Stipend Award

Stipend award decisions are made by a committee consisting of the Faculty Field Coordinator, Center or Social Work Program Director, CFS staff as appropriate, and, the IDHW / FACS Contract Monitor, in consideration of the number of allocated stipend slots.

• CFS-employee stipends will be awarded to applicants who best meet the criteria of the stipend program and who have been offered an approved Title IV-E practicum placement.
• Non-employee stipends will be awarded to applicants who best meet the criteria of the stipend program and who have been offered an approved Title IV-E practicum placement.
• All applicants receive written notification regarding the action taken on their application.
• Students who receive Idaho Child Welfare Scholar stipends must sign the appropriate CFS employee or non-employee contract.

Idaho Child Welfare Scholar stipends are intended to cover publicly funded tuition plus books and fees. Students are eligible in their senior year for BSW students and for up to two years for MSW students. Stipend funds are disbursed in a series of payments over the course of the academic year and students may not receive their first stipend payment for up to eight weeks after they have a signed contract with IDHW.