Regents Scholarships for Transfer Students

 Information on the 2024-2025 Regents Scholarship will be available March 2024.

REGENTS SCHOLARSHIPS 2023-2024
For Maryland Community College Transfer Students

Regents Scholarships and Grants Number of Awards Criteria

Gross/Weinberg/Schaeffer

 1
  • Earn a 4.0 Grade Point Average
  • Complete the Associate’s degree
  • Pursue any major leading to the bachelor’s degree at any USM institution

Kelly

 2
  • Earn a 3.8 Grade Point Average or higher
  • Complete a minimum of 56 credits
  • Demonstrate financial need by submitting FAFSA
  • Pursue any major leading to the bachelor’s degree at any USM institution

Weinberg for Part-Time Student

 1
  • Earn a 4.0 Grade Point Average
  • Complete the Associate’s degree
  • Pursue any major for the bachelor’s degree at any USM institution on a part-time basis
  • Tuition, mandatory fees, small stipend for books & expenses provided

 

Required Documentation

  1. Scholarship Application
    1. Gross Regents Scholarship 
    2. Part-Time Weinberg Regents Scholarship 
    3. Kelly Regents Scholarship 
  2. Personal Statement of the student’s educational and career goals
  3. Unofficial copies or grade slips from all other colleges and universities attended 
  4. Résumé or listing of the student’s extracurricular and community activities
  5. Evidence of the student’s scholarly and creative activities – limit of two items (can include scanned copies of artwork, photos, creative projects, research papers, published material, honors, awards, etc.)
  6. One or two letters of recommendation from faculty or staff members at the community college

Please submit all the materials above to transfer@csmd.edu no later than 5pm on Thursday, May 11th. 

Please note:

  1. Preference will be given to Maryland residents during the scholarship selection process.
  2. Students must submit the FAFSA in order to be considered for any of the Kelly Regents Scholarships or Grants.

All the necessary documentation must be submitted to transfer@csmd.edu. 

 

 

Frequently Asked Questions

No, students who are already enrolled at a USM institution are not eligible. The USM transfer scholarships have been designated to provide financial aid to Maryland community college students who are planning to transfer to USM institution after graduation from a community college or after completing the last 56 credits.

Yes, applicants that plan to begin their studies an USM Institution in the spring semester should apply in the same application cycle as the students who intend to begin in the previous fall term. Students who intend to begin in the spring are expected to meet all application requirements by the regular deadline.

The student should apply as if they were going to graduate in May. The student must maintain the GPA requirement in the fall and then they can enroll in a USM Institution in the Spring.

No, the minimum GPA requirement ranges from 3.8 to 4.0 depending on the award.

Yes, Community College students can apply for multiple scholarships if they meet the requirements for those scholarships; however, the applicants will use the link to complete the designated applications of their choice (Part-Weinberg, Gross, Schaefer, Board of Regents, and Kelly).

There is no minimum or maximum word count required for the professional and academic goals essay component of the application, but the essay should not exceed two pages.

  • Bowie State University
  • Coppin State University
  • Frostburg State University
  • Salisbury University
  • Towson University
  • University of Baltimore
  • University of Maryland Baltimore (includes School of Nursing)
  • University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC)
  • University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES)
  • University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC)
  • University of Maryland College Park (UMD)
  • University System of Maryland at Southern Maryland (USMSM)
  • Universities at Shady Grove (USG)
  • University System of Maryland at Hagerstown (USMH)
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