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Applications now being accepted for HDFS awards and scholarships

Adding a sample link into story. Monetary awards and scholarship nominations are currently open for University of Delaware students involved in the field of human development.

Although coordinated by the Department of Human Development and Family Studies (HDFS) in UD’s College of Education and Human Development, not all of the awards are limited to HDFS majors.  Apply before Feb. 15.

Open to Undergraduates

  • Swank Human Services Disabilities Scholarship
  • Julie Mapes Wilgen Award in Human Sexuality and Gender Studies
  • Lila C. Murphy Award for Women’s Equity and Leadership
  • Lila C. Murphy Community and Family Services Scholarship
  • Catherine Bieber Scholarship for Academic Achievement and Leadership in Human Development and Family Studies


Open to Graduate students

  • Strattner-Gregory Graduate Child Advocacy Award

Open to both graduate and undergraduate students

  • Marion H. Steele Symposium