Maryland Higher Education Commission Senatorial Scholarship

Eligibility

Maryland Higher Education Commission Senatorial Scholarship, with an application deadline in June, offers numerous awards of $12948 each. Location restrictions exist. Restricted to those with financial need.

Description

The Maryland Senatorial Scholarship is offered to students who plan to pursue a postsecondary credential at a two-year or four-year college, university, or private career school. Full-time students may receive a scholarship for a total of four years, and part-time students may receive a scholarship for a total of eight years. Applicants and their parents (if they are a dependent student) must be Maryland residents. Applicants must take the SAT 1 or the ACT unless they have graduated from high school five or more years ago, have earned 24 college credit hours, or are attending a community college or a private career school. All in-state majors are eligible. Award recipients may use this scholarship at an out-of-state school if their major is not available at any Maryland institution and if their legislator agrees. The scholarship may also be used out-of-state if the student is disabled and studying at an institution outside the state that makes special provisions for disabled students that are not available to the applicant at an institution in Maryland. A recipient may hold a scholarship for a fifth undergraduate academic year or for a semester subsequent to the end of a fourth undergraduate academic year if the recipient has requested a scholarship from the Senator for a fifth undergraduate academic year or for a semester subsequent to the end of a fourth undergraduate academic year; is a full-time student; continues to be a resident of the state; continues to be a student at the institution and takes courses leading to a degree; and has exhausted the funds available under the Senatorial Scholarship. Applicants may either submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) if they are eligible for in-state tuition, but if they are ineligible to receive federal financial aid, applicants must submit the Maryland Higher Education Commission One-App application instead. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the Maryland Higher Education Commission for more information.