Applications for the UW School of Social Work Workforce Development Initiative grants are now closed for the 2024–2025 academic year. Please contact us at sswwdi@uw.edu if you have any questions.
This is a helpful checklist that summarizes the steps below for future applicants.
Application Steps
Please note, current UW-Seattle students may skip Step A and start at Step B.
Step A (Applicable only for incoming students): Submit UW-Seattle School of Social Work MSW Application (Open now for the 2024–25 academic year).
- By 1/16/2024, 11:59 p.m. PT for full-time Day Program and Advanced Standing Program applicants, and priority deadline for MSW Extended Degree Program applicants.
- By 2/15/2024, 11:59 p.m. PT for part-time Extended Degree Program applicants.
Step B (Applicable for all applicants): Submit FAFSA or WASFA application.
- This grant is based on unmet financial need. Regardless of status, you must submit the WASFA or FAFSA to be considered for WDI.
- International or DACA students should use the WASFA application.
Step C: Complete the WDI application via the WDI State Portal:
- Applications open Dec. 15, 2023 for the 2024–2025 academic year.
- Submit by March 1, 2024 for all applicants.
WDI State Portal Instructions
- Enter the application portal and create a profile.
- Begin your application and select “UW-Seattle” (If you are completing multiple school applications, you must individually apply for each WDI program).
- Complete all short-answer essays adhering to the suggested word counts.
After completing the WDI State Portal application, you may be contacted by a UW-Seattle School of Social Work program coordinator to clarify any questions regarding your application.
NOTE: If you do not complete and submit all the following steps by their respective deadlines, you will not be considered for the Workforce Development Initiative for the 2024–25 application round.