University Honors Program Scholarships
Beginning with the class of Honors students admitted for Fall 2013, the University Honors Program will introduce a new scholarship structure, which will be described below. Students admitted prior to Fall 2013 will remain under the scholarship system in place when they entered the University. The terms of those scholarships, however, will expire at the conclusion of the Spring 2016 semester.
Please note that the qualifications listed for each scholarship category are the minimum required for consideration. Several other factors will also be used to determine eligibility for a scholarship; and these are determined by the University Honors Program Admission Committee, in consultation with the Director of the University Honors Program.
Scholarships for First-year Students:
1. The Martin D. Jenkins Scholarship
- Provides for full tuition and fees, room and board
- $1000 a year for books
- H.S. GPA of 3.50 or higher
- SAT score 1300 or higher/ACT score of 27 or higher for Maryland residents (1400 SAT/29 ACT for non-residents)
2. The Frederick Douglass Scholarship
- Provides for full tuition and fees
- $500 a year for books
- H.S. GPA of 3.30-3.49
- SAT score 1200 or higher/ACT score of 24 or higher for Maryland residents (1300 SAT/27 ACT for non-residents)
3. The Harriet Tubman Honors Associate Award
- Provides $2500 a semester for tuition and fees
- H.S. GPA of 3.00-3.29
- SAT score 1000 or higher/ACT score of 22 or higher for Maryland residents (1100 SAT/24 ACT for non-residents)
Associates who achieve a 3.30 cumulative GPA at the end of the first year can apply to become Douglas Scholars for the next academic year.
Scholarships for Community College Transfer Students
The Clayton Stansbury Scholarship
- For students who have earned either an A.A. or A.S. degree
- Entry GPA of 3.50
- Provides $1500 per semester for tuition and fees, renewable for up to 2.5 years
- Transfer of up to 60 credits
- Must maintain cumulative GPA of 3.30
The George W. F. McMechen Scholarship
- For students who have earned either 56 credits or an A.A. or A.S. degree
- Entry GPA of 3.30
- Provides $2000 per semester for tuition and fees, renewable for up to 2.5 years
- Must maintain cumulative GPA of 3.30
Scholarships for Continuing Students
The George C. Grant Upper-Division University Honors Program Scholarship for Continuing Students
- Provides $2500 per semester toward tuition and fees
- Entry GPA of 3.40
- Must maintain cumulative GPA of 3.30
- Top five (5) Upper-Division Scholars can apply for a Douglass Scholarship.
Continuing students can apply for admission to the University Honors Program after having successfully completed 30 credits. They CANNOT apply to the UHP after having completed 56 credits.
