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Child Welfare Scholars
The Child Welfare Research Center (CWRC) opens an annual call for Child Welfare Scholars, open to students who are interested in pursuing child welfare research and/or practice. Any student currently enrolled at an institution of higher education is eligible to apply. Scholars have opportunities to network with child welfare faculty, researchers, and providers, collaborate on projects related to child welfare, have their profiles featured on the CWRC website, and to present at the annual Child Welfare Symposium hosted by the center.
Meet our Child Welfare Scholars
Child Welfare Scholars engage with child welfare researchers at the center and with community providers, showcase their work on the CWRC website, and deliver presentations at the center's annual Child Welfare Symposium.
The call for Child Welfare Scholars in 2025-2026 is closed. The new call for Child Welfare Scholars in 2026-2027 will be open in August 2026. In August 2026, any currently enrolled student at UTA (undergraduate or graduate) is eligible to apply. We will select up to three child welfare scholars per year, and scholars can re-apply in subsequent years. Affiliates will have opportunities to network with child welfare faculty, researchers, and providers, collaborate on projects related to child welfare, have their profiles featured on the CWRC website, and present at the annual Child Welfare Symposium hosted by the center. In addition, affiliates are eligible to apply for a professional development award (one awarded per year) that will fund up to $2,500 of costs to present their work at a conference as a SWRC affiliate. Please reach out with any questions to Dr. Catherine LaBrenz, catherine.labrenz@uta.edu or cwrc@uta.edu.