School Social Work Scholarship

This program was formerly known as the Post-Master of Social Work School Social Work Professional Educator License Scholarship Program.

Program News

(last updated August 20, 2026)

2026-27 Program Funding
2026-27 Certification
2026-27 Application
Informational Flyer
Enrollment Status Verification

2026-27

Program Funding

The 2027 fiscal year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027) lump-sum appropriation for the School Social Work Scholarshipand School and Municipal Social Work Shortage Loan Repayment programs is $2,000,000.

Certification

Colleges may certify applicants' eligibility for the 2026-27 School Social Work Scholarship via the School Social Work Scholarship (SSWS) system.

For more information about the certification process of this program, refer to the Certification page.

The user guide for this program will soon be updated to reflect the 2026-27 processing cycle.

Application

The application for the 2026-27 School Social Work Scholarship is currently being accepted.

The priority application consideration date for the 2026-27 academic year is October 31, 2026. Complete applications submitted after that date will be considered for as long as funding remains available after all timely, qualified applicants have been awarded.

Applicants may be directed to the School Social Work Scholarship page of the Students & Parents area for information regarding the application process.

Enrollment Status Verification

NOTE: For the first time, ISAC is now requesting enrollment status verification data for the Post-Master of Social Work School Social Work Professional Educator License Scholarship Program.

Verification of award recipients' current enrollment status data is to be completed by the college and returned to ISAC as soon as possible. In order to be considered timely, all 2024-25 data must have been submitted on or before Thursday, May 7, 2026. Further details were provided in an April 8 e-Message.

Colleges are required to verify the enrollment statuses for recipients in programs with work requirements. Verification of enrollment status is required for all recipients who, according to our records, previously received funds from certain ISAC-administered programs and may have been enrolled at your institution during the prior academic year.

ISAC monitors recipients’ fulfillment of the program requirements because, if recipients fail to meet the applicable requirements, their awards convert to loans that must be repaid. Knowing recipients’ enrollment status, as reported by the colleges, allows ISAC to communicate with recipients who have graduated (or otherwise stopped attending college) regarding the steps they need to take in order to fulfill their program requirements. The sooner colleges submit enrollment verification data to ISAC, the sooner ISAC can communicate with impacted award recipients.

Refer to the Enrollment Status Verification page and the Enrollment Status Verification User Guide for step-by-step instructions on completing and submitting enrollment status verification data to ISAC. Details about requirements, extensions, deferments and repayment are provided in the Students & Parents – After College area of this website, and may be accessed via the "Program Requirements" link that appears in the right-margin menu of this page.