Maryland Workforce Shortage Student Assistance Grant Program

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About the Scholarship

Opens: 5/1/2023

Closes: 7/1/2023

Maryland Workforce Shortage Student Assistance Grant Program provides scholarship/loans to Maryland residents interested in a career in specified workforce shortage areas.

Win up to

$4,000

Essay Required: No
Need-Based: Yes
Merit-Based: Yes
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Requirements

This program is open to residents of Maryland who are high school seniors, undergraduates, or graduate students.

Applicants must be enrolled or planning to enroll at a 2 or 4-year Maryland college or university.

They may major in the following service areas: 1) child development or early childhood education; 2) human services (e.g., aging services, counseling, disability services, mental health, nursing, occupational therapy, physical therapy, psychology, rehabilitation, social work, special education, supported employment, vocational rehabilitation); 3) education, for students who become teachers in specified areas of certification; 4) nursing; 5) physical therapy or occupational therapy; 6) law, for students interested in preparing for a career in providing legal services to lowincome residents in the state; 7) social work; or 8) public service.

Applicants are ranked by GPA and then by need within each occupational field.

Students with the greatest need within each GPA range are awarded first.

The award is $2,000 per year if attending a Maryland community college fulltime (12+ credits per semester) or $1,000 per year if part-time (6-11 credits per semester). The award is $4,000 per year if attending a Maryland four-year institution full-time (12+ credits per semester for undergraduate; 9+ credits per semester for graduate) or $2,000 per year if part-time (6-11 credits per semester for undergraduate; 6-8 credits per semester for graduate).

Details

Pursued Degree Level

Professional Certification, Associate Degree, Bachelor's Degree, Graduate Degree, Doctor of Medicine, Law Degree, MFA, PhD

Current Grade

High School Senior, Community College Freshman, Community College Sophomore, College Freshman, College Sophomore, College Junior, College Senior, 5th Year College Undergraduate, Nth Year College Undergraduate, Graduate Student

Location

Country: US
State: MD

Intended Area of Study

Aged and Aging, Child Development, Computer Science, Day Care, Geology and Earth Science, Family and Consumer Studies Education, Foreign Language Teacher Education, Kindergarten and Preschool Education, Technology Education, Hearing Impairments, Chinese Language and Literature, Spanish Language and Literature, Mathematics, Physical Sciences, Physical Therapy Technician, Physics, Developmental and Child Psychology, Public Administration, Public Interest Law, Rehabilitation and Therapy, Social Work and Youth Services, Speech Language Pathology, Visual Impairments, Human Services, Psychology, Public Policy and Social Services, Nursing, Education & Teaching, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Law and Legal Studies, Public Service, Early Childhood Education, Special Education and Teaching, Vocational Education

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