Scholarships and Student Opportunities

Scholarship Opportunities for Social Work Students

Mother Cabrini Foundation Scholarship – Molloy Community Care Initiative: The Department of Social Work is involved in an interdisciplinary community-based initiative that provides services to low-resourced communities on Long Island as part of the Molloy Community Care Initiative. Scholarships are associated with student involvement. Students will be sent information on how to apply for scholarships. Awards are made for the fall, spring, and summer semesters.

Joseph and Diane Havlik Scholarship: This scholarship is awarded to one or more students working full-time and pursuing a career in Social Work. Application is made through the Social Work Department. Applicants can re-apply for a second year.

Kathie Kreig Excellence in Field Scholarship: The student must have a cumulative index of a least 3.0 and must demonstrate excellence in their field education setting and demonstrate all aspects of the professional dispositions.

Zaki and Rahat Hossain Endowed Scholarship: Awarded to a full-time Undergraduate in any field of study; with demonstrated financial need, and a GPA of 3.0. Preference will be given to juniors, seniors, and transfer students. Students awarded this scholarship must commit to sharing their perspective and experiences in Molloy’ publications, at fundraising events and with current undergraduate students at Molloy University.

Barbara Filazzola ’66 Social Work Scholarship:  This scholarship is awarded to a full-time student of junior status with at least a 3.5 GPA who demonstrates financial need.  Students are recommended by Department Faculty.

Social Work Students participating in the Cabrini Community Cares Initiative

Student Organizations

Social Work Student Association (SWSA)

Molloy University has an active and enthusiastic Social Work Student Association.  The association provides an opportunity for students to meet other students, and support the Social Work Department and the larger community.  SWSA is a student-run association that provides members with opportunities to develop leadership and organizational skills.

Students meet together on a monthly basis to plan and implement service and social activities.  They work closely with the faculty moderator to identify club activities.

The following is a sample of recent service activities of the club: 

• Midnight Run:  Students brought food and clothing to the homeless population in New York City
• Boxtown:  Students spent the night in a cardboard box in order to raise money for Bethany House, a homeless shelter in Long Island. 
• National Alliance of Mental Illness:  Students participated in the fundraising walk
• Diaper Drive:  Students collected diapers and baby items for Moms in need.

Our Social Work Student Association members attend the New York Social Work Education Association annual meeting in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. each year.  This conference gives them additional opportunities for developing leadership skills and networking with students from programs across the state. 

Our Student Association is a group of passionate students committed to promoting social justice and the dignity and worth of all people.  Come and join us!  Make a Difference!

For more information, contact Dr. Lisa Newland, lnewland@molloy.edu

Phi Alpha Honor Society

• Students must be officially declared Social Work majors
• Students must have achieved sophomore status
• Students must have completed at least 3 courses in Social Work (3 credits each)*
• An overall cumulative average of 3.0
• A 3.5 grade point average in all Social Work required courses taken at Molloy. (Each credit hour has a quality equivalent.  The student's index equals the total number of quality points divided by the total number of credit hours for which the student has received quality points. See Grading Policy in current Molloy University Undergraduate Course Catalog, pg. 50.)

*If any of these courses has been completed at an institution other than Molloy, the student is responsible for obtaining documentation of the completion of the course, the grade obtained and is to be included with this application.

The life-time membership fee is $30. Application to the Phi Alpha National Honor Society will be sent out to all social work majors the beginning of each year. After review by the Social Work Honor Society Committee, students are advised of acceptance. The induction ceremony takes place in the spring semester.

Students engage in social justice advocacy through different events such as LEAD and Advocacy Day in Albany.  Each year, students have the opportunity to apply to participate in Campaign School, held at the University of Connecticut's School of Social Work, as well as attend the New York State Social Work Education Association's annual conference.                

and the Lower East Side Tenement Museum to learn the history of social work.