NKU Working with Underserved Populations Scholarship Program (WUPSP)

The Working with Underserved Populations Scholarship Program (WUPSP)
supports students pursuing careers in behavioral healthcare by providing
financial assistance in exchange for a commitment to serving individuals and
families affected by substance use.

Funded through federal grant Opioid Impacted Families Support Program (OIFSP), WUPSP offers:

• $4,000 in scholarship support
• $6,000 stipend for field placement
• $7,500 per year in post-graduate stipends (for up to four years)
  

Students in good academic standing in the following fields of study:

• Human Services and Addictions

• Social Work (BSW & MSW)

• Counseling
  

- One-year post-graduate commitment to working with individuals affected by substance use disorder

• This requirement is broadly defined—most careers in the helping professions involve working with individuals and/or families impacted by substance use in some capacity.
• You choose your employer—we do not assign job placements.

- Completion of a field placement as part of your academic program

- Maintain good academic standing

We are not currently accepting applications. Applications will reopen in summer 2025 for the fall semester.

For questions, contact Program Coordinator Gabe Thornton at thorntonm4@nku.edu.