Maryland State Funded Grants/Scholarships (MD Resident)
Howard P. Rawlings Campus Based Educational Assistance Grant
AMOUNT: $400-$3,000
NEED CITIZENSHIP? NO
QUALIFIED APPLICANTS: High school seniors who did not fill out the FAFSA, but still have financial needs and want to go to secondary ed
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS: Residents of MD, demonstrate financial need, planning to go to a 2-4 year college
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Howard P. Rawlings Educational Assistance (GA) Grant
AMOUNT: Up to $3,000
NEED CITIZENSHIP? NO
QUALIFIED APPLICANTS: An individual who has demonstrated financial need and is eligible for in-state tuition and planning to enroll at a two-year or four-year Maryland college or university as a full-time (12 credits per semester) degree-seeking undergraduate applicant
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS: Demonstrate financial need, go to a 2 or 4-year college, be MD resident, apply to FAFSA
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Howard P. Rawlings Guaranteed Access (GA) Grant
AMOUNT: 100% of financial need up to $19,000
NEED CITIZENSHIP? NO
QUALIFIED APPLICANTS: High school seniors with financial need
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS: Eligible for in state tuition, file MSFAA, enroll @ MD college, 2.5 > GPA high school, under 22
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AMOUNT: $1,000 – $2,000
NEED CITIZENSHIP? NO
QUALIFIED APPLICANTS: Students transferring from a community college to a Maryland state school
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS: Currently enrolled in community college in MD, have financial need, completed the FAFSA
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AMOUNT: $200 – $11,800
NEED CITIZENSHIP? NO
QUALIFIED APPLICANTS: Current high school students seeking a secondary degree
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS: Complete FAFSA, show financial need
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Maryland Loan Assistance Repayment Program (MLARP) For Foster Care Recipients
AMOUNT: Up to $5,000
NEED CITIZENSHIP? No
QUALIFIED APPLICANTS: Previous foster care students who graduated from MD school and are working in MD government
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS: Be a foster care recipient for 3 years or more, graduate from MD school, work in MD government
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AMOUNT: up to 1/3 of tuition cost
NEED CITIZENSHIP? NO
QUALIFIED APPLICANTS: Maryland Students who started a degree but never finished
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS: GPA of at least 2.0 on 4.0 scale, completed required credit hours in community or public school
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AMOUNT: $200 – $2,000
NEED CITIZENSHIP? NO
QUALIFIED APPLICANTS: Part-time dual enrolled high school and college students with financial need
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS: Be dual enrolled in dually enrolled in a Maryland high school and an institution of higher education, have financial need, be a MD resident
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AMOUNT: $400 – $11,000
NEED CITIZENSHIP? NO
QUALIFIED APPLICANTS: Current high school students seeking a secondary degree
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS: Maryland Students who apply to a Maryland school
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Charles W. Riley Firefighter and Ambulance and Rescue Squad Member Scholarship Program
AMOUNT: At least 50% of tuition
NEED CITIZENSHIP? NO
QUALIFIED APPLICANTS: Active volunteer or career firefighters who wish to pursue classes/credits
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS: Work a minimum of 1000 hours as volunteer firefighter
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Cybersecurity Public Service Scholarship Program
AMOUNT: Tuition and room/board
NEED CITIZENSHIP? NO
QUALIFIED APPLICANTS: Current college students in a cyber security program within two years of graduation
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS: Be enrolled in MD institution and be eligible for in state tuition, maintain a 3.0 GPA or higher
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Graduate and Professional Scholarship Program
AMOUNT: $1,000 – $5,000
NEED CITIZENSHIP? NO
QUALIFIED APPLICANTS: degree-seeking graduate and professional students
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS: Maryland Student with financial need and enrolled in certain MD schools
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Teaching Fellows for Maryland Scholarship
AMOUNT: 100% tuition and board
NEED CITIZENSHIP? NO
QUALIFIED APPLICANTS: Students who pledge to work as in a public school or preschool
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS: Complete FAFSA, plan to take MD teaching certificate, meet test score and GPA requirements, be willing to work in a school with 50% or more students who qualify for free/reduced-price meals
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Community College Tuition Waiver for Students with Disabilities Receiving SSI or SSDI
AMOUNT: 12 free credits
NEED CITIZENSHIP? NO
QUALIFIED APPLICANTS: Students with disabilities receiving SSI or SSDI
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS: Complete FAFSA, be receiving disability SSI or SSDI
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Community College Promise Scholarship
AMOUNT: up to $5,000
NEED CITIZENSHIP? NO
QUALIFIED APPLICANTS: High school graduates who want to enroll in community college
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS: Graduated from high school and enroll in community college
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Edward T. & Mary A. Conroy Scholarship
AMOUNT: Tuition and fees
NEED CITIZENSHIP? UNKNOWN
QUALIFIED APPLICANTS: Current high school seniors, full-time and part-time, degree-seeking undergraduates and graduate students that are children or step-children of member of US Armed Forces who died or became disabled as result of military service, or survivor of 9/11 attacks on World Trade Center
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS: Apply online New and renewal applicants to the program must contact their higher education institution’s financial aid office for application instructions. You must enroll at a two-year or four-year Maryland college or university, as a full-time or part-time, degree-seeking undergraduate or graduate student.
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Tuition Waiver for Foster Care Recipients
AMOUNT: Full tuition
NEED CITIZENSHIP? NO
QUALIFIED APPLICANTS: Students who have resided in the foster system and are enrolled in college
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS: Under 25, completed GED, resided in foster system
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Tuition Waiver for Unaccompanied Youth Who Experienced Homelessness
AMOUNT: Full tuition
NEED CITIZENSHIP? NO
QUALIFIED APPLICANTS: Unaccompanied youth who have experienced homelessness
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS: Be a child who has experienced homelessness or an unaccompanied youth
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