Scholarships

Scholarship Name Award Amount Deadline Eligibility Requirements Category Location/Citizenship Restrictions

Incight Scholarship 

500.00

TBD

Applicants  must have a disability.  This can be any type of disability as it is defined by the ADA, DSM-V, IDEA

People with Disabilities

Washington, Oregon or California Residents

Get Educated Online College Scholarship

$1,000

Varies

Must be a U.S. citizen enrolled in an accredited online degree program located in the USA with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0

Online Students 

Return to College Scholarship

$1,000

January 31

Applicants must be at least 17 years old, U.S. citizens, and current or prospective full-time or part-time students in a college program within 12 months of receiving the award. Nontraditional students are encouraged to apply.

General

US Citizen 

Colwell Law Group Single Parent Scholarship

$1,000

May 31

Applicants must be single parents enrolled in or planning to enroll in an undergraduate, graduate, or law program in the U.S. Candidates must have a GPA of at least 3.0.

General

The P.E.O. Program for Continuing Education (PCE) 

Up to $3,000

TBD

Applicants must be female U.S. or Canadian citizens residing in the U.S. or Canada for their entire certificate or degree program. Applicants must have spent at least 24 months as a non-student as an adult. They must be recommended by a PEO chapter and be within 18 months of completing their education.

Women

US and Canadian Citizens 

P.E.O. International Peace Scholarship (IPS)

Up to $12,500

Varies 

The International Peace Scholarship Fund was established in 1949 to provide scholarships for international women students to pursue graduate study in the U.S. or Canada. 

Women 

Non-US and Canadian Citizens 

Alpha Kappa Alpha Graduate Scholarships (Merit and Financial Need)

Various

August 15

Recipients should be a full-time, graduate student, currently enrolled in an accredited degree- granting institution (or have an acceptance letter if starting in the Fall), minimum 3.0 GPA, and able to demonstrate community service and involvement

General

The American Psychological Foundation and the Council of Graduate Departments of Psychology 

$1,000-$5,000

Varies 

Graduate students enrolled in an interim master’s program or doctoral program are eligible to apply. If a student is currently enrolled in a terminal master’s program, the student must intend to enroll in a PhD program.  Interest in psychology as a career field.

Research

IEEE Computational Intelligence Society Summer Research Grant

$1,000-$5,000

March 15

Grant available for  graduate students seeking financial support for summer research; students must be members of the IEEE at the time of application.

Research

American Association of University Women (AAUW) Career Development Grants

$2,000-$20,00

November 15

Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents whose last degree was received before June 30, 2016. Funds are available for tuition, fees, books, supplies, local transportation and dependent care.

Women

American Association of University Women (AAUW) Summer/Short-Term Research Publication Grants

$10,000-$35,000

November 15

Grant candidates must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents; are open to women, including people who identify as women. Applicants must be conducting basic research in engineering, medicine, or physical or biological sciences at an accredited institution of higher education or research. AAUW will make final decisions about what constitutes eligible institutions.

Women

US Citizens or Permanent Residents

Native Forward Direct Scholarship (Winter and Spring)

$500-$5000

November 1

Must be enrolled full or part-time in a U.S. accredited institution, pursuing an undergraduate, graduate, or professional degree in any field of study.  Applicants must not have been previously awarded a Native Forward scholarship. Be an enrolled member or descendant of a federally or state-recognized Tribe.

Indigenous Peoples 

Traub-Dicker Rainbow Scholarship

$4,000

TBD

Applicants must identify as a lesbian and Plan to attend a college or university in the United States (including graduate school) in Fall 

LGBTQIA+

Tillman Military Scholarship Program

$10,000

February 1

The Tillman award is available to college students at all levels who are also active servicemembers or veterans of the U.S. armed forces

Military 

Army Nurse Corps Association (ANCA) Scholarship

$3,000

March 31

Applicant should be a graduate and undergraduate student enrolled in a nursing or related health care program who are veterans or active servicemembers in the U.S. Army. Spouses, parents, and children of Army veterans and servicemembers are also eligible to apply

Health care 

Veterans United Foundation Scholarship

Up to $20,000

Varies

The applicant must be a veteran with 100% service connected disability;  a surviving spouse of a deceased servicemember from a service-related death; a surviving child of a deceased servicemember from a service-related death.

Military

The M.M. Costello Scholarship

$3,000

January 21

Applicant must be a woman who has served or is serving honorably in the U.S. Army, U.S. Army Reserve or Army National Guard or the lineal descendant of a woman who has served or is serving honorably. Applicant must have achieved an undergraduate degree with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 and must be enrolled in or accepted into a Graduate level program — Masters or Doctoral.

Military

Dr. Angela Grant Memorial Scholarship

$500-$5,000

May 1

Applicant must also be a cancer survivor who is actively pursuing or planning to pursue a college education in any field of study or be an applicant with an immediate family member who has been diagnosed with cancer.

Cancer Survivors

Maryland Loan Assistant Repayment Program (MLARP) 

Up to 200,000

April 15

The MLARP provides educational loan repayment funds to Maryland physicians and physician assistants who must serve a 2 year obligation in a health professional shortage area (HPSA) or medically underserved area (MUA), either in primary care or mental health. Eligible physicians, physician assistants, and medical residents within their last year of residency.

Health care

Maryland Residents 

State Delegate Scholarship

Up to 29,600

Varies

Current or prospective part-time degree-seeking graduate students who are Maryland residents.

General

Maryland Residents

Senatorial Scholarship

$400-$12,000

March 1

Current or prospective part-time degree-seeking graduate students who are Maryland residents.

General 

Maryland Residents

Lois Young-Thomas Memorial Scholarship and Leadership Guild Endowment 

$7,500

May 31

Applicant must be a Maryland resident enrolled as a full-time student in a UMB professional or graduate school, be in good academic standing, and demonstrate leadership skills and service achievement within the University and/or community. Preference will be given to incoming first-year students who demonstrate financial need and express interest in practicing in Maryland upon graduation.

UMB Students

Maryland Residents 

PNC Scholarship Endowment 

$1,500

May 31

Applicants must be enrolled in a professional program at the University of Maryland, Baltimore. Preference will be given to students who have demonstrated financial need and an interest in service.

UMB Students

Presidential Scholarship Fund for the University of Maryland 

$2,400

May 31

Applicants must be able to demonstrate academic excellence and financial need. Preference will be given to students who demonstrate an interest in service.

UMB Students

The Bess and Franklin S. Gladhill Presidential Scholarship Fund 

$2,400

May 31

Applicants must be able to demonstrate academic excellence and financial need.

UMB Students

The Southern Management Corporation Scholarship Fund

$2,250

May 31

Preference will be given to students who live in a Southern Management Corporation community, as well as those students with the most outstanding academic record.

UMB Students 

Maryland Residents

Workforce Shortage Student Assistance Grant Program

$2000-$4,000

TBD

Applicants must be full time students in an eligible major leading to employment in an eligible field as indicated on your application.

Public Service

Maryland Residents

Jon Christian Merkel Scholarship Fund 

$2,000

May 31

Applicants must be able to demonstrate academic excellence and financial need. Preference will be given to students who demonstrate an interest in service.

UMB Students 

Flavius Lilly Scholarship Fund

$500-2,000.00

Ongoing

The Flavius Lilly Scholarship Fund will provide financial assistance to Doctor of Medical Science graduate students who express financial need and exemplify Dr. Lilly’s core values of academic excellence, leadership, and community engagement.

DMSc Graduate/UMB Students