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
$5,000 - $5,800 Dresher Family Scholarship Fund
This scholarship is awarded to students coming to UMBC from Harford...
Deadline05/30/2024
$1,000 to $4,000 Ellen Cook Nibali Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to undergraduate students with financial...
Deadline05/30/2024
$6,000 Endowed Scholarship Fund for Excellence in Economics and Finance
This merit and need based scholarship is awarded to students interested...
Deadline05/30/2024
Varies Erickson School Graduate Fellowship Fund
The Erickson School of Aging Studies prepares the next generation of...
Deadline05/30/2024
Varies Erickson School Undergraduate Student Scholarship
The Erickson School of Aging Studies prepares the next generation of...
Deadline05/30/2024
1,500 Esperanza Endowed Scholarship Fund
This scholarship is awarded to students of Latino or Hispanic ancestry...
Deadline05/30/2024
$670 Fajer-Smith Some One Cares (SOCS) Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to incoming first-year students from either...
Deadline05/30/2024
Varies France and Merrick Scholars Endowment
This scholarship is awarded to undergraduate students enrolled at UMBC,...
Deadline05/30/2024
Varies Francis J. Plogman Memorial Endowment
This scholarship is awarded to students majoring in Modern Languages and...
Deadline05/30/2024
varies Freeman A. Hrabowski III Endowment for Student Excellence
Scholarships to undergraduate students from all majors at UMBC. Awards...
Deadline05/30/2024
Up to $500.00 Gary G. Rupert Scholarship Endowment
The Gary G. Rupert Scholarship Endowment was established in June 2005 by...
Deadline05/30/2024
$400 - $500 George, Lela, and Bruce Warr Scholarship Fund
This scholarship is awarded to students who have Parkinson’s disease or...
Deadline05/30/2024
$1,100 Georgia Bailey Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to incoming first-year students pursuing a...
Deadline05/30/2024
$3,600 Gib Mason and Mary Wenthe Entrepreneurship Endowment
This scholarship is awarded to incoming UMBC graduate students enrolled...
Deadline05/30/2024
Varies Gust W. Mitchell Endowed Scholarship Fund
This scholarship is awarded to students in the Social Work Program. The...
Deadline05/30/2024
$2,220 Haud Collumi Scholarship Award
This scholarship is awarded to students who have played two consecutive...
Deadline05/30/2024
$1,300 Jason A Smith '07 Memorial Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to students who have matriculated from...
Deadline05/30/2024
$650 Jennifer M. Baer Scholarship Fund
This scholarship is awarded to deserving sophomores at UMBC who have a...
Deadline05/30/2024
$400.00 Jo Ann Argersinger Scholarship
This is an annual scholarship for a first year student in liberal arts...
Deadline05/30/2024
Varies Jodi Robyn & David F. Mister - Charlotte W. Newcombe Endowed Scholarship
The purpose of this Fund shall be to provide need-based scholarships for...
Deadline05/30/2024
$2,000.00 John W. Jeffries Dean's List Award
This scholarship is awarded to sophomore, junior, or senior...
Deadline05/30/2024
$500.00 Joseph and Frieda Faiman Eisenberg/VPC, Inc. Scholarship Endowment
The Joseph and Frieda Faiman Eisenberg/VPC Endowed Scholarship is...
Deadline05/30/2024
$2,500 Joseph Family Fund
This need-based scholarship is awarded to undergraduate students with a...
Deadline05/30/2024
$500.00 Lewis Award
Lewis Award – ANTH, Socy
Deadline05/30/2024
Varies Louis L. Kaplan Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to deserving undergraduate students at UMBC...
Deadline05/30/2024
1,000.00 Lucille Parkinson McCarthy Endowed Scholarship
This is a need and merit-based scholarship (minimum 3.0 GPA) for...
Deadline05/30/2024
$5,000 -$6,000 Luetkemeyer Family Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to an outstanding McDonogh School graduate...
Deadline05/30/2024
1,000.00 Lynne Schaefer Scholarship
This is a need-based scholarships for CWIT affiliates or scholars in...
Deadline05/30/2024
$4,000 - $5,000 M&T Bank Scholar Fund
This scholarship is awarded to to low and moderate income UMBC students...
Deadline05/30/2024
Varies M&T Foundation Student Award Endowment for the Erickson School of Aging
The M&T Foundation Student Award Endowment for the Erickson School of...
Deadline05/30/2024
2,500 Make Your Mark Leadership Scholarship
The Make Your Mark Leadership Scholarship Fund will be established in...
Deadline05/30/2024
$2,000 Marriott Scholars Fund
This scholarship is awarded to students at UMBC who meet the Marriott...
Deadline05/30/2024
$1100.00 Marron Family Scholarship for Advancement of Urban Economics and Geography
The purpose of this Fund shall be to provide scholarships for UMBC...
Deadline05/30/2024
Varies Mary Ellen and Bernard O'Neill Family Endowment
This need-based scholarship is awarded to students majoring in economics...
Deadline05/30/2024
varies Maryland Community College Faculty Scholarship
Maryland Community College faculty members, admitted into the College...
Deadline05/30/2024
$4,000 McCormick & Company Scholarship
This general scholarship is awarded to students at UMBC. The McCormick &...
Deadline05/30/2024
$1,300 Mildred Dean Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to UMBC students, with a preference for...
Deadline05/30/2024
$3,100 Murray Cohen Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to students whose family income is at or...
Deadline05/30/2024
$1,200 Nicholus Visnich, M.D. Scholarship
The purpose of the Fund is to provide need-based scholarships to...
Deadline05/30/2024
$1,600 Paula O. Ashby Scholarship
The Paula O. Ashby Scholarship is available to one student who is...
Deadline05/30/2024
$2,200.00 Pauline A. Volz Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to undergraduate computer science or...
Deadline05/30/2024
$5,000 - $6,000 PNC Bank Scholarship
This merit-based scholarship is awarded to students from Baltimore City...
Deadline05/30/2024
Varies PNC Fund for Entrepreneurship
The PNC Scholars/Fellows Program is available for UMBC graduate and...
Deadline05/30/2024
$3,000 - $3,500 Potomac Photonics Endowment
This need-based scholarship is awarded to students in the College of...
Deadline05/30/2024
$1,200 Reynolds Family Endowed Scholarship
Deadline05/30/2024
4,000.00 Rhonda J. Ray '90 Endowed Scholarship 
This is a need-based scholarship for students majoring in political...
Deadline05/30/2024
4,000.00 Rhonda J. Ray '90 Endowed Scholarship 
This is a need-based scholarship for students majoring in political...
Deadline05/30/2024
Varies Richard and Roselyn Neville Memorial Fund
The purpose of the fund is to provide need-based scholarships for junior...
Deadline05/30/2024
Varies Richard H. Hunt Memorial Fund
This scholarship is awarded to entering or current students who...
Deadline05/30/2024
Varie$1,200 Robert W. Dietrich Scholarship Fund
This scholarship is awarded to students who are members of UMBC’s Men’s...
Deadline05/30/2024