UMUC Military Scholarship Programs

UMUC offers the following scholarship programs for active-duty military or spouses of active-duty military.

Some scholarship awards are made on the basis of academic performance and others on the basis of financial need. The eligibility requirements for each of the scholarships are listed below. All scholarships are available to undergraduate and graduate students at UMUC.

To be eligible, you must be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States and a degree-seeking student at UMUC. In addition, you must complete both the

Unless otherwise stated, the minimum enrollment requirement during the award period is 3 credits. UMUC scholarships are generally awarded for the fall and/or spring semesters only.

For more information on our military programs, please visit UMUC Military Home.

Note: Unless otherwise indicated, UMUC undergraduate scholarships require a minimum GPA of 2.5 and completion of 15 undergraduate credits at UMUC and UMUC graduate scholarships require a minimum GPA of 3.0 and completion of 9 graduate credits at UMUC.

 

Bank of America Veterans Assistance Fund at UMUC

  • Benefiting veterans whose educational benefits through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) have expired, or have been fully used
  • Demonstrated financial need

Blewitt Endowed Military Scholarship

  • Active-duty single parents, which includes Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, Coast Guard, National Guard and members of the Reserves who are and remain on active duty while receiving scholarship support. Their minor children are also eligible, or
  • Servicemembers who are wounded or have experienced illness related to their service in the global war on terror, and their spouse's minor children or step-children are also eligible to apply. Servicemembers include Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force and Coast Guard, as well as members of the Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
  • Demonstrated financial need
  • Enlisted personnel will take priority over officers

Ed and Jean Miller Answering the Call Scholarship Award

  • Exclusively to those students who have served as part of the United States armed forces in a war zone in the past 24 months of the award, or are currently serving in a war zone,
  • Or to family members of soldiers who lost their lives in combat.

GEICO Federal/Military Scholarship Fund

  • Providing support to The Undergraduate School
  • GPA of a 2.8 or higher
  • Enrolled in at least 6 credit hours per semester
  • Demonstrated financial need
  • Open to spouses and children of the following (one or both categories)
    1. Federal employees in grades GS-1 through GS-15
    2. Active duty enlisted military service members

General John W. Vessey, Jr. Scholarship Fund

  • To provide educational expenses to degree-seeking students in the School of Undergraduate Studies
  • In addition, awards shall be given to students who meet one or more of the additional criteria, listed below in order of preference:
  • Have been awarded the Purple Heart medal since August 1, 2000
  • Are active duty military, guard and/or reserve members, or members of their immediate family
  • Have recently served as a member of the active military and are making the transition into civilian life
  • Any student with demonstrated financial need

HSBC North America Military Family Scholarship

  • Active-duty military or spouse of active-duty military
  • Demonstrated financial need

Major General James and Dorothy Freeze Scholarship Fund

  • Active duty military, military spouses, or military veterans
  • Undergraduates only
  • Minimum GPA of 2.5 at UMUC
  • Enrolled in 6 or more credit hours per semester
  • Scholarship award is $500.00 per semester, and can not exceed $1,000.00 per academic year
  • Eligible semesters: fall, spring and summer
  • Awarding is based on the availability of funding

ManTech Scholarship Fund-Military

  • Provides scholarship support to UMUC cybersecurity and information assurance students
  • Preference given to military, veterans and/or family members
  • Demonstrated financial need

Military Student Support Fund Scholarship

  • Active-duty military servicemember
  • Demonstrated financial need

President Gerald A. Heeger Tribute Scholarship

  • Active-duty military students, guard or reservists, or their immediate family members
  • Preference given to those that were awarded the Purple Heart since August 1, 2000
  • Have recently served as a member of the active-duty military and are making the transition into civilian life
  • Completion of 12 college credits
  • Demonstrated financial need
  • Minimum GPA of 3.0

Roscoe E. Dann Sr. Memorial Scholarship

  • Completion of at least 30 credits
  • Minimum GPA of a 3.0
  • Demonstrated financial need
  • Preference given to veterans

The Bill G. Evans and Helen R. Endowed Fund

  • Preference given to military spouses, dependents and veterans who have been honorably discharged for ten years or more, and based on the following criteria:
  • Demonstrate financial need
  • Enrolled in at least 6 credits during the award period

The Military Textbook Scholarship Fund

  • Priority given to UMUC's military student's currently serving in Afghanistan and Iraq or other theater of operation
  • Demonstrated financial need

The Military Veteran Scholarship Fund

  • Provides scholarship support to military veterans, spouses and dependents
  • Preference given to veterans that served in Afghanistan and Iraq

The Northrop Grumman Scholarship Fund

  • Provides scholarship support to military spouses and dependents
  • Demonstrated financial need

 The Orkand Family Military Scholarship Fund

  • Spouse of enlisted active-duty servicemember of the armed forces
  • Enrolled in at least 6 credit hours per semester
  • Demonstrated financial need

The Open Systems Science Scholarship Fund

  • To provide financial support to UMUC students
  • Demonstrated financial need
  • Enrolled in at least 6 credits during the award period
  • Preference is for military spouses and their dependents who are pursing one of the following degrees:
    • Undergraduate School
      • Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Technology
      • Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity
    • Graduate School
      • Master of Science Information Technology
      • Master of Science in Cybersecurity
      • Master of Science in Cybersecurity Policy

The URS Wounded Warriors Scholarship Fund

  • Demonstrated financial need
  • Enroll for a minimum of 6 credits during the award period
  • Status as an active-duty service member honorably discharged or retired veteran or the spouse or dependent of an active-duty service member
  • Preference is given to various majors

Vietnam Veterans Memorial Scholarship

  • Children and spouses of active-duty servicemembers who are the children of Vietnam-era veterans
  • Minimum GPA of 2.5
  • Demonstrated financial need

2012-13 Funds Have Been Awarded

UMUC has awarded all allotted funding for the 2012-13 academic year. Scholarship applications are no longer being accepted. If additional funds become available, applications will be evaluated in the order in which they were received.

Contact Us

If you have questions about scholarships, please send an e-mail to scholarships@umuc.edu.