Field Site Stipends Field sites are encouraged to provide stipends for students. If available, these stipends vary in amount and the decision to offer a stipend is completely dependent on the field site. The UM-SSW works to support student stipends for field education through pursuit of workforce development grants and partnerships.

Work-study Stipulations Work-study tasks and job responsibilities need to be separate from field placement tasks and activities. Students who are eligible for work-study financial support cannot count these hours as field hours. These hours must be accounted for separately and must involve different tasks/responsibilities and supervisors. The role of a student learner must be separate from that of a student employee.

Graduate Student Instructor (GSI) Field Policy Students are not permitted to work as a graduate student instructor (GSI) for the same person who is their assigned field instructor in the same field site where they are placed. The role of a student learner must be separate from that of a student employee.