Faculty grant program

Supports social work faculty doing applied research and curriculum development tied to practice in the field, with a long-standing interest in the connection between schools of social work and service agencies.

Indicative award

up to $50k (total award)Modest faculty awards intended to seed a line of work rather than sustain one.

Timing

Annual cycleNo specific published date recorded. This funder publishes a cycle rather than a date, and this database does not invent one.Annual cycle announced on the fund's site.

Who can apply

Early-career faculty, Mid-career & senior, Any faculty rank

Eligibility

Faculty at accredited schools of social work; a named agency partner strengthens the application considerably.

SSWR clusters

Special Interest Groups

Topics

curriculum · agency partnership · applied research · faculty award

Apply at

https://silbermanfund.org/

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Curated by the working group. Written 2026-08-07. The funder link has not yet been machine-checked.

Amounts and dates on this page are indicative and are maintained by people rather than scraped. Funders change ceilings, windows and eligibility without notice; confirm all details at the source above before applying.

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Faculty grant program

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