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UMBC offers competitive merit scholarships to incoming First-Year Students, Transfer Students and International Students. Additional scholarship opportunities for incoming and current students may be found in Scholarship Retriever.
Prospective Student Timelines
Fall 2025 First-Year Students:
- Apply for admission as soon as possible for automatic merit scholarship consideration!
- Once you have a campus ID, complete your General Application on Scholarship Retriever and continue applying to new opportunities!
- Once you are admitted, a Scholarship Offer is included in your admissions mailing, if offered.
- Make sure to sign your Merit Scholarship Agreement by May 1st, 2025!
Fall 2025 Transfer Students:
- Apply for admission as soon as possible for automatic transfer merit scholarship consideration!
- Students interested in Scholar Programs must apply to programs separately.
- Once you have a campus ID, complete your General Application on Scholarship Retriever and continue applying to new opportunities!
NEWS
Spring 2025 Scholarship Withdrawal Requests
Students who do not meet the enrollment requirements associated with their scholarship for any reason, without receiving permission from the Scholarship Review Committee, will have their scholarship discontinued following the Spring 2025 semester. Prior to making any changes to their enrollment, scholars may request to withdraw from class(es) by submitting the Scholarship Withdrawal Request Form. For more information, please visit our Scholarship Withdrawal Request page.
The Spring 2025 Scholarship Withdrawal Request form will become available to complete January 27th, 2025, and closes April 4th, 2025.
If you are unsure of the enrollment requirements associated with your scholarship, you may contact our office for a copy of your scholarship agreement.
Financial Aid Disbursement
Spring 2025 Financial Aid Disbursements
Spring billing statements begin posting by Student Business Services (SBS) January 1st. Any charges added after this date will appear on the next months billing statement. All charges included on the billing statement are due by the 20th of that month. You can find a full billing schedule as well as information on payment plans and refunds on the SBS website.
Financial aid for Spring 2025 disburses to student accounts weekly beginning January 17th. Aid for part-time (less than 12 credits) undergraduate students begins to disburse after the add/drop date for the semester. You must pay any portion of your balance not covered by financial aid or a payment plan by the due date in order to avoid late fees.
2024-2025 Athletic Scholarships
2024-2025 athletic scholarships awarded to student athletes with a signed NCAA Agreement will be posted to student accounts in August. For additional information, please contact Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance, Whitney Ames.
Frequently Asked Questions
Please visit our FAQ page to get answers to the most common questions you have regarding merit scholarships.
Scholarship Retriever
All UMBC students and applicants with a UMBC Campus ID may now submit a General Scholarship Application through Scholarship Retriever to be considered for Fall 2024 – Spring 2025 institutional scholarships.
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