Wednesday, January 29, 2020

Spring 2020 Scholarship Information

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Scholarship for Students Applying to Law School!

Jay G. Cohen Memorial Student Opportunities Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Jay G. CohenMemorial Student Opportunities Endowed Scholarship Fund is a memorial scholarship that honors the memory of Jay G. Cohen, a prominent Baltimore attorney and proud Terp husband and father. This fund was established to reduce the barriers to law school admission for UMD undergraduate students who have both financial need and demonstrated success at the University of Maryland, who have a strong interest in pursuing a career as an attorney. In particular, this fund will provide students with resources to pay for part (or all) of an LSAT preparation course, and/or for additional expenses incidental to the law school admissions process.

All full-time UMD undergraduate students are eligible to apply, although preference is given to students in their junior year.  For complete award criteria, instructions, and an online application, please visit go.umd.edu/cohen2020. Apapplications must be submitted by 12:00 p.m. on Monday, March 23, 2020.  Selection(s) will be announced by Wednesday, April 1, 2020.

Questions regarding this scholarship or the application process should be directed to bsos-scholarships@umd.edu and Greg J. Shaffer, Esq., Associate Director, Pre-Law Advising, gshaffer@umd.edu

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Fiction Writing Scholarship!

The Sebastian Herbstein Memorial Scholarship in Fiction Writing 
Attention creative writers! Are you a passionate fiction writer with a flair for storytelling? If so, submit your application today.

The Sebastian Herbstein Memorial Scholarship in Fiction Writing is a memorial scholarship that honors the memory of Sebastian Herbstein, a talented writer, dedicated scholar and son of UMD professor, Judith Freidenberg, which provides two prizes, $600 for first prize and $300 for second prize, for works of short fiction of 5,000 words or less. All full-time UMD undergraduate students are eligible to apply.

For complete award criteria, instructions, and an online application, please visit http://ter.ps/sebastian. Applications must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, March 6, 2020. 
Selection(s) will be announced by Tuesday, April 7, 2020.


Questions? Contact Jennifer Kilberg, BSOS Alumni and Donor Relations at 301.405.2998 or jkilberg@umd.edu.


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First Generation Scholarship!

The Terp DREAM Scholarship
The Terp DreamScholarship is intended to provide scholarships to undergraduate first-generation college students who have completed at least one semester at the University of Maryland. This scholarship will provide aid to undergraduate students who also have prevalent financial need. Multiple scholarships will be distributed. The monetary award for these scholarships for the 2020-21 academic year will range between $500 - $1,000.

For complete award criteria, instructions, and an online application, please visit go.umd.edu/TerpDREAM20. Applications must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, March 6, 2020. 
Selection(s) will be announced by Wednesday, April 1, 2020.

Questions regarding this scholarship or the application process should be directed to bsos-scholarships@umd.edu.

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