Our Opportunities
Welcome to UMBC Scholarship Retriever!
Below you will find a listing of scholarships available to students with brief information about the scholarship qualifications. To apply to scholarships:
- You must first sign in with the same user name and password you use to access your My.UMBC.edu login portal.
- Complete the General Application;
- Once submitted, if applicable, you will be notified if you are eligible to apply for additional Apply-To Scholarships (see below).
Automatch Scholarships: Once you complete your General Application, you will be matched with scholarships for which you immediately qualify based on school reported data – no further action is required. All students who qualify will be automatched to these opportunities. Qualifying does not guarantee you will receive a scholarship only that you are now eligible to be considered for one.
Apply-To Scholarships: These are scholarships in which have an additional criteria beyond the General Application.
To see a list of scholarships that may need additional action on your part to receive consideration,
- Select “Recommended” under “Opportunities.”
- Submit any additional essays, recommendation letters, etc required for further consideration.
Award Amount: The number and award amount of scholarships are for general information purposes only and should not be considered a guarantee of what you will receive if selected. Actual award amounts vary based on students’ individual eligibility, funds available, and other factors.
Award | Name | Actions |
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Up to $500 per semester |
TLST Retriever Completer Scholarship
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Deadline12/16/2024 |
Varies |
The Stay Black and Gold Emergency Fund
The Stay Black and Gold Emergency Fund provides short-term financial...
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Deadline12/18/2024 |
Varies |
SFS
UMBC is one of an elite number of schools participating the National...
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Deadline12/31/2024 |
Varies |
Samson, Rossetta A. and Sadie B. Feldman Family Award for Citizenship
This scholarship is awarded to students who have completed their junior...
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Deadline01/12/2025 |
Varies |
Samuel I. Rosenberg Fund
This annual award will recognize a student at UMBC who has completed an...
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Deadline01/12/2025 |
$5,000 - $22,000 |
Center for Women in Technology Scholars Program
Open for Fall 2025 Incoming Freshmen ONLY
The Center for Women In...
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Deadline01/15/2025 |
$5,000 - $22,000 |
Humanities Scholars Program
Open for Fall 2025 Incoming Freshmen ONLY
The Humanities Scholars...
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Deadline01/15/2025 |
$1,000 |
Lucille Parkinson McCarthy Endowed Scholarship
This is a need and merit-based scholarship (minimum 3.0 GPA) for...
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Deadline01/15/2025 |
$5,000 - $22,000 |
Meyerhoff Scholars Program
Open for Fall 2025 Incoming Freshmen ONLY
The Meyerhoff Scholars Program...
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Deadline01/15/2025 |
$1,130 |
Nick and Ola Ford Scholarship Endowment
This scholarship is awarded to an outstanding undergraduate student who...
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Deadline01/15/2025 |
$2,000 |
Richard K. Barksdale Scholarship Fund
This scholarship is awarded to talented students in the English...
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Deadline01/15/2025 |
$5,000 - $22,000 |
Sondheim Public Affairs Scholars Program
Open for Fall 2024 Incoming Freshmen ONLY
The Sondheim Public Affairs...
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Deadline01/15/2025 |
Varies |
Sprint to the End Scholarship
This need-based scholarship is awarded to students in their final...
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Deadline01/15/2025 |
Varies |
U-RISE Scholarship
The Undergraduate Research Training Initiative for Student Enhancement,...
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Deadline01/15/2025 |
Up to $750 per semester |
TLST Starter Scholarship
If accepted to UMBC’s TLST (applied biotechnology) program and enrolled...
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Deadline01/28/2025 |
$5,000 - $22,000 |
Linehan Artist Scholars Program
Open for Fall 2025 Incoming Freshmen ONLY
This is a four-year...
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Deadline01/31/2025 |
$1300 |
Caroline Iannone Travel Abroad Scholarship
The purpose of the Fund is to provide need-based scholarship support to...
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Deadline02/01/2025 |
$500.00 |
The Barbara E. Burkman Public Health Scholarship Endowment Fund
This fellowship is awarded to students majoring in the Public Health...
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Deadline02/03/2025 |
Varies |
Alumni Scholarship
Thank you, #RetrieverNation.
You’ve made us proud and now UMBC wants to...
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Deadline02/06/2025 |
$5,000 - $22,000 |
Cyber Scholars Program
Open for Incoming Fall 2024 Freshmen, Transfers and Current UMBC...
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Deadline03/01/2025 |
Varies |
Gowda Scholarship Endowment
This merit-based scholarship is awarded to in-state students interested...
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Deadline03/29/2025 |
$3,000 - $12,000 |
Sherman Teacher Scholars Program
Open for Incoming Fall 2024 Freshmen, Spring and Fall 2024 Transfer and...
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Deadline08/15/2025 |
Varies |
Victor P. Vitullo and John R. Mittino Memorial Fund
This fund supports undergraduate and graduate students, seminar...
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Ended |
Varies |
Donald J. Creighton Memorial Scholarship Fund
This scholarship is awarded to students in the Department of Chemistry...
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Ended |
Varies |
Lisë K. Satterfield Scholarship Endowment
This scholarship is awarded to undergraduate chemistry students enrolled...
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Ended |
Varies |
Jay Freyman Endowment Scholarship Fund
This scholarship is awarded to students of the Honors College who are...
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Ended |
Varies |
Joseph D. Reese Memorial Prize
This scholarship is awarded to undergraduate or graduate student in the...
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Ended |
Varies |
Joseph E. Bundy Memorial Scholarship Endowment
This scholarship is awarded to junior or senior students majoring in...
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Ended |
Varies |
Joseph F. Mulligan Award in Physics
This research award is awarded to undergraduate and graduate student,...
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Ended |
Varies |
Judith A. Shinogle Memorial Fund
This scholarship is awarded to current doctoral students in the...
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Ended |
Varies |
Omicron Delta Epsilon Fund
This award will be used to recognize and reward excellence in Economics...
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Ended |
Varies |
Robert F. Steiner Fund
This graduate fellowship will be award to students in the UMBC/UMB joint...
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Ended |
Varies |
The Evelyn M. Barker Endowment
This scholarship is awarded to undergraduate or graduate students who is...
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Ended |
Varies |
The UMBC EASAA Charles F. Peake Fund
This fund recognizes and rewards excellence in economics and...
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Ended |
Varies |
Unavailable
This scholarship is awarded to student athletes in the UMBC baseball...
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Ended |
Varies |
William E. Hathaway Endowment
This scholarship is awarded to students who are enrolled in prep classes...
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Ended |
Varies |
General Music Scholarship
Merit scholarship based on record of quality achievement, department...
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Ended |
Varies |
Mechanical Engineering S-STEM Scholarship
The Mechanical Engineering Department is pleased to announce an exciting...
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Ended |
Varies |
Gerald J. Goldman Memorial
This scholarship is awarded to entering or current students majoring in...
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Ended |
Varies |
The Jaromir Stephany Scholarship Endowment Fund
This scholarship is awarded to students majoring in the Visual and...
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Ended |
Varies |
Pittman Family Scholarship Fund
This scholarship is awarded to students in the Departments of Economics...
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Ended |
Varies |
Maggie Geeter Hrabowski Scholarship Fund
This scholarship is awarded to students coming to UMBC who have high...
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Ended |
$1,300 |
Andes Family Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to students entering their senior year. The...
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Ended |
$1,000 |
Anita Maddox Jackson and Everett Jackson Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to an undergraduate student at UMBC who is...
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Ended |
Varies |
Applied Molecular Biology Program Endowment
This scholarship is awarded to graduate students in the UMBC Applied...
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Ended |
Varies |
Betty L., Harold T., and William G. Sinnigen Scholarship
This merit-based scholarship is awarded to students of Latino or...
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Ended |
$750.00 |
Bradley and Dawn Smith Scholarship Endowment
This scholarship was created by two UMBC alumni to provide support or...
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Ended |
Varies |
Brightside IRC Scholars
This scholarship is awarded to students interning in the Imaging...
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Ended |
Varies |
Bunting Family Foundation Scholarship Fund
This scholarship is awarded to student at UMBC.
The Bunting Family...
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Ended |
Varies |
CAPS/Yager Endowment Fund
This scholarship is awarded to students at UMBC majoring in the Visual...
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Ended |