State Scholarships

Who is eligible?

Available to current high school seniors and full-time and part-time, degree-seeking undergraduate and graduate students. Financial need is required.

Both the student and parents/guardians must be Maryland residents in order to be eligible for financial assistance from the state. Go to mdelect.net to search for your delegate or senator.

Award Amount

The minimum annual award amount is $400 and the maximum award is $9,000.

How to Apply

To apply for the grant, your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) must be received by the state by March 1. Contact your senator in February for further instructions.

Contact Information

More specific information on financial assistance available from the State of Maryland may be obtained by contacting:

Maryland Higher Education Commission
Office of Student Financial Assistance
6 North Liberty Street
Ground Suite
Baltimore, Maryland 21201 
www.mhec.state.md.us
410-767-3300 or 800-974-0203

Who is eligible?

Available to current high school seniors and full-time or part-time, degree-seeking undergraduate and graduate students. Financial need may be required.

Both the student and parents/guardians must be Maryland residents in order to be eligible for financial assistance from the state. Go to mdelect.net to search for your delegate or senator.

Award Amount

The minimum annual award amount is $200.

How to Apply

To apply for the grant, your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) must be received by the state by March 1. Contact your delegates in February for further instructions.

Contact Information

More specific information on financial assistance available from the State of Maryland may be obtained by contacting:

Maryland Higher Education Commission
Office of Student Financial Assistance
6 North Liberty Street
Ground Suite
Baltimore, Maryland 21201 
www.mhec.state.md.us
410-767-3300 or 800-974-0203

Who is eligible?

Current full-time or part-time graduate students enrolled at an eligible accredited Maryland postsecondary institution in a Masters of Science in Nursing (MSN, MS) program, post-graduate certificate program in nursing education, Doctorate (PhD, DNP, EdD) program or another graduate-level nursing program required to prepare individuals to become nursing faculty.

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Additional Requirements

• Maryland Resident
• 3.0 GPA or Higher

Award Amount

The Graduate Nursing Faculty Scholarship is equal to all tuition and mandatory fees for courses in the approved nursing plan of study at Maryland public and independent colleges and universities.

Summer Funding

Summer funding requests must be in writing to the Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC) each award year for consideration. Contact MHEC at careerbased.mhec@maryland.gov.

How to Apply

Apply Online

Who is eligible?

Available to degree-seeking graduate students pursuing a master’s degree in nursing and Pharmacy students. Financial need is required.

Award Amount

The minimum award is $1,000 per year and the maximum award is $5,000 per year. Funds may not be available to award all eligible students. Our office will award eligible students randomly.

How to Apply

To apply, your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) must be received by the state by March 1.

Who is eligible?

Applicants must meet one of the following requirements:

• Son, daughter, stepchild or surviving spouse (who has not remarried) of or a member of the U.S. Armed Forces who died or suffered a serviced connected 100% permanent disability as a result of military service.
• Veteran who suffers a service-connected disability of 25% or greater as a result of military service and has exhausted or is no longer eligible for federal veterans education benefits.
• Son, daughter, stepchild, or surviving spouse (who has not remarried) of a victim of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks who died as a result of the attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, or the crash of the United Airlines Flight 93
• POW/MIA of the Vietnam Conflict or his/her son, daughter, or stepchild
• Son, daughter, stepchild, or surviving spouse (who has not remarried) of a state or local public safety employee or volunteer who died on the line of duty or who was 100% disabled in the line of duty
• State or local public safety employee or volunteer who was 100% disabled in the line of duty
• Veteran, as defined under 9-901 of the State Government Article, Annotated Code of Maryland, who either suffers a service connected disability of 25% or greater and has exhausted or is no longer eligible for federal veterans' educational benefits
• Son or daughter or surviving spouse (who has not remarried) of a school employee who, as a result of an act of violence either died in the line of duty or sustained an injury in the line of duty that rendered the school employee 100% disabled

Detailed Eligibility Requirements

Note: Award is not based on financial need.

Award Amount

Equal to tuition and fees, not to exceed $10,900.

How to Apply

Applications are sent from the Office of Financial Aid via NDM email and are available online.

Deadline

Applications must be submitted to the Office of Financial Aid by July 15.