$2,600,000 AMOUNT OF U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICE ADMINISTRATION SCHOLARSHIPS
4 YEARS occupations. The state of Georgia projects a 19.7 percent increase in social work jobs through the year 2022. The average growth rate for all occupations is seven percent. “This scholarship should help at least 50 students each year through 2020,” said David Okech, director of the social work master’s degree program and project director for the scholarship. “This is a good thing, because there is a great need for clinical social workers in the state of Georgia and in the country as a whole.” This year 52 of 63 applicants were awarded the scholarship. Though the scholarship is only for full-time students, students enrolled
Associate Professor David Okech, director of the MSW Program, welcomes new graduate students at the UGA Gwinnett campus.
in the extended-time social work master’s degree program at UGA’s Gwinnett campus are eligible to apply. Full-time enrollment is defined as nine hours in fall and spring semesters, which permits extendedtime degree students to be eligible. In the one semester of six credit hours, extended-time degree students will need to enroll for an additional three credits. For more information, contact David Okech at sds@uga.edu.
PERIOD OF DISTRIBUTION
$30,000/YR MAXIMUM AMOUNT PER APPLICANT
19% 82%
PROJECTED NATIONAL INCREASE IN SOCIAL WORK JOBS 2014–2022
APPLICANTS AWARDED THE SCHOLARSHIP THIS YEAR
“Now I can work where the greatest need is and not worry as much about my income for the work that I do. I’m very grateful.” Connect Fall 2016
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