UMD President’s Scholarship Grant

The UMD President’s Scholarship is a prestigious merit-based award for undergraduate students at the University of Maryland, providing financial support for up to eight consecutive semesters. To maintain eligibility, recipients must enroll in at least 12 credits per semester and achieve a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.20. This partial tuition scholarship can be affected by other merit awards, ensuring that total funding does not exceed the university's direct costs. Students are encouraged to complete the FAFSA for additional aid.

The President’s Scholarship is an undergraduate merit scholarship awarded to a group of selected students for up to a maximum of eight (8) consecutive semesters. Students must remain in compliance with scholarship policies, as outlined in this document, and with the University of Maryland Code of Academic Integrity.
Use of Scholarship Funds
The scholarship funds are designated for fall and spring semesters and cannot be used for other semesters or terms without prior approval and often with restrictions.
The scholarship may only be applied toward a student's undergraduate degree.
The President’s Scholarship is a partial tuition scholarship with varying awards amounts. The President's Scholarship is a merit award. It may be reduced by the amount of other merit funds received such that students do not financially benefit by receiving more merit funding in total than the University of Maryland direct costs plus a book allowance as outlined in cost of attendance.
The Office of Student Financial Aid (OSFA) strongly recommends students complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) if they have not already done so for the current academic year.

Eligibility

Recipients of this scholarship must register for a minimum of 12 credits per semester,Maintain a minimum 3.20 cumulative grade point average (GPA), andThe student must maintain a minimum 3.20 cumulative GPA. The GPA used for this review is not rounded. Therefore, a 3.199 does not equal a 3.20 cumulative GPA. OSFA will review the cumulative GPA at the conclusion of each fall and spring semester.Successfully complete 30 credits per academic year.The student must successfully complete 30 credits per academic year. For the purposes of this policy, successful completion of a course is defined as any course in which a grade of +/- A, B, C, D, S, or P is received.The student should average 15 credits per semester over the fall and spring semesters to meet the 30 credit requirements.

Ineligibility

President's Scholarship recipients who graduate from their undergraduate program early cannot receive the unused portion of their scholarship money in cash, apply the unused funding from a full academic year in their last semester or use it for graduate school/any graduate portion of a combined bachelor's/master's program.