McDaniel College Financial Aid

ATTENTION: Diana Waterman was best known as a powerhouse in Maryland Republican Politics. This scholarship was created to honor Diana's memory and her commitment to people working in politics in the service of the greater good, without expectation of credit or personal recognition.

This fund awards scholarships to Maryland Women studying political science, or a comparable field, at an accredited college or university, who demonstrate academic excellence, and exemplify Diana's commitment to selfless political activism.

Please see website for the scholarship criteria and applications. www.chesapeakecharities.org and submit your application to [email protected]

Applications must be emailed no later than 12:00 p.m. on April 15, 2025 and the official award to the recipient will be announced in May.

ATTENTION: The Peace and Justice Forum of Westminster Church of the Brethren is offering two $500 Peace Education Scholarships. Apply online at https://forms.gle/crVz15aYxY9mSjgV9 by Feb. 28th for your chance to be selected for one of these scholarships!

Award notifications will be made in April!

The Harold Glen & Audrey G. Benson Trumpower Foundation Scholarship is now open! If you're a Carroll County resident pursing higher education, this is for you! Application just opened Feb. 1, 2025 and closes Feb. 28, 2025

This scholarship supports college, trade schools, and certificate programs for students in need.

Apply now at www.TrumpowerScholarships.org

October 16th is financial aid day!!! This is a special day set aside to celebrate and recognize the contribution of all financial aid professionals across the United States for helping students make their college-going dreams a reality. On financial aid day students and colleagues are encouraged to do something special to celebrate financial aid administrators’ contributions to the profession.

This organization is offering a $1,000 scholarship to undergraduate and graduate students who are eligible. The deadline to apply is November 1, 2024. To learn more about eligibility requirements and how to apply, you can follow the link below:
https://www.waggle.org/waggle-scholarship

It has been brought to our attention that some students have received emails about a fraudulent scholarship. If you are someone who got this email, please disregard and do not engage with neither the email nor the sender. If you are ever concerned about a scholarship DO NOT PROVIDE ANY PERSONAL IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION without having first verified is legitimacy.

Are you graduating in May? Then this pertains to you! Exit counseling must be completed before you graduate if you accepted any federal direct student loans. Follow the link below to be taken to the Federal Student Aid site to complete exit counseling:
https://studentaid.gov/exit-counseling/

The importance of checking your McDaniel email is grossly underrated, you should be checking your email regularly to review information that the college may have sent you. Don't miss out on pertinent information just because you failed to look in your inbox!

This organization is offering up to fifty $2,500 scholarships to students who are eligible. Applicants must meet the following criteria:
-Be current undergraduate students or high school seniors who plan to enroll in part-time or full-time undergraduate study at an accredited two-year or four-year college, university, or vocational-technical school for the entire 2024-2025 academic year.
-High school seniors must be residents of one of the eligible municipalities listed.
-Undergraduate students must attend school in one of the eligible municipalities listed.
-Students must show a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale (or the equivalent) or higher to be eligible.
The deadline to apply is April 15th, so if you want to learn more about this scholarship you can use the link below:
https://learnmore.scholarsapply.org/dunkinbaltimoredc/

This organization is offering a $2,130 scholarship to students who are eligible. Applicants must meet the following criteria:
-Demonstrate financial need and academic promise.
-Be a dependent student whose family’s finances have been impacted due to a parent or guardian (living or who passed
in 2019 or after) having been diagnosed with ALS.

The deadline to apply is February 21, 2024. If you are interested and want an application you can stop by our office or email us at [email protected].