Donors
Help support the next generation of social workers by giving to VCU’s School of Social Work.
Your contributions help our students purchase books, continue with their studies through personal emergencies, access authentic field experiences and more.
How to give
Thank you for helping to support social work students as they strive to make change in our communities.
Donors can visit the School of Social Work giving site and select the intended fund. Next, choose for your gift to be one-time or recurring, enter the amount and search the provided database to see if your employer participates in donation matching.
Meet some of our donors
Learn more about the donors behind all of our named scholarships.
The power of love
The Mary Hugh Dotson and Charles Lane Cartledge IV Endowed Scholarship for M.S.W. students honors a wife and mother's legacy and a son. Learn more
Following her heart
The Dr. Marjorie A. Stuckle Endowed Scholarship supports out-of-state M.S.W. students like its namesake, a 1973 graduate who says VCU was a "gateway to an enriching career." Learn more
Easing burdens
The Drs. Rosemary L. and David J. Farmer Public Mental Health Scholarship will help M.S.W. students focusing on the critical need for mental health providers. Learn more
School’s philanthropic priorities
You can choose to make a gift to the School of Social Work or direct it to one of the funds supporting the school's philanthropic priorities:
The Annual Fund provides an opportunity for alumni, donors and community partners to support the school’s most prominent initiatives, including mental health and global social work. These initiatives create opportunities for students to exercise their social work skills in ongoing projects that respond to the needs of our most vulnerable populations. Gifts to this fund provide student stipends to recognize their time and commitment to the school and the community with financial support.
The Pay It Forward fund provides social work students in all academic programs with financial support when faced with an unexpected, unforeseen and unavoidable emergency expense that may be related to an accident, illness, death of a family member, fire damage, job loss or need for temporary housing. We acknowledge that students are often faced with life-altering circumstances that have the potential to derail successful academic progression toward their degree. The goal is to ensure students have access to emergency resources, up to $500 in a single award.
The Field Fund advances the student experience while allowing opportunities to advocate for authentic community partnerships that promote community justice and integrate invaluable learning experiences that center connection and relationship building. The fund will help defray cost-of-living expenses and tuition restraints, reducing the need for extra jobs and post-graduation debt; will provide supervision at community partners that do not have on-site social workers, expanding capacity; and provide the possibility of events and training for alumni and community partners.
The Social Work Scholarship Fund is the cornerstone of our efforts to foster diversity and empower students. The fund provides crucial financial assistance to B.S.W. and M.S.W. students, helping them graduate so that they can go on to help those they serve with pressing issues like mental health, substance use disorders, homelessness and social justice. The Social Work Scholarship Fund is an investment in the future of our communities and society as a whole.
Dean’s Circle
Dean's Circle is a recognition giving society for annual donors who make significant contributions to the school in support of the Annual Fund, scholarship endowments and current funds, or who have made planned gifts. Donors may also receive customized programs and access to special opportunities or courtesies. Please reach out to our Development team to learn more.
My scholarship has allowed me to experience academic expense relief like never before by purchasing required textbooks and course materials.”
Oscar Kemp (he/him), B.S.W.'23 graduate and multiple scholarship recipient as a student
Questions about giving
For questions or additional information on making gifts to the School of Social Work, please reach out at give2vcussw@vcu.edu.