NASW Foundation National Programs

Eileen Blackey Doctoral Fellowship

The Eileen Blackey Doctoral Fellowship Program provides partial support to social work doctoral students who are engaged in dissertation research in welfare policy and practice. The fellowship program was established in 1987 as a tribute to Eileen Blackey, who was the Dean of the University of California-Los Angeles School of Social Welfare and a pioneer in the planning and use of staff development programs in public welfare agencies and in the U.S. Veterans Administration.

Eileen Blackey's methods enabled professionals to identify and to address the social needs of society from the unique social work perspective. Blackey, who died in 1979, was also instrumental in establishing schools of social work at the University of Hawaii and the University of Puerto Rico.

The Blackey Fellowship is awarded based on the projected annual earnings to the fund and contributions. To make a donation, click below. A panel reviews applicants and selects the award recipient.

The Eileen Blackey Doctoral Fellowship program will support one fellowship, up to $2,000, for the 2009-2010 academic year.

Eileen Blackey Doctoral Fellowship Guidelines

In 2008, the program supported the following dissertation research topic:

• 2008 – The Impact of the Level of State Tax Code Progressivity on Selected Children’s Educational Health and Economic Outcomes: An Exploratory Study – Laura Brierton Granruth, National Catholic School of Social Service, Catholic University of America  
  
• Previous Award Recipients