The Maryland Delegate Scholarship is offered to Maryland residents who plan to pursue a postsecondary credential full-time (12+ credits undergraduate or 9+ credits graduate per semester) or part-time (6-11 credits undergraduate or 6-8 credits graduate per semester) at a two-year or four-year Maryland college, university or private career school.
Application Timeline:
- Current or prospective students should contact their local State Delegate for instructions on how to apply.
Eligibility Requirements:
You must qualify under at least one of the following conditions:
- Current high school seniors;
- Current or prospective full-time degree-seeking undergraduate students;
- Current or prospective part-time degree-seeking undergraduate students;
- Current or prospective full-time degree-seeking graduate students;
- Current or prospective part-time degree-seeking graduate students;
- Current or prospective private career school enrollees;
- Undocumented students eligible for in-state tuition; or
- Currently enrolled, or were enrolled within the last two years, in a certificate or license program, course, or sequence of courses at a community college that leads to certification or licensure may use the scholarship to reimburse educational expenses.
All in-state majors are eligible
Application Process & Requirements:
FAFSA Exception- If a student is eligible for in-state tuition, but ineligible to receive Federal aid, the student must file the Maryland Higher Education Commission One-Application (MHEC One-App) instead of completing the FAFSA. To complete the MHEC One-App online click here.
Required Documentation:
- Any required documentation must be submitted to the Delegate’s office directly.
Award Amount:
- 2025-2026 Award Minimum: $200
- 2025-2026 Award Maximum: $13,689
- The student may hold the Delegate Scholarship with all state awards. The total dollar amount of all state scholarship awards may not exceed the students cost of attendance (as determined by their Financial Aid Office), or $35,508, whichever is less. Funds may not be available to award all eligible students.
Renewal Requirements:
- The Delegate scholarship is not renewable. Students must re-apply each year to their local Delegates.
Additional Information:
Out-of-State Exceptions
- Award recipients may use this scholarship at an out-of-state school if their major is not available at any Maryland institution and if their legislator agrees. In order to verify your out-of-state major as unique, you must complete and submit the online application by the established deadline.
The application is open on March 15, 2025 and closes on July 1, 2025.
- Scholarships 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.
- The scholarship may be used out-of-state if the student is disabled and studying at an institution outside the state that makes special provisions for disabled students that are not available to the applicant at an institution in Maryland.
Note: Certain unique majors not offered at a Maryland public university may also be eligible for the
Academic Common Market, a tuition savings program that allows students enrolled in approved programs at participating institutions to pay in-state tuition rates.
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