Graduate Fellowships in Counseling, Social Work, Education and Social Policy
Merrimack’s counseling, social work, education and social policy fellowships offer unparalleled professional experience while significantly reducing your graduate degree costs.
Questions? Contact us at [email protected] or call 978-837-3563.
Why Pursue a Fellowship at Merrimack?
Our highly sought-after fellowships provide you with:
Tuition Savings.
Make your graduate degree more affordable with a fellowship. You’ll defray the costs of your graduate education – all while getting essential hands-on professional experience.
Unique Mentorship Opportunities.
You’ll work alongside professionals at the top of their field who will share their experiences and insights and encourage you in your professional and personal development.
Practical Experience.
You’ll gain on-the-job targeted skills and experience to achieve your professional and academic goals. You’ll develop leadership and organizational skills and expand your professional network.
Faculty Support.
With the guidance of experienced site-based supervisors and program faculty, you’ll have the support you need to excel in your field placement and in your graduate studies.
We Offer Fellowships in the Following Programs
Important Information for Graduate Fellowship Programs
We strongly encourage you to apply as soon as possible for your best chance at a preferred placement. Applications will be accepted until all fellowship positions have been filled.
Priority Fellowship Application Deadline: February 1, 2026
Initial Rankings Form Available: February 5, 2026
Initial Rankings Deadline: February 13, 2026
Fellowship Interviews: March 2-5, 2026
Post-Interview Rankings Deadline: March 6, 2026
Match Decisions: Late March 2026
First Day of Fellowship Training: August 2026
Duration of Fellowship Placement: August 2026 to late May 2027
We strongly encourage you to apply as soon as possible for your best chance at a preferred placement. Applications will be accepted until all fellowship positions have been filled.
The process is as follows:
- Submit your online application. Be sure to indicate your fellowship interest within your application.
- Submit your initial ranking form. Students who are accepted for admission and invited to interview for a fellowship will be eligible to review and rank their preferred positions. If you are invited, your invitation will include a deadline for submitting your selections. Please note: we do not guarantee that you will be invited to interview for your top selections.
- Complete your site interviews. First round of interviews will take place.
- Submit your post-interview rankings. After the interviews, both students and sites must complete and submit their post-interview ranking forms, ranking their preferences for final placement.
- Receive your match notification. Match letters will be sent to all students and supervisors.
Please note:
- Participation in the fellowship placement process does not guarantee a fellowship. Sites will independently decide which candidates to invite for interviews. Please note that interviews are not guaranteed with your selected sites.
- Deposits are due ten days after matches are sent to students.
- As a two year program, the fellowship scholarship is only awarded and applied for the first year of the program. During your first year, you will not be eligible for any other discounts or scholarships.
Questions? All interested students should email [email protected] for further information.
Fellowship Positions
Merrimack offers a wide range of graduate fellowship opportunities, including external and internal (on-campus) positions of the following types:
- Presidential Fellowships provide 100% of your graduate tuition and include a 9-month, unpaid fellowship placement of 25 hours per week.
- Provost Fellowships provide 50% of your graduate tuition and include a 9-month, unpaid fellowship placement of 15 hours per week.
Please note that for two-year programs, fellowships are not available for the second year of the program. The fellowship award applies to one year (up to 36 credits) only.
How to Apply
To be considered for a graduate fellowship, apply to one of our Graduate School of Counseling and Social Work master’s degree programs and indicate your fellowship interest within your online application. We accept applicants on a rolling basis after the priority deadline.
Acceptance into the fellowship program is a competitive process. In addition to the materials required for traditional graduate admittance, the fellowship application may require additional documents and an interview.
Please note:
- If you are offered and accept a fellowship position, you will not be eligible for any other discounts or scholarships, including a merit-based Dean scholarship or the Double Warrior alumni scholarship.
- When you apply for the fellowship, you are also automatically considered for the traditional degree program.
- If you are admitted into the traditional program but not offered a fellowship, you may be considered for a Dean scholarship.
- If you are originally awarded a scholarship and then are given a fellowship placement, you will no longer receive the merit scholarship. The fellowship will replace any other discounts.