NKU Working with Underserved Populations Scholarship Program (WUPSP)

Applications are currently closed. We will be begin accepting applications for fall 2026 program admission in summer 2026.

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

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