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2009-2010 UMUC Europe Scholarships
University of Maryland University College (UMUC) offers a wide variety of opportunities to help you achieve your educational goals. Students who complete the scholarship application will be considered for all scholarships. Contact the Financial Aid Office at +49-(0)6221-378324 or via e-mail for more information.
Some scholarship awards are made on the basis of academic performance and others on the basis of financial need. This Web page lists the requirements for each of the scholarship programs. Students may only receive one UMUC scholarship listed below OR one UMUC President's Grant award per academic year*.
To be eligible, you must be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States and a degree-seeking student at UMUC. In addition, you must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA www.fafsa.ed.gov) and the UMUC Military/Civilian Untaxed Income Worksheet (pdf 50KB). Employees of UMUC and their dependents, as well as persons who receive remission of fees from other institutions, are not eligible to apply for UMUC institutional scholarships or receive UMUC institutional grants.
The minimum enrollment requirement to be eligible for the scholarship is 3 credit hours unless otherwise stated.
If you receive a scholarship you must complete 100 percent of your coursework during each enrollment period. If you receive an award for the academic year (fall and spring) but do not complete 100 percent of the coursework during the fall semester, your award will be automatically canceled for the spring semester.
You may reapply for award consideration in the next academic year.
We wish you success in your pursuit of scholarship and grant assistance. Please let us know how we may assist you in reaching your goals.
Scholarship Programs
UMUC President's Scholarship
- Completion of 15 credits of undergraduate coursework or 9 credits of graduate coursework
- Minimum GPA of 3.5
Alumni Associate Endowed Scholarship
Provides assistance to those who are close to completing the UMUC Degree
- Demonstrated financial need
- Minimum GPA of 3.0
- Official evaluation for their stated degree on file with UMUC
- Associate degree seeking students must be within 15 credits of degree completion
- Baccalaureate degree seeking students must be within 30 credits of degree completion
- Graduate degree seeking students must be within 15 credits of degree completion
Andrea and Alexis Shewchuk Fund
- New or continuing students with a minimum GPA of 2.5
Dr. Evelyn J. Bata Scholarship for Educational Excellence
- Demonstrated financial need
- If GPA available, minimum GPA of 3.0
T. Benjamin Massey Scholarship
- Demonstrated financial need
- Completion of 12 credits at UMUC
- Minimum GPA of 3.0 at UMUC
Benjamin Locke Heminway Memorial Award
David Heminway, an English faculty member at the former Munich Campus, established this fund in memory of his teenage son who was fatally injured while bicycling in Italy in 1979.
- Preference given to a student who demonstrates excellence in creative writing
- Minimum GPA of 3.0
Edward and Marjorie Parnell Scholarship
This scholarship honors retired Marine Brigadier General and Mrs. Parnell. The general is a graduate of UMUC and the recipient of the Distinguished Alumnus Award
- Demonstrated financial need
- Minimum GPA 3.75
- Pursuing a first bachelor's degree
European Scholarship
- Minimum GPA of 3.0
- Completion of 6 credits at UMUC
- Undergraduate only
European Division Endowed Scholarship
- Demonstrated financial need
- Minimum GPA 3.75
- Pursuing a first bachelor's degree
- First member of their immediate family to go to college
George and Ruth Bryer Shepard Scholarship Fund
- Active duty in the Army
- Children of active-duty Army
- New or continuing students with a minimum GPA of 2.5
International Military Family Scholarship/HSBC-North America Military Family Scholarship
- Demonstrated financial need
- Active duty military or spouse of active duty military only
- Minimum GPA of 2.5 at UMUC
- Completion of 6 credits at UMUC
- Tuition assistance exhausted each term before scholarship is applicable
Joseph F. Poland Memorial Scholarship Award
- Minimum GPA of 3.0
Linda Trankle Scholarship
- Demonstrated financial need
- New students or student with less than 15 credits with UMUC
- If GPA available, minimum GPA of 2.5
Lynn Whitaker Scholarship
- Demonstrated financial need
- Completion of 6 credits at UMUC
- Minimum GPA of 2.5 at UMUC
- Female
Military Student Support Fund Scholarship
- Demonstrated financial need
- Active duty military service members, their spouses, dependents
- Reservists
- Service members recently transitioned to civilian life
- Minimum GPA of 3.0 at UMUC
- Completion of 6 credit at UMUC
Munich Alumni Scholarship
Established by Munich Campus alumni in 1992 for freshman and sophomore students demonstrating academic excellence
- Attending full time
- Freshman or sophomore student
- New or continuing students with a minimum GPA of 3.0
- Award up to $1,000
- Write a 500-word essay focusing on their involvement with the international community, the significance of study in a foreign country, and reasons for choosing UMUC
Munich Campus Memorial Award
Established in 1960 to commemorate 17 Munich campus students who died in an airplane accident in Munich earlier that year. Awarded on the basis of outstanding scholarship, character, and leadership abilities.
- Minimum GPA of 3.0
- Sophomore student (30-59 credits)
Orkand Family Military Scholarship Fund
The Orkand Family Military Scholarship Fund is proud to support the education of those who support our heroes. Eligible spouses of active-duty servicemembers can enroll in the scholarship to receive $1,000 per semester towards the cost of tuition.
- Be the spouse of an enlisted active-duty servicemember of the armed forces
- Have a minimum GPA of 2.5 (undergraduate) or 3.0 (graduate)
- Be enrolled in at least 6 credit hours per semester
- Demonstrate financial need
R. Ward Terrell Memorial Scholarship
This was established in honor of a UMUC faculty member who had a special interest in the study of computers and foreign languages.
- Family members of either active duty military personnel or government employees who do not have access to tuition assistance
- Undergraduate students only
- Degree concentration in computer studies or foreign languages
- Minimum GPA of 3.75
Ray Ehrensberger Endowed Scholarship
- Preference to students pursuing a minor in international business management and/or the general studies foreign language focus programs
- Official evaluation for their stated degree on file with UMUC
- Degree concentration in computer studies or foreign languages
- Demonstrated financial need
- Minimum GPA of 3.0
Steven S. McDonald Memorial Scholarship
This was established in honor of a UMUC faculty member whose pleasure in teaching English classes and appreciation of art were evident in the 30 years he taught with UMUC Europe.
- Completed at least 15 credits at UMUC, including a minimum of 12 credits of ENGL, ARTT and/or ARTH credit
- Official evaluation for a major in ENGL, or a minor in ENGL/ARTH or ARTT
University College Endowment Fund
- Demonstrated financial need
- Minimum GPA of 3.75
Vida Bandis Scholarship
- If GPA available, minimum GPA of 3.0
- Preference to individuals demonstrating leadership potential
- Open to new students
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund
- Child of a Vietnam-era veteran, or the spouse of such a child currently on active-duty military service (Vietnam-era is defined as 1963-1975)
- Minimum GPA of 3.0
Wilson H. Elkins Scholarship
The former Munich Campus established the scholarship in honor of President Emeritus Elkins for students demonstrating academic excellence and leadership.
- Minimum GPA of 3.0
Apply Now Scholarship Application (pdf 160KB)
*In addition to the aforementioned scholarships, UMUC offers a number of President's Grants through a need-based grant program that provides up to $1,200 per year for eligible undergraduate and graduate students. Eligible students applying for a Pell Grant are automatically considered for the UMUC President's Grant. (Note: The scholarship application form and essay are not required for this grant award.)
Last updated: 5 November 2009
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