CSWE-SSWR-GADE Social Work Doctoral Student Policy Forum
June 16–19, 2021 (Virtual)
Forum Overview
The CSWE-SSWR-GADE Social Work Doctoral Student Policy Forum, co-sponsored by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE), the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR), and Group for the Advancement of Doctoral Education in Social Work (GADE), is a unique opportunity to connect social work research with policymaking in the nation’s capital. Students who are accepted will join the 2020 cohort to receive specialized training and attend Capitol Hill meetings. The training and meetings are tentatively scheduled for June 16–19, 2021. All activities will be conducted remotely. If you have questions about the Forum, please contact Dr. Tanya Smith Brice.
Program Purpose
The objectives of the CSWE-SSWR-GADE Social Work Doctoral Student Policy Forum are to create an opportunity for doctoral students to make a stronger link between their research and policy, expose social work researchers to the ways their research experience and backgrounds are used by practitioners in government to influence and inform policy, promote the value and significance of investments in social work and social work research on Capitol Hill, and cultivate a cadre of social work researchers who can advocate for investments in social work education and research as well as disseminate this information among their communities of practice.
Applications
Applications for the 2021 Social Work Doctoral Student Policy Forum must be submitted by March 30, 2021, at 5:00 PM (EDT). Please note that there are two parts to the application: the application form and two recommendations. To be eligible, applicants must be enrolled full-time in a social work doctoral program for the 2020–2021 academic year that is a U.S.-based member of GADE and must have completed qualifying or comprehensive exams.
To apply, please:
- Create an account to login to the application portal at cswe.smapply.org.
- Complete the eligibility checklist.
- Complete the application and personal statement writing prompts.
- Request recommendation forms via the application system. In addition to your doctoral program director, you will need to request one additional recommender. Recommendation forms are due by March 29.
- Submit your application and recommendations by 5:00 PM (EDT) on March 30.
Only completed applications with recommendations can be submitted. The deadline for submissions is Tuesday, March 30, 2021, at 5:00 PM (EDT).
PLEASE NOTE: Users must register on the application site before accessing the application.
Review and Notification
Awardees will be selected by a committee comprising representatives from the three sponsoring organizations. To reach a decision, the committee will consider academic achievement, the strength of the applicant’s personal statement and letters of recommendation, and a commitment to the inclusion of policy considerations in the applicant’s research. All applicants will be notified of their application status by early May 2021.
2020 Cohort
| Latoya Attis, Yeshiva University |
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| Lynden Bond, New York University |
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| Shih-Ying Cheng, Washington University in St. Louis |
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| Brett Greenfield, Rutgers University |
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| Kim Hokanson, Boston College |
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| Jessica Lapham, University of Washington |
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| Abigail Palmer Molina, University of Southern California |
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| Analidis Ochoa, University of Michigan |
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| Tasha Perdue, University of Southern California |
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| Kelli Rogers, University of Texas at Arlington |
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| Erin Stanley, Wayne State University |
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