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:

  1. You must first sign in with the same user name and password you use to access your My.UMBC.edu login portal.
  2. Complete the General Application;
  3. 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,

  1. Select “Recommended” under “Opportunities.”
  2. 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.

Opportunities Table
Award Name Actions
Varies Maggie Geeter Hrabowski Scholarship Fund
This scholarship is awarded to students coming to UMBC who have high...
Deadline05/30/2025
2,500 Make Your Mark Leadership Scholarship
The Make Your Mark Leadership Scholarship Fund will be established in...
Deadline05/30/2025
$2,000 Marriott Scholars Fund
This scholarship is awarded to students at UMBC who meet the Marriott...
Deadline05/30/2025
$1100.00 Marron Family Scholarship for Advancement of Urban Economics and Geography
The purpose of this Fund shall be to provide scholarships for UMBC...
Deadline05/30/2025
Varies Mary Ellen and Bernard O'Neill Family Endowment
This need-based scholarship is awarded to students majoring in economics...
Deadline05/30/2025
varies Maryland Community College Faculty Scholarship
Maryland Community College faculty members, admitted into the College...
Deadline05/30/2025
$4,000 McCormick & Company Scholarship
This general scholarship is awarded to students at UMBC. The McCormick &...
Deadline05/30/2025
$1,300 Mildred Dean Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to UMBC students, with a preference for...
Deadline05/30/2025
$3,100 Murray Cohen Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to students whose family income is at or...
Deadline05/30/2025
$1,200 Nicholus Visnich, M.D. Scholarship
The purpose of the Fund is to provide need-based scholarships to...
Deadline05/30/2025
$1,600 Paula O. Ashby Scholarship
The Paula O. Ashby Scholarship is available to one student who is...
Deadline05/30/2025
$1,162.00 Pauline A. Volz Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to undergraduate computer science or...
Deadline05/30/2025
$5,000 - $6,000 PNC Bank Scholarship
This merit-based scholarship is awarded to students from Baltimore City...
Deadline05/30/2025
$3,000 - $3,500 Potomac Photonics Endowment
This need-based scholarship is awarded to students in the College of...
Deadline05/30/2025
$1,300.00 Reynolds Family Endowed Scholarship
This merit-based scholarship is awarded to UMBC students. The Reynolds...
Deadline05/30/2025
3,000.00 Rhonda J. Ray '90 Endowed Scholarship 
This is a need-based scholarship for students majoring in political...
Deadline05/30/2025
Varies Richard and Roselyn Neville Memorial Fund
The purpose of the fund is to provide need-based scholarships for junior...
Deadline05/30/2025
Varies Richard H. Hunt Memorial Fund
This scholarship is awarded to entering or current students who...
Deadline05/30/2025
Varie$1,200 Robert W. Dietrich Scholarship Fund
This scholarship is awarded to students who are members of UMBC’s Men’s...
Deadline05/30/2025
Varies Rosalie Tydings Business and Professional Women's Scholarship Endowment Fund
The purpose of the fund is to provide need-based scholarships for junior...
Deadline05/30/2025
$2,500 Sandra King Geest Endowed Scholarship
This need and merit-based scholarship is awarded to undergraduate...
Deadline05/30/2025
$500 Scientific and Engineering Solutions Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to students at UMBC who are a resident of...
Deadline05/30/2025
$1,500 Second Generation Scholarship Fund
This scholarship is awarded to outstanding undergraduate students who...
Deadline05/30/2025
Varies SFS
UMBC is one of an elite number of schools participating the National...
Deadline05/30/2025
Varies Shirley Bembry Endowed Scholarship Fund
This scholarship is awarded to students in the Social Work Program who...
Deadline05/30/2025
$1,000 - $1,500 Shockley Family Scholarship
This merit-based scholarship is awarded to students who have freshmen or...
Deadline05/30/2025
$4000 Simpson, Elsie and Michele Fantt Scholarship Fund
This merit and need based scholarship is awarded to undergraduate...
Deadline05/30/2025
Varies Sprint to the End Scholarship
This need-based scholarship is awarded to students in their final...
Deadline05/30/2025
Varies St. Ignatius Academy Scholarship Fund
This scholarship is awarded to students at UMBC who are graduates of St....
Deadline05/30/2025
$3,000 - $4,000 Stanley L. Towne Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to students at the University of Maryland,...
Deadline05/30/2025
$5,000 T. Rowe Price Scholarship Fund
This merit-based four-year scholarship is awarded to talented high...
Deadline05/30/2025
Varies The Jaromir Stephany Scholarship Endowment Fund
This scholarship is awarded to students majoring in the Visual and...
Deadline05/30/2025
Up to $500 per semester TLST Retriever Completer Scholarship
Deadline05/30/2025
$500 - $800 Tom and Pearl Levering Scholarship Endowment
This need-based scholarship is awarded to students at UMBC. The Tom and...
Deadline05/30/2025
$1,000 UIA STARS Program
As a member of the University Innovation Alliance (UIA), UMBC is...
Deadline05/30/2025
Varies UMBC Chess Scholarships
Chess-Player Scholar. These awards range from $1,000 to $15,000 for...
Deadline05/30/2025
Varies UMBC Winter Session Scholarship
NOTE: You MUST complete and submit the application found on the Winter...
Deadline05/30/2025
$2,100.00 Valerie A. Bell Thomas Endowed Finish Line Scholarship
Need-based scholarship for returning adult students to support degree...
Deadline05/30/2025
$4,000 - $6,000 Wells Fargo Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to students in the economic and computer...
Deadline05/30/2025
$2,200 William R. Ermatinger Scholarship Endowment
This scholarship is award to undergraduate students who demonstrate...
Deadline05/30/2025
$2,000.00 Wilson Dunbar Environmental Science Scholarship
The purpose of the Fund is to provide scholarships for undergraduate...
Deadline05/30/2025
$1,000 - $1,500 Women's Club of Catonsville Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to students entering their second year at...
Deadline05/30/2025
$400.00 Jo Anne Sabas Scholarship
This scholarship is open to all students who are committed to the...
Deadline05/31/2025
$1,000.00 Bolton Family Scholarship Endowment
The Bolton Family Scholarship was established in 2018 to honor Elinora...
Deadline06/01/2025
$4,000.00 Vesta Community Mental Health Scholarship
This scholarship is available to social work majors interested in...
Deadline06/01/2025
$1,000.00 Zainab Damji Memorial Scholarship Endowment
The Zainab Damji Memorial Scholarship Endowment was established in 2015...
Deadline06/01/2025
$5,000 Constellation Energy Scholarship Fund
This scholarship is awarded to high-achieving STEM and business...
Deadline06/05/2025
Varies AARP - Erickson School Scholarship
The AARP-Erickson School Scholarship is available to community college...
Deadline07/15/2025
Varies Dr. Albin O. Kuhn Scholarship Endowment
The Dr. Albin O. Kuhn Scholarship Endowment was established in August...
Deadline07/15/2025
Varies Erickson School Graduate Fellowship Fund
The Erickson School of Aging Studies prepares the next generation of...
Deadline07/15/2025