain permission to enroll. http://ssw.umich.edu/programs/classes/forms.html
Students enrolling in foundation field, SW 515 and/or SW 531 Winter term 2010 should select section 888. This section will be updated through the Registrar's office once your Field Liaison and/or Seminar instructor is known. Additional information on enrolling in Field Winter term can be located at the following web page http://ssw.umich.edu/programs/classes/fieldInstruction.pdf
If you are trying to location Field (either SW 515 or SW 691) when doing a class search in Wolverine Access remember to select the check box that states 'Include Independent Study Classes'.
I. Purpose and Eligibility
This note announces an award available to new and continuing students in the Joint Interdisciplinary Doctoral Program. It is being made available under the Rosemary Sarri Scholarship fund in Management, Social Policy or Community Organization and carries a value of $2,500. One award will be made. To be eligible for the award, a student must be in good standing and his or her research must focus on the advancement of community organizing, management, evaluation or social policy.
II. Form of Support
For 2009-2010, a $2,500 award will be made to a Doctoral student in the form of tuition or stipend support.
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I. Purpose and Eligibility
This note announces an award available to new and continuing students in the Joint Interdisciplinary Doctoral Program. It is being made available under the Clara P. Davis and Larry E. Davis Scholarship fund and carries a value of $2,000. One award will be made. To be eligible for the award, a student must be in good standing and his or her research must focus on the study of poverty and social justice.
II. Form of Support
For 2009-2010, a $2,000 award will be made to a Doctoral student in the form of tuition or stipend support.
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Families USA is now taking applications for two post-MSW fellowships, The Villers Fellowship and The Wellstone Fellowship. For more information and downloadable applications, please read on and visit:
http://www.familiesusa.org/fellowships/the-villers-fellowship.html
http://www.familiesusa.org/fellowships/wellstone-fellowship-about.html
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The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and the State Fiscal Analysis Initiative is now accepting applications for the State Policy Fellowship Program. For more information, please read on or visit: www.cbpp.org/fellowship.
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Fees increasing to $230 for bachelors and masters, $260 for clinical social work. Please read on or refer to http://www.aswb.org/pdfs/FeeIncreaseFAQs.pdf for more information.
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Mini courses are located under the numbers SW 790 and SW 799. For detailed information on the specific topic you must click on the relevant section number on the SSW web site. Wolverine Access does not provide topic specific detail. http://ssw.umich.edu/programs/classes/schedule.html?semester=20103
New course number SW 513 is also a topics course but not a mini course. The two currently offered for Winter term are Jews & Social Justice in the United States offered through Judaic Studies, and Community Empowerment - Arts offered through the Residential College. These also require that you click on the relevant section to receive detail on the course topic. http://ssw.umich.edu/programs/classes/schedule.html?semester=20103
Using E-Portfolio and Integrative Learning Methods, SW 631. This course is a 1 credit hour elective and is titled Advanced Field Seminar. You can view the course description on the SSW web site. http://ssw.umich.edu/programs/classes/schedule.html?semester=20103
Developing Practice Skills Through Role-Play and Client Simulation, SW 703. This is a new course. You can view the course description on the SSW web site. http://ssw.umich.edu/programs/classes/schedule.html?semester=20103
Upcoming events on Salary Negotiation, Licensure Requirements, Licensing Exam Preparation, and Nonprofit Management. Read More for dates and times.
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CEW scholarship applications are now available. Click here for more info.
Eligibility Requirements for CEW Scholarships:
•Must be attending the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Flint, Dearborn Campuses) in the academic year of 2010-2011.
•Must have experienced a lapse in education after graduating from high school of at least (a) 48 consecutive months or (b) 48 non-consecutive months –not counting interruptions of less than 8 months.
•Applicants who have received a CEW Scholarship in the past are not eligible.
NHSC is offering licensed clinical social workers up to $50,000 to repay their student loans. For more information, please visit:
http://nhsc.hrsa.gov/loanrepayment
Each area can nominate one student for this award, which is specifically for female students who are citizens of countries in the area formerly known as the Orient. For more information, see the link.
Area chairs can nominate up to two students for this award, which provides three terms of support for students who will be starting their
final year in either the Spring or Fall of 2010. For more information, click here.
