Winter Scholarships

 

  • Covers up to three credits of in-state undergraduate and/or graduate tuition
  • Available to qualified UMBC students
          • UMBC Winter Scholarships are designed to help students with a strong academic record who are  close to completing their degree
      • Scholarships are awarded for UMBC Winter Session 2010 courses only, and must be used at UMBC for the current term

        Scholarships are competitively awarded.  Meeting the minimum qualifications does not guarantee receipt of a winter scholarship.



        Minimum Qualifications        :

 

  • UMBC Undergraduates – must have completed at least 90 undergraduate credits by the end of the Fall 2009 semester.

  • UMBC Graduate Students – must have completed at least 23 graduate credits by the end of the Fall 2009 semester.


  • Applicants must have a UMBC cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher (as indicated on a UMBC transcript)

 

  • Applicants must have a 2009/2010 FAFSA form on file with the UMBC Office of Financial Aid by the scholarship application deadline date (5:00 p.m. on December 1, 2009)…or, provide written documentation in the space provided on the application form explaining why a 2009/2010 FAFSA  form is not on file.  (Before submitting your application, please verify that your FAFSA is on file at the UMBC Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships).

 

The deadline for submitting a Winter Session Application is 5:00 pm on December 1, 2009

 

The scholarship selection committee will meet in mid-December to determine the scholarship recipients.  The committee’s decisions will be sent to all applicants via email.