2+2 Transfer Scholarship (MD FAFSA Grant)

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
APPLY HERE

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Priority – March 1; Regular – May 1

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​Charles W. Riley Firefighter and Ambulance and Rescue Squad Member Scholarship Program (MD FAFSA Grant)

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 a volunteer firefighter
APPLY HERE

APPLICATION DEADLINE: May 1

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Community College Tuition Waiver for Students with Disabilities Receiving SSI or SSDI (MD FAFSA Grant)

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
APPLY HERE

APPLICATION DEADLINE: March 1

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Community College Promise Scholarship (MD FAFSA Grant)

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
APPLY HERE

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Regular deadline March 1 (FAFSA); Other documents – July 15

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Cybersecurity Public Service Scholarship Program (MD FAFSA Grant)

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
APPLY HERE

APPLICATION DEADLINE: July 1

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Delegate Scholarship (MD FAFSA Grant)

AMOUNT: $200 – $11,800
NEED CITIZENSHIP? NO
QUALIFIED APPLICANTS: Current high school students seeking a secondary degree
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS: Complete FAFSA, show financial need
APPLY HERE

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Regular – March 1 (FAFSA) (other deadlines depend on delegates)

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Graduate and Professional Scholarship Program (MD FAFSA Grant)

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
APPLY HERE

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Regular – March 1 (FAFSA)

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Howard P. Rawlings Campus Based Educational Assistance Grant (MD FAFSA 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

APPLY HERE

No deadline

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Howard P. Rawlings Educational Assistance (GA) Grant (MD FAFSA 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
APPLY HERE

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Regular – March 1 (FAFSA)

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Howard P. Rawlings Guaranteed Access (GA) Grant (MD FAFSA 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
APPLY HERE

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Regular – March 1 (FAFSA); other documents – May 15

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Ira Dorsey Scholarship Endowment Fund

AMOUNT: $1,500
NEED CITIZENSHIP? NO
QUALIFIED APPLICANTS: Male students in grades 9-12
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS: Male students in DMV, GPA of 2.5 or higher, plan to attend 4-year college
APPLY HERE

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Regular – April 15

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Jack F. Tolbert Memorial Student Grant Program

AMOUNT: ?
NEED CITIZENSHIP? NO
QUALIFIED APPLICANTS: Students who will attend a private career school
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS: Demonstrate financial need, be a MD resident

APPLY HERE

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Regular – March 1 (FAFSA) 

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Janet L. Hoffman Loan Assistance Repayment Program

AMOUNT: $4,500 – $30,000
NEED CITIZENSHIP? NO
QUALIFIED APPLICANTS: Maryland Students who provide public service in MD to low-income or underserved populations
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS: Have a degree from a college in MD, be working in eligible fields and meet salary restrictions

APPLY HERE

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Regular – October 1

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Maryland Loan Assistance Repayment Program (MLARP) Fo​​r Foster Care Recipients​ (MD FAFSA Grant)

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
APPLY HERE

APPLICATION DEADLINE: December 1

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MD Near-Completer Grant (MD FAFSA Grant)

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
APPLY HERE

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Regular – March 1 (FAFSA)

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Part-Time Grant (MD FAFSA Grant)

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
APPLY HERE

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Regular – March 1 (FAFSA)

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Senatorial Scholarship (MD FAFSA Grant)

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
APPLY HERE

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Regular – March 1 (FAFSA) but applicants must contact their state senator in February

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Teaching Fellows for Maryland Scholarship (MD FAFSA Grant)

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
APPLY HERE

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Regular – April 1

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Edward T. & Mary A. Conroy Scholarship (MD FAFSA Grant)

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.
APPLY HERE

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Regular – July 15

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Tuition Waiver for Foster Care Recipients (MD FAFSA Grant)

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
APPLY HERE

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Regular – March 1 (FAFSA)

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Tuition Waiver for Unaccompanied Youth Who Experienced Homelessness (MD FAFSA Grant)

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
APPLY HERE

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Regular – March 1 (FAFSA)

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Veterans of Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts (VAIC) Scholarship Program

AMOUNT: $4,000 – $7,000
NEED CITIZENSHIP? NO
QUALIFIED APPLICANTS: Veterans who served in Afghanistan or Iraq, or their family members
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS: Apply for the FAFSA and be a family member or veteran of the Iraq or Afghanistan conflicts
APPLY HERE

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Regular – March 1

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Workforce Shortage Student Assistance Grant Program 

AMOUNT: $1,000 – $4,000
NEED CITIZENSHIP? NO
QUALIFIED APPLICANTS: Students who plan on working in a specific career after graduation
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS: Must enroll in a college in one of the specified majors, be a resident of Maryland 

APPLY HERE