School-Based Named Scholarships
NYU Silver's named scholarship awards are highly competitive. Accepted students will receive instructions in late spring on how to apply for awards to be distributed for the fall. We typically receive many more applications than we have awards.
Scholarships for 2021–2022
Updated April 16, 2021
Below is the list of awards available for the 2021-22 academic year. Incoming and continuing students received an email on April 16, 2021 with the link to the scholarship application, and information on the scholarship deadline. Scholarship applicants will be notified of scholarship decisions on July 16, 2021.
Any questions about the scholarship application can be directed to the Scholarship and Financial Education Office at silver.financialaid@nyu.edu.
Celebrating Silver School’s 50th anniversary, this scholarship is dedicated to providing tuition assistance to students who demonstrate academic merit and financial need, aligned with Silver’s mission as a “private university in public service.” Cumulative GPA of 3.6+ is looked upon favorably.
Amount: $5,000
Awards issued: 5
The 291 Foundation Social Work Scholarship Fund provides awards for students demonstrating a high level of academic achievement and significant financial need. Students who receive awards from this Fund will be known as 291 Foundation Scholars.
Amount: $5,000
Awards issued: 1
Established by Phyllis and Marvin Barasch, this fellowship aims to help students who demonstrate academic merit and financial need with tuition assistance.
Amount: $2,500
Awards issued: 3
The Jane Bram Scholarship provides financial assistance to students who demonstrate a high level of academic achievement and financial need.
Amount: $10,000
Awards issued: 5
Established by a bequest from Jane Campbell, this fellowship aims to provide tuition assistance to students who demonstrate academic merit and financial need.
Amount: $2,500
Awards issued: 1
The Child Welfare Scholarship provides tuition assistance for students with a high level of academic achievement and an interest and commitment to working in child welfare services.
Cumulative GPA of 3.6+ is looked upon favorably.
Amount: $5,000
Awards issued: 4
Established by Pamela Ehrenkranz in 1994 in honor of her mother Dr. Shirley Ehrenkranz, this scholarship supports Silver School of Social Work students who demonstrate academic merit and financial need.
A high level of academic achievement (cumulative GPA of 3.7+) is looked upon favorably.
Amount: $1,000
Awards issued: 1
The German Society Scholarship is for students who are dedicated to providing social services to impoverished clients, including immigrants. Preference is given to applicants of German or Austrian ancestry (proof required), or those from the larger geographical territory that was Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire pre–World War I.
Amount: $2,500
Awards issued: 2
To apply: Submit a field learning application for the Zelda Foster Focused Learning Opportunity.
These scholarships are for Advanced Program students with significant financial need who are among the cohort accepted into the Zelda Foster Focused Learning Opportunity in Palliative and End-of-Life Care. Two scholarships are available to Zelda Fellows from underrepresented groups, and two or three scholarships are available to any Zelda Fellow.
All applicants must have academic and leadership promise and a strong commitment to Palliative and End-of-Life Care.
For more information, please contact Dr. Susan Gerbino at susan.gerbino@nyu.edu.
Amount: $5,000–$7,500
Awards issued: 5–6
Established in 2013 by Lindsey Inserra and her parents, Bonnie and Lawrence, this scholarship supports Silver School of Social Work students who demonstrate academic merit and financial need.
Amount: $2,500
Awards issued: 1
Established in 2004, the Doris Coleman Kempner Fellowship provides financial assistance to graduate students at the Silver School of Social Work who demonstrate merit and financial need.
Amount: $2,500
Awards issued: 2
Established in 2006 by Eleanore Z. Korman, this fellowship provides financial assistance for students who demonstrate academic merit and financial need.
A high level of academic achievement (cumulative GPA of 3.6+) is looked upon favorably.
Amount: $1,000
Awards issued: 1
The Marcucci Family Scholarship provides tuition assistance to graduate students who demonstrate merit and financial need. Recipients shall be known as Marcucci Scholars.
Amount: $1,500
Awards issued: 10
The Claudia Mann Oberweger Scholarship aims to assist students with an interest in and commitment to the treatment of alcohol and substance abuse clients and families.
Past related work or volunteer experience is looked upon favorably.
Amount: $2,500
Awards issued: 3
Established in 2004 by Amy Pearson’s husband, Nick, this fellowship provides financial assistance to graduate students who demonstrate merit and financial need.
Amount: $2,500
Awards issued: 1
The Lucretia J. Phillips Fellowship provides financial assistance to students with an interest or commitment to working within African-American or Caribbean-American communities and who demonstrate a high level of academic merit and financial need.
A high level of academic achievement (cumulative GPA of 3.6+) is looked upon favorably.
Amount: $1,000
Awards issued: 2
The Racial Equity Scholarship Fund was established to support Silver MSW students who are committed to advancing racial justice in their social work careers. Applicants will be required to demonstrate need as well as submit an essay on a current example of injustice or systemic discrimination, ways that they might respond, and if and how their background and lived experiences play a role in addressing that concern. There is no minimum GPA requirement to apply for this award.
Amount: $10,000
Awards issued: 5
The Gladys González-Ramos Memorial Scholarship was established in 2012 in honor of Dr. Gladys M. González-Ramos, former alumna and Associate Professor of Social Work at the NYU Silver School of Social Work. She was a respected national leader in the Parkinson’s field and a gifted teacher and mentor. The fund provides tuition assistance to economically disadvantaged and underrepresented students who demonstrate academic merit and financial need.
Amount: $2,500
Awards issued: 2
The Roth Family Fellowship provides financial assistance to master’s students with a strong commitment and interest in working with children or adolescents. Applicants must demonstrate academic merit and financial need. Experience in the area of child or adolescent welfare and a high level of academic achievement (cumulative GPA of 3.6+) are looked upon favorably.
Amount: $5,000
Awards issued: 1
The Elinor A. Seevak Fellowship provides financial assistance to mature women who have overcome daunting obstacles in their life and have improved the lives of their family and themselves. Interested applicants should possess tolerance and empathy for ethnic and religious groups, as well as integrity and freedom from bigotry. Applicants must also demonstrate academic merit and financial need.
Amount: $10,000
Awards issued: 4
The Constance McCatherin-Silver Fellowship provides financial assistance to students with an interest and commitment to African-American issues and communities. Applicants must also have high academic merit and financial need. Experience working in or advocating for African-American populations and a high level of academic achievement (cumulative GPA of 3.7+) are looked upon favorably.
Amount: $10,000
Awards issued: 3
Established in 2013 by Silver parents Jacqueline S. and David E. Simon, this scholarship supports Silver School of Social Work students who demonstrate academic merit and financial need.
Amount: $5,000
Awards issued: 5
The Wu Family Scholarship provides financial assistance to students who demonstrate a high level of academic achievement and significant financial need.
Amount: $2,500
Awards issued: 4
Scholarship Requirements
A committee determines all scholarship awardees and considers only applicants who meet individual scholarship requirements. Applicants must be enrolled in a degree granting program pathway to apply, and be enrolled in at least 6 credits each semester, or meet the minimum requirement as per their specific matriculated MSW program pathway. Any combination of the Silver Tuition Scholarship offered at the time of admission and a Named Award Scholarship offered to a student cannot exceed tuition charges.
If a Grade Point Average (GPA) requirement is not indicated for an award, the minimum cumulative GPA to be eligible is a 3.6 in the MSW program. If you are entering your first year, then a minimum incoming GPA of 3.5 is required from undergraduate coursework. A GPA of 3.6 is required for incoming, new Advanced Standing students.
Demonstration of financial need is required for most awards. This is determined by electronically filing a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
Scholarship Policies
Students can apply for as many scholarships as they are qualified for; however, a student will be offered a maximum of one Named Scholarship in an effort to assist as many individual students as possible. Financial aid and scholarship awards are contingent upon the availability of funding. NYU reserves the right to adjust a scholarship or financial aid award. Since financial aid and scholarship deadlines are subject to change without notice, please check the Newly Admitted Students page for updates. Students must be in good academic standing to be eligible for financial aid and scholarship assistance. Registration changes (reduced or increased course schedule) could adjust a financial aid or scholarship award. Adjustment and or disqualification of some forms of financial aid assistance might result if a student receives multiple internal and/or external awards. The NYU Office of Financial Aid or NYU Silver will attempt to notify students of changes to financial aid award information.