Scholarship Withdrawal Request

As indicated in the scholarship agreement, all scholars must maintain full-time (12+ credits) enrollment or a minimum of 6 credits for transfer scholars each semester in order to receive their scholarship. If a scholar falls below their minimum enrollment status for any reason without receiving permission from the Scholarship Review Committee, all future iterations of their scholarship will be discontinued. Prior to making any changes to their enrollment, scholars may request to withdraw from class(es) by submitting the Scholarship Withdrawal Request Form.

  • First semester freshman and last semester seniors do not need to submit a scholarship withdrawal request. First semester freshman will automatically be placed on a Scholarship Warning and no withdrawal request is necessary.
    • Scholarship Warning is as it sounds, a warning to the scholar, that they have violated their scholarship agreement and should be conscious about this requirement going into their 2nd semester.
  • Last semester seniors do not need to submit a request as their scholarship will not be renewed after graduation.

Students who do not meet the enrollment requirements associated with their scholarship for any reason, without receiving permission from the Scholarship Review Committee via an approved Scholarship Withdrawal Request, will have their scholarship discontinued following the end of the semester.

Scholarship Withdrawal Request Process

The following information is required in order to complete the withdrawal request. These documents will become available to you when you access the online request form. However, feel free to review the required information prior to accessing the online form.

  1. Scholarships Withdrawal Request Statement – Please submit a detailed statement in the box below regarding the reason you are requesting to drop below full-time enrollment for the semester.
  2. Supporting Documentation – You are highly encouraged to include any relevant supporting documentation, if applicable.
    1. Please note: The contents of this request are confidential, however, we are concerned for your well-being. In an instance where someone’s well-being appears at risk, our staff will consult with the appropriate UMBC personnel.

The deadline to submit a Fall 2024 Scholarship Withdrawal Request has passed (November 6th, 2024). Please monitor your email in January 2025 for scholarship discontinuation notices and your opportunity to appeal.

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Timeline

Once you have submitted your Scholarship Withdrawal Request, the Scholarship Review Committee will review all requests as they are submitted. Decisions will be sent to each student via email within 3-5 business days of their request submission.

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