Catholic Charities North Dakota is proud to be able to offer two Hassing Scholarships of $1,000 per year towards a bachelor’s degree in social work.
The Objectives of this scholarship are:
- To draw attention to the unmet social needs of rural North Dakota
- To assure that the value system of the Catholic Church (Christian values) is present in the social welfare system in North Dakota
- To honor the patrons of this scholarship, Will and Mabel Hassing, who identified with both Christian values and the need for social services; they also lived their lives in rural North Dakota
The Responsibilities/Criteria of the student are:
- In the process of completing the junior year and understand that the scholarship payment will be made if the student is attending school full time
- Have been formally accepted and enrolled into the School of Social Work for purposes of earning a bachelor’s degree
- Hold promise in the field as indicated by:
- Involvement in professional activities
- Academic achievement sufficient to be awarded a BSW
- Are planning to practice in the field of social services in North Dakota
- Have resided in the state of North Dakota for at least four years
- Have an understanding and acceptance of Catholic moral teaching
- If the recipient leaves school prior to the specified time, he or she will repay the pro-rated portion of the tuition and books reimbursement on the date of termination
The Procedures for applying for this scholarship are:
- Fill out the application form
- Provide three letters of reference, two should be outside of school (for example, clergy, present/former employer, friend, etc.)
- The application form will be available on this website on February 1 and the deadline is April 15 for the upcoming academic year
- CCND’s Board of Directors will review the applicants and make their selections at their May Board Meeting
- Applicants will be notified in June as to whether they were awarded a scholarship
- Payments to the college/university are sent out in June or July for the upcoming academic year
For questions, please contact Vicki at Catholic Charities North Dakota at 701-235-4457.
Send completed application by April 15, 2018 to:
Scholarship Review Committee
Catholic Charities North Dakota
5201 Bishops Blvd, Ste B
Fargo, ND 58104