Child Welfare Scholars

School of Social Work child welfare scholar student

The Child Welfare Research Center (CWRC) is opening a call for child welfare scholars. Any currently enrolled student UTA (undergraduate or graduate) is eligible to apply. We will select up to three child welfare scholars per year, and scholars can re-apply in subsequent years. Affiliates will have opportunities to network with child welfare faculty, researchers, and providers, collaborate on projects related to child welfare, have their profiles featured on the CWRC website, and to present at the annual Child Welfare Symposium hosted by the center. In addition, affiliates are eligible to apply for a professional development award (one awarded per year) that will fund up to $2,500 of costs to present their work at a conference as an CWRC affiliate. Please reach out with any questions to Dr. Catherine LaBrenz, [email protected] or [email protected]. 

If you would like to apply, please click on the Child Welfare Scholars button below to submit a Form with the following information:

  1. Name/Program Currently Enrolled In
  2. Recent CV that highlights any work that overlaps with child welfare
  3. Brief statement (500 words max) that details your interest in becoming a child welfare scholar with the CWRC

Forms are due by September 30th, 2025, and scholars will be notified by October 31st, 2025, if they have been selected.

 
Child Welfare Scholars