Louis L. Kaplan Scholarship

This scholarship is awarded to deserving undergraduate students at UMBC who have achieved a minimum 3.0 grade point average, have junior or senior status, have made contributions to the community, and who demonstrate financial need.

The Louis L. Kaplan Scholarship was established November 24, 1981, by the Student Government Association at UMBC in recognition of Dr. Kaplan’s contributions to UMBC during his tenure as Interim Chancellor. It was Dr. Kaplan’s wish, when the fund was first established, that students who displayed academic promise be assisted financially in order to continue their education at UMBC.

Minimum eligibility requirements:

  • Must be an undergraduate junior or senior student (60 minimum credits by Fall);
  • Maintain a cumulative 3.0 GPA; and
  • Have made valuable contributions to the UMBC community.
    Demonstrate financial need (FAFSA) preferred.

Eligible candidates should submit:

  • A current resume
  • An unofficial UMBC transcript
  • 1-3 letters of recommendation from a UMBC faculty or staff member
  • A maximum 250-word written statement demonstrating significant contribution to the UMBC Campus Community

Selection of a student or students for the award will be made by the selection committee in the Summer. Address questions to Fritzie Charne-Merriwether, Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs, 410.455.2393 or at studentaffairs@umbc.edu.

Award
Varies
Deadline
05/30/2024
Supplemental Questions
  1. Summer Address
  2. Mobile Phone Number
  3. Describe your involvement at UMBC and contributions you have made to the campus community.
  4. Describe any financial need. Please list any other scholarships you currently receive or will receive in Fall 2024.
  5. Please upload a resume.
  6. Please submit your most recent unofficial UMBC academic transcript.
  7. Please provide a reference name and email from a UMBC faculty or staff member. Providing the name and email below will trigger a request from Scholarship Retriever.
  8. Optional: Please provide a reference name and email from a UMBC faculty or staff member. Providing the name and email below will trigger a request from Scholarship Retriever.
  9. Optional: Please provide a reference name and email from a UMBC faculty or staff member. Providing the name and email below will trigger a request from Scholarship Retriever.
  10. I verify that the information I have supplied with this application is accurate. I give permission to the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs to access my records to verify the information and to release it for the purpose of publicizing the award in the media and to the general public.
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