Farber Scholarship Application Due 4/15

Farber Memorial Fellowship

The School of Social Work’s Scholarship Committee is pleased to announce that applications are being accepted for the Farber Memorial Fellowship’s annual offering. This fellowship is for University of Washington MSW students who are enrolled during the 2017-2018 academic year. The fund has been established to honor the social work careers of Arthur and Ruth Farber.

About Arthur and Ruth Farber:

In a career starting as a practitioner, supervisor and executive, and culminating in 17 years as a professor at the University of Washington School of Social Work, Arthur was a courageous pioneer for social justice and individual empowerment.  In addition to his professional areas of interest, Arthur Farber’s personal style embodied a constant expressive joy in the exploration of ideas that led him intrinsically toward innovation.

His colleagues admired his capacity to maintain broad-based intellectual respect and cordial relationships with those holding differing opinions.  Students found him open and warm, as he encouraged them to explore themselves and their chosen profession with honesty and depth.  Friends and family delighted in his humor and treasured his capacity for self-examination and thirst for learning. And he was that rare academic – a philosopher practitioner – who sought to be a change agent and made a difference.

Throughout Arthur’s career, Ruth, a professional social work counselor for over 50 years, had been his essential partner, united in outlook, yet willing to discuss and question each new turn of his philosophical journey.

The Farber Memorial Fund will offer an annual award to a student whose research, written work or practicum experience best exemplifies the following:

1. Social work theory or practice that demonstrates innovation in improving the health and welfare of individuals and communities.
2. Examples of the student’s personal commitment to and practice of the above values and practices.

The fellowship consists of a one-time award of approximately $2000.00 to the selected student and may be distributed for Spring 2018 or the next academic quarter depending on selected student’s expected graduation.

Application Information

Eligibility Information:

1. Applicant must be currently enrolled in the University of Washington MSW Program.
2. Applicant must be in good academic standing at the close of Winter quarter 2018.
3. The selected student will need to be enrolled through the end of the 2017-2018 school year.   The fellowship will be disbursed during a quarter the student is enrolled in classes in fulfillment of the MSW degree requirements, and could be awarded in Spring 2018 or the next academic quarter.
4. Students must have declared a concentration to be eligible.

Please complete the following steps:

1. Complete the Google Form at https://goo.gl/forms/Xuz71NTg6pDIVJoH3.
2. Provide an up-to-date resume that includes relevant professional, volunteer and practica experiences including, name of agency or employer, duties and the number of hours worked per week.  Include any special recognition or awards received.
3. Submit a maximum two-page written statement describing the following:
   1. The student’s accomplishments, in social work theory or practice, which demonstrate innovation in improving the health and welfare of individuals and/or communities.
   2. Examples of the student’s commitment to incorporate the above theories or practices into their personal/professional life.

Resume and written statement must be submitted (either MS Word or PDF Format), via dropbox at http://socialwork.uw.edu/form/farber-scholarship.

4. Request letter(s) of recommendation. Submit (TWO MAXIMUM) reference letters addressing the applicant’s attributes and accomplishments consistent with the purposes of this fellowship.  Recommenders can email their letters to: swschol@uw.edu

Application Deadline: Sunday, April 15, 2018 at 11:59 p.m.

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