Ima
Hogg Scholarships in Mental Health
The Hogg Foundation for Mental Health awards five Ima Hogg scholarships of $5,000 each annually to graduate students pursuing a master’s degree in Social Work (MSW or MSSW) through an accredited Texas graduate program. These one-year scholarships reflect Miss Hogg's commitment to the training of social workers in mental health and the provision of quality services to the people of Texas.
Eligibility
Applicants must be committed to pursuing a career in providing mental health services after obtaining their MSW or MSSW degree. They must have completed (or be near completing) their first year of graduate studies in social work and be prepared to enter their second year in the program in the fall of the year the scholarship is awarded.
Applicants must be nominated by the dean or director of their graduate social work program. Each graduate school of social work may nominate no more than three applicants for the scholarships. Only graduate social work programs accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) are eligible to nominate applicants.
Application Process
The
social work program's dean or director must e-mail a list of nominees in the program to the Ima Hogg
Scholarships Committee (Hogg-Grants@austin.utexas.edu).
The dean or director may nominate up to three students.
Nominated applicants must submit the required application materials online by 5:00 pm CDT on Friday, June 6, 2008 to be eligible for review.
In
the online application, applicants will enter their contact information
and upload the following documents:
• Resume
• Personal statement (500-word maximum)
In
their statement, applicants should address their career goals,
their experience to date (if any) in providing mental health
services, the preparation that the MSW or MSSW credential will
provide them in meeting their career goals, and the community
impact they intend to achieve through their work.
•
Two letters of reference (One must be from a faculty member in the
applicant's social work program.)
The uploaded letters should be signed. If applicants are unable
to upload signed letters, then applicants may upload the
unsigned letters and mail the signed letters* to:
Ima
Hogg Scholarships Committee
Hogg Foundation for Mental Health
P.O. Box 7998
Austin, TX 78713-7998
* If
mailed, letters must be postmarked by the application deadline.
Award Notification
Award recipients will be announced in July.
Inquiries
Questions
about the scholarships or application procedures may be directed
to
Vicky Coffee-Fletcher, (512) 475-7057, vicky.coffee-fletcher@austin.utexas.edu.
