College of Health and Human Services

The Social Work faculty are thrilled to report that due to funding received from the Ohio Department of Higher Education students enrolled in the University of Toledo’s Masters in Social Work program may qualify for tuition and general fee support. The Support is designed specifically to build the capacity of community-based behavioral healthcare that provides outpatient mental health services, substance use disorder services, and rehabilitative case management. Specifically, the ODHE will award up to $15,000 per year, not to exceed a total of $30,000 to qualified students beginning Fall 2026 through the end of Spring 2028.  The University of Toledo will scholarship any tuition and fee costs above the ODHE’s contributions so that your total cost of tuition and general fees will be $0.

To qualify, you must:

• Be an Ohio resident;
• Be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident;
• Be enrolled at least half-time each term, which is defined as an academic course load that is at least one-half of the normal full-time course load, as determined by the institution;
• Maintain satisfactory academic progress;
• Agree to work in an underserved community in Ohio in one of the following areas following completion of their degree: an Ohio Community Behavioral Health Center (CBHC), Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), child advocacy center, school-based health clinic, behavioral health provider participating in OhioRISE as care management entities, and/or a non-profit behavioral healthcare provider where Medicaid is the payor for the majority of their clientele.
  • The required term of employment will be equal to the number of years that the student receives OBHS funding (e.g.: a student that receives funding for two years will be required to work at an eligible place of employment for two years).
  • The student is expected to begin their employment commitment at an eligible place of employment within 6 months of earning their graduate degree.

Interested admitted students should contact the Project Coordinator, Dr. John Laux, for additional information.

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