Giving to the School of Social Work
For nearly 100 years, the School of Social Work has contributed to the development of progressive social services and is consistently ranked as one of the best schools in the country. Your generous support of the School of Social Work is more critical than ever, helping us recruit, enroll and retain the very best scholars and students. Support for graduate fellowships enables the school to compete nationally and internationally for top graduate students, enhancing our research and outreach. Gifts for undergraduate scholarships help attract and retain promising students while easing the burden of rising tuition.
Our goals
- To prepare critically thinking, research-savvy professionals for advanced social work practice, leadership, and research.
- To produce research that enriches professional practice.
- To partner with communities by engaging in research, learning, and service.
In support of our goals, the school offers graduate and undergraduate programs that are driven by the school’s core values of social justice and empowerment of historically marginalized communities.
What your gift can do
Your tax-deductible support for the School of Social Work helps us attract and retain the very best scholars and students even as state funding declines. It gives our faculty resources for enlarging knowledge and understanding in child welfare, mental health services and delivery, domestic violence, aging, work with new Americans, youth studies and social justice.
Choose a fund
- Special Projects in Social Work (#2097)
This fund is for unrestricted donations that are used for SSW co-sponsored events, trainings, outreach and innovative research projects. - School of Social Work Fellowship (#6743)
This fund is used exclusively for student support in the form of scholarships and assistantships.
Giving is easy!
- Send a check or money order made
payable to the University of Minnesota along with a letter
designating the recipient of the gift to
University of Minnesota Foundation
McNamara Alumni Center
University of Minnesota Gateway
200 Oak Street S.E.
Minneapolis, MN 55455-2010 - Use your credit card to make a gift online. Our secure Web site encrypts all your personal information so that it cannot be read over the Internet.
- Call our secure credit card hotline at 612-626-8560. Leave your full name and phone number, type of credit card, card number, expiration date, amount of your gift, and designated recipient, if any.
- Payroll deduction is a convenient way for University faculty and staff to make a gift. Complete a payroll deduction form to make arrangements.
- Employer matching increases the impact of your gift. Each year more than 400 companies have matched gifts made by their employees to the University of Minnesota. Some companies may also match gifts from spouses and retirees. Search our online database or call your personnel office to see if your company has a matching-gifts program.