Master of Social Work Student Resources
WSU Master of Social Work students have access to many resources to be successful in their program.
Check out these resources specifically for graduate students:
- MSW Fall 2025-Summer 2026 Program Calendar (PDF)
- MSW Student Handbook (PDF)
- MSW MN Licensure Infographic (PDF)
- MSW WI Licensure Infographic (PDF)
IV-E Child Welfare Scholar Program
Are you passionate about promoting the welfare of children through child protection, foster care, and/or tribal social services?
Want to get paid while learning about these public child welfare services?
IV-E Child Welfare Funding is available for Master of Social Work students at WSU to get hands-on experience before they graduate and apply their skills while employed at Title IV-E eligible welfare agencies afterward.
Learn more about WSU’s MSW IV-E Child Welfare Scholar Program (PDF).
As a child welfare scholar, you’ll work with vulnerable children who are at risk of foster care and out-of-home placement.
In addition to taking specific social work and child welfare classes, you’ll attend exclusive educational trainings and conferences.
This is a unique opportunity for you to complete your practicum requirement at a county, state, or tribal child welfare setting.
Bonus: you’ll receive a stipend based on the number of credits you take and the work you complete each semester.
If you’re interested in applying for the IV-E Child Welfare Scholar Program, first watch a video to learn more about what a realistic job in this field may be like.
Before you apply for the IV-E Child Welfare Scholar Program, make sure you currently (or will) meet the following requirements:
- Are a full-time Master of Social Work student
- Take MSW 679 – Advanced Topics in Child Welfare with a grade B or better
- Maintain a good academic standing
- Attend child welfare IV-E student meetings and training seminars as needed.
- Have an advanced practicum arranged in a county, state, or tribal child welfare unit
- Complete a 3-month job search for a child welfare job in a county, state, or tribal welfare agency
- Maintain such employment for 4.5 months for each semester that the stipend is received
There are 2 ways to apply for the IV-E Child Welfare Scholar Program.
Prospective Students
Prospective students can indicate their interest in this program on their MSW program application and/or in a follow-up survey sent to admitted students.
Current Students
To be considered for this stipend, students who are already enrolled in the MSW program can complete an application form and respond to essays on their interest in and commitment to child welfare practice.
Online interviews will follow. All applicant materials will then be reviewed and assessed by a committee to determine selections.
MSW IV-E Child Welfare Scholar applications are considered on a rolling basis, so current students should apply early in the Spring semester each year.
For more information, please contact Emma Fuhrman—MSW Practicum Coordinator, MSW Title IV-E Coordinator, and Adjunct Instructor—at emma.fuhrman@winona.edu.
Contact the Department of Social Work
WSU-Rochester on Broadway
507.535.2584