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Undergraduate Scholarship Programs

Most of the scholarships listed below are renewable. Renewable scholarships are those that allow recipients to remain eligible for aid under the same program for more than one year. To be considered for renewal, you must reapply each year. Renewal awards are not guaranteed. You may receive one UMUC scholarship or grant award per academic year.

• ACE (Athletes Contributing to Education) Scholarship
• Former collegiate athlete or dependent of former collegiate athlete
• Pursuing an undergraduate degree in business management or a related field
• Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5
• AEGON USA Scholarship
  • Supports the UMUC Better Opportunities Through Online Education scholarship program
    • Low-wage worker employed full or part time
    • Defined goals and expectations
    • Prior computer or technical training
    • Federal financial aid eligibility
    • Willingness to accept academic and/or personal support
    • Personal interview at UMUC
• Alpha Sigma Lambda, Tau Chapter, Scholarship
  • Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.75 at UMUC
  • Completion of 15 credits at UMUC
  • Not receiving financial assistance from any other source
  • Preference given to applicants with demonstrated financial need
  • Separate application required (please contact the Office of the Dean, School of Undergraduate Studies)
• Alumni Association-International Scholarship
  • Completion of 60 credits
  • Minimum cumulative 3.25 GPA at UMUC or minimum University System of Maryland institution transfer GPA of 3.5
  • Enrolled full-time (12 semester hours)
  • Admitted as a Maryland resident
  • Documented, demonstrated leadership and community involvement
• Daniel Arrill Endowed Scholarship
  • Freshman or sophomore student
  • Minimum GPA of 3.75
  • Primary specialization or major in business and management
• Better Opportunities Through Online Education Scholarship
  • Low-wage worker employed full or part time
  • Defined goals and expectations
  • Prior computer or technical training
  • Federal financial aid eligibility
  • Willingness to accept academic and/or personal support
  • Personal interview at UMUC
• Patricia Currey Scholarship
  • Completion of 15 credits with UMUC
  • Minimum GPA of 3.0
  • Demonstrated financial need
  • Majoring in psychology with academic emphasis in clinical science
• Roscoe E. Dann Sr. Memorial Scholarship
  • Completion of 30 credits
  • Minimum GPA of 3.0
• The Joseph and Mary Ellen Hrutka Scholarship
  • Completion of 6 undergraduate credits credits at UMUC
  • Minimum GPA of 3.0
  • Demonstrated financial need
• Dr. Mortimer M. Glickman Scholarship
  • Completion of at least 60 credits toward an undergraduate degree in human resource management or marketing
  • Completion of 15 credits at UMUC
  • Minimum GPA of 3.0 at UMUC
  • Demonstrated financial need
• Lynn Rishell Henthorn Memorial Scholarship
  • Completion of 55 credits
  • Pursuing a career in social work, psychology, social science, or a closely related field
  • Minimum GPA of 3.0
  • Separate application required; send to the attention of Lynn Rishell Henthorn Memorial Scholarship Committee.
• Joseph M. & Mary Ellen Hrutka Scholarship
  • Completion of 15 credits with UMUC
  • Minimum GPA of 3.0
  • Demonstrated financial need
• Ralph J. Klein Memorial Scholarship
  • Spring award only
    • Completion of 30 credits at UMUC
    • Minimum GPA of 3.75 at UMUC
    • A specialization in the liberal arts or sciences
    • Demonstrated financial need
• Robert W. and Eleanor G. Madden Fund Scholarship
  • Supports the UMUC Better Opportunities Through Online Education Scholarship program     
  • Low-Wage worker employed full or part time
  • Defined goals and expectations
  • Prior computer or technical training
  • Federal financial aid eligibility
  • Willingness to accept academic and/or personal support
  • Personal interview at UMUC
• Maryland Community College Scholarship
  • Must have earned an associate's degree from eligible Maryland Community Colleges
  • Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0
  • More details
• Orkand Scholars Program
  • Completion of 90 credits toward degree
  • Minimum GPA of 3.75 at UMUC
  • Demonstrated financial need
  • Enrolled in at least two courses
• Edward A. and Marjorie M. Parnell Scholarship
  • Completion of 15 credits at UMUC
  • Minimum GPA of 3.75 at UMUC
  • Pursuing a first bachelor’s degree
  • Demonstrated financial need
• The Pateman Scholarship
  • Female student entering her third year
  • Interest in pursuing a career in aeronautics, aerospace engineering, or a related field
  • Minimum GPA of 3.0
  • Demonstrated financial need
• PEPCO Scholarship
  • Active-duty military, dependent of active-duty military, or servicemember making transition to civilian life
  • Completion of 6 credits at UMUC
  • Minimum GPA of 3.0
  • Demonstrated financial need
  • Preference given to Veterans wounded while on active duty
• Adam V. Pessagno Memorial Scholarship
  • Immediate family member of a law enforcement officer who died during active duty (Survivors of “special” police and sheriff’s officers, as well as spouses who remarry, are not eligible.)
  • Minimum GPA of 2.75
  • Preference may be given to hardship cases
• Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship
  • Membership in Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society of two-year colleges
• Frances Ready and Gilbert E. Harris Scholarship
  • Single mother pursuing a degree
  • Completion of 6 credits at UMUC
  • Minimum GPA of 3.0 at UMUC
  • Demonstrated financial need
• John R. Syme Scholarship
  • Spring award only
    • Completion of 15 credits at UMUC
    • Minimum GPA of 3.75
    • Specialization in American history
• Swank Audio Visuals Scholarship
  • Participation in UMUC’s Cooperative Education program working in the audiovisual/technology rental industry
  • Specialization in communication studies, technical management, any business-related field, information systems management, or computer studies
  • Minimum GPA of 2.5
  • Separate application required (please contact the Cooperative Education Center)
• Undergraduate Programs Endowed Scholarship Fund
  • Completion of 15 credits of undergraduate coursework or 9 credits of graduate coursework at UMUC
  • Minimum GPA of 3.5
  • Demonstrated financial need

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