Stipends, Fellowships and Research Assistantships

Child Welfare Stipend

The Colorado Child Welfare Scholars Consortium (CCWSC) is part of a statewide effort to invest in the education of selected students to attract qualified social work professionals dedicated to the provision of equitable and inclusive services within public child welfare in Colorado. Students who are awarded Child Welfare Stipends agree to commit themselves to public-sector employment. They will be required to complete a specified term of “payback” employment in a Colorado county or tribal department of human/social services in a child welfare position serving Title IV-E eligible children and their families in exchange for receiving the Child Welfare Stipend. View the full program description.

• Stipend amount: $12,000 – $14,000
• Field education requirement: Foundation or Concentration internship in a Colorado public child welfare (county) agency
• Eligibility: Denver Campus, MSW@Denver, Four Corners and Western Colorado MSW students with a Colorado residence
• Post-Graduation Requirements: For every year the stipend is received, following graduation, awardees are required to work one year serving child welfare populations in a Colorado department of social/human services or with a tribal nation within Colorado.
• Application process: Next application cycle will begin in Winter quarter- January.
• Pathway Preference: Child Welfare
• Contact: Christa Doty 

• Application Requirements

  The earlier you apply, the better your chances are of being awarded a stipend. Please see the following important links.

  • CCWSC Main Page
  • Eligibility & Requirements
  • CCWSC Resources & Links
  • Application Information
• Course Requirements

  Required: SOWK 4418 Child Welfare Practice: Assessment and Intervention

  Recommended: SOWK 4600: Child Welfare History & Policies

GeriCare EveryWhere Stipend

In partnership with the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), we offer two, $10,000 GeriCare EveryWhere stipends to students who are passionate about a career working with older adults and their families. Students who receive a stipend must contractually agree to practice in a geriatric setting in Colorado for a minimum of two years after graduation. 

GeriCare EveryWhere Stipend Application Information

• Program Eligibility: Denver Campus, Four, Corners, Western Colorado, and Online MSW students with Colorado residences
• Student Eligibility: 
  • Engage in up to 1 hour per week of synchronous virtual instructional learning and 1 hour of asynchronous of learning activities with other medical, dental occupational therapy, physical therapy, nursing, physician assistant students on age-friendly health care.
  • Dedicate 2 hours per week of your concentration field internship to clinical learning objectives related to age-friendly health care.
  • Attend interdisciplinary clinical rotation for each discipline that involves immersive training with other interdisciplinary fellows and site visits for about 4 hours per month.
  • Participate in the annual geriatric conference through CU’s Multidisciplinary Center on Aging.
• Application Deadline: July 1, 2025
• GeriCare EveryWhere at GSSW Application
• Questions: Please email leslie.hasche@du.edu