Scholarship
Thank you for your interest in the 2012 Delegate’s Scholarship. As one of your representatives in the Maryland General Assembly and a strong proponent of education, I want to congratulate you on your academic efforts. I realize that the decision to further your education is not always easy to make, but the long-term benefits accrued by a college degree are numerous and substantial.
Applications for the 2012 scholarship are now being accepted and the closing date for receipt of your application is June 1st, 2012. Please remember that the Delegate’s Scholarship is NOT renewed on an annual basis, so past recipients must re-apply annually for consideration. Before submitting your application, make sure that you have responded to all of the short answer questions. Our office will not contact you about materials that are missing;- it is your responsibility to ensure that we have received your application in its entirety.
Eligibility Requirements
- Student must be a resident of the 43rd District. To find out if you are in the 43rd District, Click here and enter your address.
- Student must be enrolled in or accepted to a degree program at a two- or four-year Maryland college or university; or must be enrolled in or accepted to an MHEC-approved private career school*
- Student may use this scholarship toward their undergraduate, graduate or professional studies
- Student may attend school either part-time or full-time; part-time enrollment is defined as 6-8 credits per semester, and full-time enrollment is defined as 9-12 credits per semester
- Student must provide evidence of a timely or deliberate progression toward a degree
Download the Delegate Scholarship Here
Recipient Payment
Awards are made directly to the institution that you are attending. At the beginning of each school term, the institution will be asked to review recipient rosters to verify that you are a Maryland resident and that you are enrolled for the number of credits for which the award was made. Upon the institution’s certification, the State Scholarship Administration will disburse the award.
Please contact our office if you have any questions about the application of the award process.
Sincerely,
Delegate Mary L. Washington, Ph.D.
House Office Building, Room 315
6 Bladen St., Annapolis, MD 21401
Phone: (410) 841-3476
e-mail: mary.washington@house.state.md.us
* Contact MHEC’s Office of Student Financial Assistance at 410-260-4565 to find out if your school is approved
