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Teaching Fellows for Maryland Scholarship

The 2019-2020 application cycle is now open.

There is a program of Teaching Fellows for Maryland scholarships that are awarded under this subtitle for students who pledge to work as public school or public prekindergarten teachers in the State upon completion of their studies at schools that have at least 50% of the students in the school eligible for free or reduced price meals (FRPM). See the Service Obligation Requirement section below for more information. 

How to Apply:
An individual must:
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Eligibility Requirements:

  • Students who are enrolled or plan to enroll at an eligible institution in an undergraduate or graduate program;
  • Students seeking to change careers to pursue a course of study or program in an academic discipline leading to a Maryland professional teacher’s certificate; 
  • Students must agree to work as public school or public prekindergarten teachers in the State upon completion of their studies at elementary and secondary schools that have at least 50% of the students in the school eligible for free or reduced-price meals (FRPM); 
  • Be a Maryland resident or have graduated from a Maryland high school;
  • Enroll full-time or part-time at an eligible institution pursuing a course of study or program leading to a Maryland professional teacher’s certificate;
  • Be currently enrolled in high school and have an overall GPA of 3.3 on a 4.0 scale or its equivalent after completion of the first semester of the senior year;
  • Be currently enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student at an eligible institution and have a cumulative GPA of 3.3 on a 4.0 scale and have made satisfactory progress toward a degree in an academic discipline leading to a Maryland professional teacher’s certificate;
  • Achieved a score 500 on the reading and math portions of the SAT, with a combined score of at least 1100;
  • Achieved a composite ACT score of 25; or
  • Achieved a score of 50% on the GRE and have demonstrated an exceptional dedication to or aptitude for teaching.

Note an individual who has been employed as a teaching assistant at a public school or public prekindergarten program in Maryland for at least 2 years may apply and is eligible to hold the scholarship as a full-time or part-time undergraduate or graduate student.

A recipient of this scholarship may not hold a Maryland professional teacher’s certificate.

​Service Obligation Requirement
A recipient must sign and return a promissory note agreeing to begin fulfillment of the service obligation as follows:  
  • A recipient of the Teaching Fellows scholarship must teach in a public school or public prekindergarten program that has at least 50% of its students eligible for FRPM for the periods specified below:
  • For a recipient who receives a scholarship as an undergraduate student, the service obligation is 1 year for each year that the recipient receives a scholarship.
  • For a student who receives a scholarship as a graduate student, the service obligation is 2 years for each year that the recipient receives a scholarship.

​​Eligible Institutions
The Teaching Fellows scholarship may be used at a Maryland public senior higher education institution that possesses a certificate of approval from the Commission and has a department, school, or college of education, or a Maryland private nonprofit institution of higher education that possesses a certificate of approval from the Commission, has a department, school, or college of education, and agrees to providing a matching grant to an undergraduate or graduate student who receives a Teaching Fellows for Maryland scholarship. Note: Private non-profit institutions only must be a participating institution. A list of participating private non-profit institutions will be updated on the MHEC website on September 24, 2019.  

​​​Scholarship Award Amount
A recipient is eligible to receive an award amount as follows:

  • At a Maryland public senior higher education institution, the scholarship award is equivalent to 100% of the annual tuition, mandatory fees, and room and board of a resident undergraduate student or graduate student, as appropriate.
  • At a Maryland private nonprofit institution, the scholarship award is equal to the lesser of:
    • 100% of the annual tuition and mandatory fees of a resident undergraduate student or graduate student, as appropriate, at the University of Maryland College Park (UMPC) and 100% of the room and board of a resident undergraduate student or graduate student, as appropriate, at the institution; or
    • 50% of the annual tuition and mandatory fees of a resident undergraduate or graduate student, as appropriate, at the institution and 100% of the room and board of a resident undergraduate student or graduate student, as appropriate, at the institution.
  • A private nonprofit institution must provide a matching scholarship award in an amount equal to the State award provided for tuition & fees only.  Private nonprofit institutions are not required to match State funds awarded for room and board.

Funds may not be available to award all eligible applicants.

​Renewal Awards​

A recipient is eligible for a renewal award if the recipient:

  • Continues to be a resident of the State;
  • Continues to be a full-time or part-time undergraduate or graduate student;
  • Maintains a GPA of at least 3.3 on a 4.0 scale; and
  • Continues to make satisfactory progress toward a degree, and maintains the standards of the institution.

If a recipient of the Teaching Fellows for Maryland scholarship is enrolled in a course of study that is determined by the institution to require five years to complete, the recipient may renew the annual award four times

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