UMBC Scholar recipients are responsible for understanding the requirements of their merit scholarship agreements, and must successfully maintain these requirements each fall and spring semester. Scholars are required to sign an agreement in order to officially accept their offer by the published deadline. Feel free to contact our office for a copy of your signed merit scholarship agreement if you did not keep a copy for your records.
Information for Current UMBC Scholars:
- Enrollment
- First-Year Merit Scholarships require successful completion of full-time (12 or more credits) enrollment. Transfer Merit Scholarships require successful completion of at least part time (6-11.5 credits) enrollment. Feel free to contact our office for a copy of your merit scholarship agreement if you did not keep a copy for your records, which outlines the terms of your scholarship. If a scholar falls below the required enrollment status for any reason without receiving permission from the Scholarship Review Committee, their scholarship will be discontinued indefinitely:
- Deferral Request
- Please complete this form if you are planning to not enroll in an upcoming semester(s).
- Withdrawal Request
- Please complete this form if you are planning to withdraw from courses during the semester that would put you below the requirements of your merit scholarship agreement.
- Co-Op Experience
- Study Abroad Scholars
- Deferral Request
- First-Year Merit Scholarships require successful completion of full-time (12 or more credits) enrollment. Transfer Merit Scholarships require successful completion of at least part time (6-11.5 credits) enrollment. Feel free to contact our office for a copy of your merit scholarship agreement if you did not keep a copy for your records, which outlines the terms of your scholarship. If a scholar falls below the required enrollment status for any reason without receiving permission from the Scholarship Review Committee, their scholarship will be discontinued indefinitely:
- Housing Status
- Learn how your housing status may impact your scholarship.
- Discontinuation Appeal
- Students failing to meet the requirements of their scholarship may appeal directly following their scholarship discontinuation.
- Notification of Private/Outside Scholarships for 2024-2025
- Please complete this form if you are receiving a scholarship from an external provider.
- Do not include any scholarships received from UMBC, Scholarship Retriever, or MHEC (Maryland Higher Education Commission).
- Please complete this form if you are receiving a scholarship from an external provider.
- Thank You Note Instructions
The Scholarship Retriever is available to all UMBC students and allows students to submit a general scholarship application to be considered for additional opportunities available at UMBC.
Scholarship Retriever houses both internal and external scholarship opportunities for undergraduate, graduate, and international students! You can complete the general application and apply to any other opportunities that may be of interest, and new opportunities are posted regularly, so check back frequently!
Additional Current Student Resources
Scholar Programs
Sherman Teacher Scholars Program
Monthly Payment Plan
Students may participate in UMBC’s Monthly Payment Plan, as an alternative to a one-time payment of the bill in full. Students can sign up for payment plans each semester with Student Business Services (SBS). You can find more information on payment plans and billing with SBS.
Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC)
For information regarding Maryland State scholarships, please visit the Office of Financial Aid’s website.
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