Before you get started please read the following information to ensure that you are eligible for the scholarship.
Please verify that you are a District 25 resident here: http://mdelect.net
Who may apply: Current high school seniors and full-time or part-time, degree-seeking undergraduate and graduate students. Students attending a private career school may also apply.
How to apply: If your delegates make their own awards, you should call or write them for further instructions. The Office of Student Financial Assistance (OSFA) can provide a list of all State legislators. Some delegates ask OSFA to make awards for them. These awards are made on the basis of need as demonstrated on the FAFSA. If a delegate asks OSFA to make the awards, students must complete and file the FAFSA.
When to apply: Complete and file the FAFSA by March 1.
The Scholarship will open up on Monday, March 8, 2021
Eligible majors: All majors are eligible.
Scholarship can be used at out-of-state institutions if the applicant is on active duty with the U.S Military and domiciled in the State. As well as if the student is disabled and studying at an institution outside the State that make special provision for disabled students that are not available to the applicant at an institution in the State.
You may use this scholarship at an out-of-state school if your major is not available at any Maryland institution and if your delegate agrees. In order to verify your major as unique, you must complete the Unique Major Application and submit it to MHEC with the required documentation. Allow 8 weeks for processing.
You and your parents (if you are a dependent student) must be Maryland residents. You must enroll at a two-year or four-year Maryland college or university as a full-time (12+ credits per semester) or part-time (6-11 credits per semester), degree-seeking undergraduate or graduate student, or attend certain private career schools.
Award Minimum: $250
Award Maximum: $1,000
You may hold the Delegate Scholarship with all State awards. The total dollar amount of all State scholarship awards may not exceed your cost of attendance as determined by your college’s financial aid office or $28,000, whichever is less. Funds may not be available to award all eligible students.
Awards are not automatically renewed. You must re-apply each year to your delegates. If required, you must complete and file the FAFSA by March 1.
For more information on the Maryland General Assembly Scholarship, please visit: https://mhec.maryland.gov/preparing/pages/financialaid/programdescriptions/prog_delegate.aspx
Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.
Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.