Applications for the UW School of Social Work-WDI open for the 2024–2025 cycle on Sept. 5, 2023. This conditional grant is open for incoming Advanced Standing, Day and EDP MSW applicants and current EDP students entering their second year in the fall of 2024. 

All current MSW students must have two years left in their academic program to apply.

Here are the steps required to complete your application to the UW-Seattle School of Social Work’s WDI Ballmer Behavioral Health Grant program. Please contact us at sswwdi@uw.edu if you have any questions. This is a helpful checklist that summarizes the steps below.

Application Steps 

Please note, current UW-Seattle students may skip Step A and start at Step B.

Step A (Applicable only for incoming students): Submit UW-Seattle School of Social Work MSW Application (Opens Oct. 2023 for the 2024–25 academic year).

• By 1/15/2024 for Full-Time Day Program and Advanced Standing Program Applicants
• By 2/15/2024 for Part-Time Extended Degree Program 

Step B (Applicable for all applicants): Submit FAFSA or WASFA application.

• This grant is based on unmet financial need. Regardless of status, you must submit the WASFA or FAFSA to be considered for WDI. 
• International or DACA students should use the WASFA application

Step C (Applicable for all applicants): Complete the WDI application via the WDI State Portal.

• By 1/16/2024 for all current UW MSW students and Advanced Standing Applicants
• By 2/20/2024 for Day and Extended Degree Program Applicants

WDI State Portal Instructions

1. Enter the application portal and create a profile.
2. Begin your application and select “UW-Seattle” (If you are completing multiple school applications, you must individually apply for each WDI program).
3. Complete all short answer essays adhering to the suggested word counts.

NOTE: If you do not complete and submit all the following steps by their respective deadlines, you will not be considered for the Workforce Development Initiative for the 2024-25 application round.