The University of Pennsylvania, based in Philadelphia, PA offers a fully funded PhD in Social Welfare. SP2 PhD allows you to explore diverse perspectives and approaches to social work, social welfare research, social policy, social theory, and social justice. Students are fully funded for four years which is the time by which most of our students graduate. They provide full support for four years, which includes a generous nine-month stipend, full tuition, and individual health insurance coverage Funding for summers and study beyond four years is available through research assistantships, graduate fellowships, and teaching assistantships.