• scholarships
• assistantships
• agency tuition remission
• field placement stipends

The Office of Student Financial Services has additional information on Adelphi scholarships and federal and state loan programs. To determine financial need, students are required to submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

The Scholarship Committee will consider the combination of financial need and prior academic performance in determining the recipients of these awards.


Memorial Scholarships
The Patricia Beldoch Hochfelder Memorial Scholarship
The Beldoch and Hochfelder families of alumna Patricia Beldoch Hochfelder established a memorial scholarship in 1986 to commemorate her lifetime commitment to social justice.

The Patricia Beldoch Hochfelder Memorial Scholarship is awarded to current B.S.W. and M.S.W. minority students who exemplify the values of fairness and social justice and are advocates for social change in their community or place of employment.

The Rita Paprin Memorial Scholarship
In 1983, the family and friends of Rita Paprin, professor of social work, established a scholarship in her memory in recognition of her lifelong commitment to changing social policy.

The Rita Paprin Memorial Scholarship is awarded to current B.S.W., M.S.W., and Ph.D. students who demonstrate their dedication to social policy development and social change through their work in the community or in their place of employment.

To qualify, students must have completed at least 12 credits and demonstrate financial need.

The Henry William Niebuhr Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to a B.S.W. or M.S.W. student who change careers in midlife and returned to school to prepare for a career in substance abuse services. Students must have an excellent academic record to qualify.


How to Apply
To apply for any of the above scholarships, forward the completed scholarship application form, essay and two faculty recommendations should be forwarded to Marcia Edwards, coordinator of graduate admission, School of Social Work, Room 219. For more information, contact her at 516.877.4384 or by email at edwards2@adelphi.edu.


Agency Tuition Remission
Students working for a social work agency affiliated with the School’s field education program may be eligible for agency tuition remission. To qualify the agency must designate accrued tuition remission credits to the employee consistent with the University’s policy for agency tuition remission.