The 2020-2021 application closed on July 1, 2020
The Teaching Fellows for Maryland Scholarship is awarded
to students who pledge to work as public school or public prekindergarten
teachers in Maryland 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.
Documents
for the Teaching Fellows for Maryland Scholarship may be
submitted by email to careerbased.mhec@maryland.gov
How to Apply:
Applicants for the
Teaching Fellows for Maryland scholarship must submit the online application
through the MDCAPS system by visiting https://mdcaps.mhec.state.md.us. The
online application and all required documents (which will
reflect in MDCAPS upon completion of your application) must be submitted to the
Office of Student Financial Assistance by July 1, 2020 for
consideration.
Required documents to be submitted include but are not limited
to:
· If an
applicant currently enrolled in high school or not currently
enrolled at a post-secondary institution, or an applicant enrolled in college
that has completed less than 12 college credits:
Ø an
official high school transcript; or
Ø documentation
of SAT or ACT scores
· If an
applicant currently or previously enrolled as an undergraduate student who has
completed more than 12 college credits, or a college graduate not
currently enrolled in an eligible institution:
Ø an official
college transcript; or
Ø documentation
of SAT or ACT scores
· If
a graduate applicant in a post-secondary institution:
Ø documentation
of GRE scores if taken; or
Ø an
official undergraduate transcript
· All applicants must also
submit a written essay detailing how they have demonstrated an exceptional
dedication to or aptitude for teaching.
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 non-profit 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: Only private non-profit institutions must participate.
A list of participating private non-profit institutions will be updated here.
Please check back.
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.
Conditions of Awards:
2020-2021 Conditions of Awards
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.