{"id":30683,"date":"2017-04-20T10:54:10","date_gmt":"2017-04-20T14:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/?page_id=30683"},"modified":"2026-05-06T11:58:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T15:58:28","slug":"applying","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/admissions-financial-aid\/phd-program\/applying\/","title":{"rendered":"Applying &#038; Deadlines"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Apply to the PhD in Social Work Program<\/h3>\n<p>The application for Fall 2027 entry will open in August 2026.<\/p>\n<h3>Connect with our Program Team<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">For questions about our PhD program:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Email us <a href=\"mailto:sswphd@bu.edu\">sswphd@bu.edu <\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span>Connect with our Program Coordinator <\/span><span>Lyndsey Browning: <\/span><u><a href=\"mailto:lyndseyk@bu.edu\" title=\"mailto:lyndseyk@bu.edu\" data-outlook-id=\"f204cb0d-d840-449d-a6e4-e3d98bc5ba25\">lyndseyk@bu.edu<\/a><\/u><span>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Connect with Associate Professor and Associate Dean for Doctoral Education, Astraea Augsberger: <a href=\"mailto: augsberg@bu.edu\">augsberg@bu.edu<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Attend a virtual information session in October and November 2026.\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span>Learn more about our fully-funded program and meet current PhD students.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<h3>PhD Program at a Glance<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Two years of full-time coursework<\/li>\n<li>Individualized course of study<\/li>\n<li>Mixed methods training<\/li>\n<li>Interdisciplinary specialization across Boston University<\/li>\n<li>Intercollegiate study via the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/reg\/registration\/consortia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Boston Area Consortia<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Guaranteed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/admissions-financial-aid\/phd-program\/phd-funding\/\">funding<\/a> for up to five years<\/li>\n<li>Research training with faculty<\/li>\n<li>Mentored teaching practicum<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Eligibility<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Open to those who hold a master of social work degree or a master\u2019s degree from an allied discipline or profession in the social sciences or public health fields<\/li>\n<li>Professional experience related to the values and social justice mission of the social work profession is also considered.<\/li>\n<li>Previous research experience is strongly recommended.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you have questions about our admissions process, please review our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/admissions-financial-aid\/phd-program\/requirements\/\">application requirements.<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\" bu-callout aligncenter\">\n<h2>Take the next step in your social work career!<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bu-ssw.liaisoncas.com\/applicant-ux\/#\/login\" class=\"cta-button\">Apply Now<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Contact Us<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0Please email our <a href=\"mailto:sswphd@bu.edu\">PhD team<\/a> with any questions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apply to the PhD in Social Work Program The application for Fall 2027 entry will open in August 2026. Connect with our Program Team For questions about our PhD program: Email us sswphd@bu.edu Connect with our Program Coordinator Lyndsey Browning: lyndseyk@bu.edu. Connect with Associate Professor and Associate Dean for Doctoral Education, Astraea Augsberger: augsberg@bu.edu Attend [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11983,"featured_media":0,"parent":30678,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/30683"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11983"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30683"}],"version-history":[{"count":51,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/30683\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":81665,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/30683\/revisions\/81665"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/30678"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30683"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}