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
$1,000 to $4,000 Ellen Cook Nibali Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to undergraduate students with financial...
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$670 Fajer-Smith Some One Cares (SOCS) Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to incoming first-year students from either...
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Varies Francis J. Plogman Memorial Endowment
This scholarship is awarded to students majoring in Modern Languages and...
Ended
$400 - $500 George, Lela, and Bruce Warr Scholarship Fund
This scholarship is awarded to students who have Parkinson’s disease or...
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$1,100 Georgia Bailey Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to incoming first-year students pursuing a...
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$1,300 Jason A Smith '07 Memorial Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to students who have matriculated from...
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$650 Jennifer M. Baer Scholarship Fund
This scholarship is awarded to deserving sophomores at UMBC who have a...
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$5,000 -$6,000 Luetkemeyer Family Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to an outstanding McDonogh School graduate...
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$4,000 - $5,000 M&T Bank Scholar Fund
This scholarship is awarded to to low and moderate income UMBC students...
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2,500 Make Your Mark Leadership Scholarship
The Make Your Mark Leadership Scholarship Fund will be established in...
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$2,000 Marriott Scholars Fund
This scholarship is awarded to students at UMBC who meet the Marriott...
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$1100.00 Marron Family Scholarship for Advancement of Urban Economics and Geography
The purpose of this Fund shall be to provide scholarships for UMBC...
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Varies Mary Ellen and Bernard O'Neill Family Endowment
This need-based scholarship is awarded to students majoring in economics...
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$4,000 McCormick & Company Scholarship
This general scholarship is awarded to students at UMBC. The McCormick &...
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$1,300 Mildred Dean Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to UMBC students, with a preference for...
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$3,100 Murray Cohen Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to students whose family income is at or...
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$5,000 - $6,000 PNC Bank Scholarship
This merit-based scholarship is awarded to students from Baltimore City...
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$3,000 - $3,500 Potomac Photonics Endowment
This need-based scholarship is awarded to students in the College of...
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Varies Richard H. Hunt Memorial Fund
This scholarship is awarded to entering or current students who...
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Varie$1,200 Robert W. Dietrich Scholarship Fund
This scholarship is awarded to students who are members of UMBC’s Men’s...
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Varies Rose Grabania Tice Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to a student majoring in Social Work at the...
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$2,500 Sandra King Geest Endowed Scholarship
This need and merit-based scholarship is awarded to undergraduate...
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$500 Scientific and Engineering Solutions Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to students at UMBC who are a resident of...
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$1,500 Second Generation Scholarship Fund
This scholarship is awarded to outstanding undergraduate students who...
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Varies Shirley Bembry Endowed Scholarship Fund
This scholarship is awarded to students in the Social Work Program who...
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Varies Sprint to the End Scholarship
This need-based scholarship is awarded to students in their final...
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Varies St. Ignatius Academy Scholarship Fund
This scholarship is awarded to students at UMBC who are graduates of St....
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$3,000 - $4,000 Stanley L. Towne Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to students at the University of Maryland,...
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Varies Susan Bernstein - Charlotte W. Newcombe Memorial Scholarship
This need-based scholarship is awarded to mature students enrolled at...
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Varies Tejal Khajuria Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to students in the School of Social Work who...
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$500 - $800 Tom and Pearl Levering Scholarship Endowment
This need-based scholarship is awarded to students at UMBC. The Tom and...
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$4,000 - $6,000 Wells Fargo Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to students in the economic and computer...
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$2,200 William R. Ermatinger Scholarship Endowment
This scholarship is award to undergraduate students who demonstrate...
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$1,000 - $1,500 Women's Club of Catonsville Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to students entering their second year at...
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$5,000 Constellation Energy Scholarship Fund
This scholarship is awarded to high-achieving STEM and business...
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$5,000 Jacqueline C. Hrabowski Endowment Fund
This scholarship is awarded to full-time UMBC junior and senior students...
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Varies AEGON Scholars Program
This scholarship is awarded to students at UMBC who have demonstrated...
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Varies Jodi Robyn & David F. Mister - Charlotte W. Newcombe Endowed Scholarship
The purpose of this Fund shall be to provide need-based scholarships for...
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Varies Richard and Roselyn Neville Memorial Fund
The purpose of the fund is to provide need-based scholarships for junior...
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Varies Rosalie Tydings Business and Professional Women's Scholarship Endowment Fund
The purpose of the fund is to provide need-based scholarships for junior...
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Varies Gowda Scholarship Endowment
This merit-based scholarship is awarded to in-state students interested...
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$1,000 - $1,600 Paula O. Ashby Scholarship
The Paula O. Ashby Scholarship is available to one student who is...
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1,000.00 Lynne Schaefer Scholarship
This is a need-based scholarships for CWIT affiliates or scholars in...
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$1,160.00 Pauline A. Volz Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to undergraduate computer science or...
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Varies Anthony J. Mullen Endowed Scholarship
The Anthony “Tony” J. Mullen Scholarship was established by the National...
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Varies Dr. Albin O. Kuhn Scholarship Endowment
The Dr. Albin O. Kuhn Scholarship Endowment was established in August...
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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...
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Varies William Colson Scholarship Fund
The William Colson Scholarship Fund was established as a quasi-endowment...
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$1,500-$3,000 Arthur T. Johnson Transfer Student(s) Scholarship
The scholarship is awarded to a student who has transferred from another...
1,000.00 Cathy Hiebler '98 and Chip Hiebler Scholarship
This is a need-based scholarships for a junior or senior INDS students...