To accept or decline awards please log on to MD CAPS.
If you have questions about residency requirements for state scholarships, please refer to the MHEC Maryland Residency Policy.
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.
The minimum annual award amount is $400 and the maximum award is $9,000.
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.
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
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.
The minimum annual award amount is $200.
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.
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
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.
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 requests must be in writing to the Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC) each award year for consideration. Contact MHEC at careerbased.mhec@maryland.gov.
Available to degree-seeking graduate students pursuing a master’s degree in nursing and Pharmacy students. Financial need is required.
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.
To apply, your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) must be received by the state by March 1.
Applicants must meet one of the following requirements:
Detailed Eligibility Requirements
Note: Award is not based on financial need.
Equal to tuition and fees, not to exceed $10,900.
Applications are sent from the Office of Financial Aid via NDM email and are available online.
Applications must be submitted to the Office of Financial Aid by July 15.