The State of Maryland offers several scholarship and grant programs, both need-based and non-need based, to help those who need financial assistance for a college education. Students applying for Maryland State financial assistance must file the FAFSA by March 1 to be considered for most Maryland funding. 

Note:  Find out more about the new Maryland State Community College Promise Scholarship – up to $5,000 for tuition and fees in the 2019-2020 academic year.

Need-Based Grants and Scholarships

• The Howard P. Rawlings Program of Educational Excellence Awards:
  • Guaranteed Access Grant
  • Educational Access Grant
  • Campus-Based Educational Assistance Grant
• 2+2 Transfer Scholarship
• Part-Time Grant
• Graduate and Professional Scholarship Program
• Community College Promise Scholarship

Legislative Scholarships

• Delegate Scholarship
• Senatorial Scholarship

Career/Occupation-Based Grants & Scholarships

• Charles W. Riley Firefighter and Ambulance and Rescue Squad Member Scholarship Program
• Hal and Jo Cohen Graduate Nursing Faculty Scholarship
• Tuition Reduction for Non-Resident Nursing Students
• Workforce Shortage Student Assistance Grant Program

Loan Assistance Repayment Programs

• Janet L. Hoffman Loan Assistance Repayment Program (LARP)
• John R. Justice Grant Program
• ​Maryland Loan Assistance Repayment Program (MLARP) For Foster Care Recipients​
• State Loan Repayment Program (SLRP) and Maryland Loan Assistance Repayment Program for Physicians (MLARP)
• Maryland Dent-Care Loan Assistance Repayment Program (MDC-LARP)

Unique Populations

• Jack F. Tolbert Memorial Student Grant Program
• Edward T. and Mary A. Conroy Memorial Scholarship Program & Jean B. Cryor Memorial Scholarship Program
• Veterans of Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts (VAIC) Scholarship Program
• Tuition Waiver for Foster Care Recipients
• Tuition Waiver for Unaccompanied Homeless Youth
• Tuition Waiver for Maryland National Guard
• Community College Tuition Waiver for Students with Disabilities