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State Financial Assistance Programs & Applications Accessibility Information State Financial Aid Programs State Financial Aid Programs The Office of Student Financial Assistance (OSFA) at the Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC) provides a number of state grants, scholarships, and loan assistance repayment programs for eligible Maryland residents.
Below you will find a complete listing of programs offered by MHEC.
virtual appointment with the Office of Student Financial Assistance for questions concerning state financial aid click Click Here For Important Scholarship and Grant Deadlines Need-Based Grants/Scholarships Need-based grants/scholarships are awarded based on demonstrated financial need and do not have to be repaid The Guaranteed Access (GA) Grant is a need-based grant that provides financial assistance to eligible applicants enrolled at postsecondary institutions.
The amount of the GA Grant equals 100 percent of the student's financial need for the student's first two years of receiving the award. Educational Assistance Grant The Educational Assistance (EA) Grant is a need-based grant that provides financial assistance to eligible applicants enrolled at postsecondary institutions.
Campus-Based Educational Assistance Gran t The Campus-Based Educational Assistance Grant (CBEAG) program is a need-based financial aid program that is designed to financially assist students who were NOT considered for the Howard P. Rawlings Educational Assistance Grant due to NOT filing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or MHEC One App by the Maryland state deadline of March 1 .
The 2+2 Transfer Scholarship is designed to assist and encourage transfer students from Maryland community colleges to attend a 4-year institution within the state within a timely manner. Students must be enrolled in an eligible accredited Maryland postsecondary education institution.
The Part-Time grant provides financial assistance to degree-seeking undergraduates and students dually enrolled at a Maryland high school and an institution of higher education. Graduate & Professional Scholarship Program The Graduate & Professional Scholarship Program provides financial assistance to degree-seeking graduate and professional students.
Maryland Community College Promise Scholarship The Maryland Community College Promise Scholarship is a last-dollar scholarship that is available to students who enroll at Maryland community colleges. Legislative Scholarships Scholarships are awarded by Maryland Senators and Delegates All Maryland residents may apply for the Legislative Scholarships.
Maryland residents attending an out-of-state institution may apply if they meet the out-of-state exemptions found on the scholarship pages below. Delegate Scholarship The Delegate Scholarship is offered to Maryland residents who plan to pursue a postsecondary credential full-time or part-time at a two-year or a four-year Maryland college, university or private career school.
Senatorial Scholarship The Senatorial Scholarship is offered to current high school seniors and full-time and part-time, degree-seeking undergraduate and graduate students, as well as students attending a private career school.
Career/Occupation-Based Grants & Scholarships Grants and Scholarships are awarded to students enrolled in a certain degree program The Maryland Police Officer Scholarship Program The Maryland Police Officer Scholarship is awarded to current police officers or individuals planning to become a police officer, who are enrolled in an academic program that furthers their career in law enforcement.
Recipients must pledge to work as a police officer in the state upon completion of their studies.
Teaching Fellows for Maryland Scholarship The Teaching Fellows for Maryland Scholarship provides financial assistance to students who pledge to work as a public school or public prekindergarten teachers at schools in Maryland upon completion of their studies in a high-needs school or in a grade level or content area in which there is a shortage of qualified educators. Charles W.
Riley Firefighter & Ambulance & Rescue Squad Member Scholarship Program The Charles W. Riley Firefighter & Ambulance & Rescue Squad Member Scholarship Program provides financial assistance to Maryland residents in the fire-fighting, ambulance, and rescue organizations serving Maryland communities to pursue credited courses that lead to employment in an organized fire department, ambulance, or rescue squad in the State.
Cybersecurity Public Service Scholarship Program The Cybersecurity Public Service Scholarship Program provides financial assistance to Maryland residents pursuing an education in programs that have been identified by the Secretary of Higher Education as being directly relevant to cybersecurity.
Workforce Development Sequence Scholarship The Workforce Development Sequence Scholarship provides financial assistance to students enrolling in an approved non-credit certificate program leading to apprenticeships, employment, licensure, or job skill enhancement only at participating Maryland community colleges.
Workforce Shortage Student Assistance Grant Program The Workforce Shortage Student Assistance Grant provides financial assistance to Maryland residents planning on working in specific career/occupational programs upon graduation. Eligible fields include: child care, human services, teaching, nursing, physical and occupational therapy, social work, and public service.
Tuition Reduction for Non-Resident Nursing Students The Tuition Reduction for Non-Resident Nursing Students is available for non-residents accepted into a nursing program who attend a two-year or four-year public institution in Maryland. Grants or scholarships are available to certain individuals majoring in a specific field at a post-secondary institution Jack F. Tolbert Memorial Student Grant Program The Jack F.
Tolbert Memorial Student Grant Program (Tolbert Grant Program) is to provide financial assistance to full-time students attending approved private career schools in Maryland. Edward T. and Mary A.
Conroy Student Grant Program and Jean B. Cryor Memorial Scholarship Program The Edward T. and Mary A.
Conroy Memorial Scholarship Program provides student financial assistance to certain Maryland residents due to their eligible military or public safety service or due to their eligible family or marital relationship to such an individual. The Jean B.
Cryor Memorial Scholarship Program provides financial assistance to eligible children and surviving spouses of school employees who, either died or sustained an injury that rendered the school employee 100 percent disabled, as a victim in an act of violence occurring in the line of duty. Douglas J. J.
Peters Veterans of Afghanis tan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship The Douglas J. J.
Peters Veterans of Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship Program provides financial assistance to United States Armed Forces personnel who served in the Afghanistan or Iraq Conflicts, and their son, daughter, stepson, stepdaughter, or spouse who are current high school seniors and full-time or part-time, degree-seeking undergraduate students enrolled in an eligible accredited Maryland postsecondary institution. Richard W.
Collins III Leadership with Honor Scholarship The Richard W. Collins III Leadership with Honor Scholarship program provides financial assistance to Maryland residents enrolled at one of the state's Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the ROTC program.
Fallen Transportation Workers Scholarship Program The Fallen Transportation Workers Scholarship Program provides tuition assistance to a student who was a dependent or is the surviving spouse of a fallen transportation workers.
An individual who received a scholarship that requires a service requirement must begin employment in Maryland one year after degree completion, as outlined in the recipient's service obligation agreement and signed promissory note.
Information on the applicable service obligation requirement for the State Grant and Scholarship Appeals The Office of Student Financial Assistance (OSFA) at the Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC) understands that students experience special circumstances that may cause them to fail to meet certain requirements for State awards.
Therefore, OSFA has developed an appeal process that allows students, in certain instances, to appeal for (re)consideration of certain State financial aid programs. Click here to submit an appeal. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Maryland529 (formerly College Savings Plans of Maryland) We're available on the following channels.
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Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Education & Human Resources (IUSE: EHR) Program is sponsored by National Science Foundation (NSF). This program promotes novel, creative, and transformative approaches to generating and using new knowledge about STEM teaching and learning to improve STEM education for undergraduate students. It supports projects that bring recent advances in STEM knowledge into undergraduate education, adapt, improve, and incorporate evidence-based practices, and lay the groundwork for institutional improvement in STEM education. Professional development for instructors to ensure adoption of new and effective pedagogical techniques is a potential topic of interest.
The National Leadership Grants for Libraries Program (NLG-L) supports projects that address critical needs of the library and archives fields and have the potential to advance practice and strengthen library and archival services for the American public. Successful proposals will generate results such as new models, tools, research findings, services, practices, and/or alliances that can be widely used, adapted, scaled, or replicated to extend and leverage the benefits of federal investment. Applications to IMLS should both advance knowledge and understanding and ensure that the federal investment made generates benefits to society. Specifically, the goals for this program are to generate projects of far-reaching impact that: • Build the workforce and institutional capacity for managing the national information infrastructure and serving the information and education needs of the public. • Build the capacity of libraries and archives to lead and contribute to efforts that improve community well-being and strengthen civic engagement. • Improve the ability of libraries and archives to provide broad access to and use of information and collections with emphasis on collaboration to avoid duplication and maximize reach. • Strengthen the ability of libraries to provide services to affected communities in the event of an emergency or disaster. • Strengthen the ability of libraries, archives, and museums to work collaboratively for the benefit of the communities they serve. Throughout its work, IMLS places importance on diversity, equity, and inclusion. This may be reflected in an IMLS-funded project in a wide range of ways, including efforts to serve individuals of diverse geographic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds; individuals with disabilities; individuals with limited functional literacy or information skills; individuals having difficulty using a library or museum; and underserved urban and rural communities, including children from families with incomes below the poverty line. Application Process: The application process for the NLG-L program has two phases; applicants must begin by applying for Phase I. For Phase I, all applicants must submit Preliminary Proposals by the September 20th deadline listed for this Notice of Funding Opportunity. For Phase II, only selected applicants will be invited to submit Full Proposals, and only those Invited Full Proposals will be considered for funding. Invited Full Proposals will be due March 20, 2024. Funding Opportunity Number: NLG-LIBRARIES-FY24. Assistance Listing: 45.312. Funding Instrument: G. Category: AR,HU. Award Amount: $50K – $1M per award.
The California Department of Education (CDE) Early Education Division is making approximately .7 million available to expand California State Preschool Program (CSPP) services statewide, appropriated under the 2021 Budget Act. Eligible applicants are local educational agencies (LEAs), including school districts, county offices of education, community college districts, and direct-funded charter schools—both current CSPP contractors and new applicants. Funding supports full-day/full-year or part-day/part-year preschool services for income-eligible children beginning in FY 2024–25. Awards are allocated by county based on Local Planning Council priority areas and application scores, with redistribution provisions if county allocations are underutilized.