Scholarship Information

"Being selected as a recipient of this scholarship is truly an honor. After being admitted into a graduate program, finding a way to finance my studies has always been a challenge. Receiving this scholarship not only alleviated some of that financial stress, it also connected me with a network of devoted social workers who strongly believe in current and prospective social work students such as myself. I will forever be grateful with the National Association of Puerto Rican and Hispanic Social Workers for believing in me and being a part of my educational journey. I will not let you down!"

"I will be forever grateful to the NAPRHSW for this scholarship. Pursuing my MSW has brought incredible financial stress. This award will help alleviate that, so I am able to focus on building the skills I need to be a competent social worker. Thank you once again to the NAPRHSW for this opportunity and for building such an incredible support

group within the Hispanic community to help empower and be the change we want to see in our society."

"I am reaching out to thank NAPRHSW for the scholarship and the beautiful brunch. I really love the concept of the board game and I will share with others as well! I am very excited to part take on the upcoming events.

Most importantly, I appreciate that majority of the members were Spanish speaking, for the first time my parents felt very comfortable and understood everything that was spoken about during the event. They are still talking about how amazing this association is and how great the event was.

Please reach out to me if you need any help with any events.

Thank you so much."

I appreciate being selected as the Ruth Negron Gaines Memorial Scholarship Award winner. I am honored to be part of the NAPRHSW community, and look forward to representing the association on Columbia’s campus. This scholarship will allow me to participate in specialized training workshops focused on meeting the needs of immigrants and refugees. Like Ms. Gaines, I hope to leave a strong legacy to the social work profession.

Thank you National Association of Puerto Rican Hispanic Social Workers! It means a lot to be one of the recipients of this scholarship. This will help me greatly with my student loans and commute to school. I am honored to be receiving this award and be apart of this wonderful community. Thank you again!

Receiving this scholarship is a great honor. It has helped me in many ways during my last year of my graduate program, such as paying for my books. This is a great opportunity that allows me to take a summer class for a trauma certification, which will not only help further my career, but also in achieving my dream of working with children and families a lot sooner. Thank you to the National Association of Puerto Rican and Hispanic Social Workers, you have made a positive impact in my schooling and most importantly in my career.

"Being chosen as a scholarship recipient was a huge honor for me. The scholarship has helped me greatly, where it has given me the opportunity to enhance my education and it has encouraged me to move forward in the social work profession. This opportunity has allowed me to be a part of the National Association of Puerto Rican and Hispanic Social Workers, and it has allowed me to connect with many different people in terms of my clients, colleagues and different groups and communities. Thanks again to the NAPRHSW."

"The NAPRHSW Scholarship was the very first scholarship I had ever applied for and was selected. The scholarship funds helped me tremendously with paying down loan debt for the semester. I was not aware of the association before winning the scholarship and it has been a blessing being apart of a wonderful network for Hispanic Social Workers. Thank you again NAPRHSW."

"This money will help me with part of the summer course I will be taking. This is a great help for me taking into account that my husband and I just recently bought a home and even this is a great blessing for our family, it is also a big financial challenge. This award is not only helping me but my entire family. Thank you so much"