Scholarship Opportunities in the College
The College of Behavioral and Social Sciences offers several scholarships to students who have enrolled in the college for one or more semesters. Each scholarship also has additional eligibility criteria. The scholarships include:
- Murray E. Polakoff Scholarship Award for Academic Excellence
- Irv & Micki Goldstein Scholarship Award for Commitment to Service
- Katherine Pedro & Robert S. Beardsley Scholarship Award for Outstanding Leadership
- Jean & Robert Steele Scholarship Award for First Generation Students
- BSOS Future Alumni Scholarship Award for Financial Need (60 or more credits)
Scholarship information and applications are made available each fall semester. Scholarship awards are granted for the following fall semester.
National Scholarships, Fellowships & Prizes
(Non-University of Maryland Sources)
There are a variety of financial awards available to University of Maryland students. While many of these awards are highly competitive, University of Maryland students are well qualified to compete and many students have won the following awards. For more information about these and other similar awards, please contact the National Scholarship Office at 4-1289 or visit http://www.scholarships.umd.edu/.
Please encourage students to visit these websites; there are literally thousands of scholarships and fellowships listed. Students should verify with the contact person or direct website for the scholarship, especially since deadlines change from year to year. Some of these scholarships require students to be nominated by the university and thus require a campus deadline and a scholarship/nomination deadline. Likewise, some scholarships are for undergraduate studies and some are for graduate studies but require students to apply while an undergraduate. Note that students pursuing degrees in the behavioral and social sciences are particularly suited for the following national scholarships: U.S. Fulbright Grant; Marshall Scholarship; George J. Mitchell Scholarships; Rhodes Scholarship; and the Harry S. Truman Scholarship.
