Delegate Scholarship
Each year the Maryland General Assembly makes College Scholarships available. Applicants should download the application and return it completed by email, fax, or mail by March 15. Scholarships are only available for attendance at an accredited college within the State of Maryland. There are also scholarships available to some vocational schools.
Download your scholarship application.
Applications should be submitted to:
6 Bladen Street, Suite 164
Annapolis, Maryland 21041
Fax: 410-841-3553
Email:
Please feel free to contact with questions or more information by calling 410-841-3421 or via email.
Eligibility Requirements
- Recipients must be residents of the 31st Legislative District.
- Scholarship recipients may use the scholarship toward undergraduate, graduate or professional studies.
- Attendance may be on a full or part-time basis. Full-time attendance is defined as 12 credits per semester as an undergraduate and 9 credits per semester for a graduate student. Part-time attendance is defined as 6 to 11 credits per semester for undergraduates and 6 to 8 credits per semester for graduate students.
- The recipient must attend a Maryland college or university, or a private career school. Private career schools must have the Maryland Higher Education Commission’s approval to operate and be accredited by a national accrediting association approved by the U.S. Department of Education. Recipients may also attend a hospital nursing diploma school if the curriculum is approved by the Commission. Recipients may be eligible for assistance if they plan to attend an out-of-state school and enroll in an academic program that is not offered in Maryland, and have unique major approval from the Commission.
- In order for a program to receive unique major approval, the applicant must submit a request, in writing, to the Director of the Office of Student Financial Assistance, that their major be identified as such for the purposes of applying for the scholarship. The letter should include the student’s name, date of birth, social security number, phone number, Maryland address, academic year of attendance, name of the program and degree, and name and location of the out-of-state institution. The applicant should attach to the letter a copy of the program curriculum from the out-of-state institution’s catalog that includes a short description of the program and a list of required classes.
- Application deadline is April 1st, of each year at 5 PM.