Eligibility and Student Selection

Eligibility
Idaho Child Welfare Stipend recipients must be U. S. citizens or qualified alien eligible to work in the U. S. Qualified aliens must provide documentation of their eligibility for work in the U. S. prior to receiving a stipend.

Student Selection
Applicants should submit their applications to the Child Welfare Faculty Field Coordinator within the timelines established by their college / university.

Applications are then reviewed by the Faculty Field Coordinator, Center or Social Work Program Director and CFS staff as appropriate in consideration of the available stipend slots allocated to the college / university.

CFS employee applicants: Employee applicants must have approval from their supervisor and program manager for release time from their job to complete their field placement requirements. CFS employee applicants may complete their field placement at their employing agency, or at another approved field agency. CFS employees meet early on with the Faculty Field Coordinator to discuss their practicum placement options and identify the plan that best meets their learning goals. Students considering a "workplace practicum" may also be required to obtain administrative approval from the field education director at their college / university. Students must have documentation of both agency and university approval for their workplace practicum prior to being awarded a stipend.

Non-employee applicants: Applicants who best meet the program criteria are invited to attend a practicum placement screening interview at CFS or other approved field agency. The decision to offer a practicum placement is solely that of the agency staff who have the authority to make such decisions. Students must have a secure offer of a practicum placement approved by their Faculty Field Coordinator prior to being awarded a stipend.