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The Maryland Higher Educ ation CommissionOffic e of Student Financ ial Assistanc e
MONEY FOR COLLEGE!An Overview of Sta te Financ ia l Aid Programs
2012-2013
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Contents Typ es and Sources of Assistanc e
How to App ly for Fina nc ia l Assista nc e
Overview of Sta te Programs
Need-based Programs Legisla tive Programs
Merit-based Programs
Workforc e Shorta ge Student Assista nc e Grant
Unique Popula tion Programs Other Sta te Aid Programs
Ad d itiona l Resourc es, Programs, and Information
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Typ es and Sourc es of Assistanc e
Types of Aid Sources of Aid Grants (typ ic a lly need Federal
based) State Scholarships
Institution Loans
Private Work-Study
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How to App ly for Fina nc ia l Assistanc e
Researc h program elig ib ility requirements
Complete a nd submit approp ria te app lic a tions
App ly on or before p rog ram dea d lines For Sta te Financ ia l Aid Programs, contac t the
Offic e of Stud ent Fina nc ia l Assistanc e (OSFA)
Learn as much as you can as early as possible about aid
opportunities
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How to App ly for Need-basedSta te Aid
File the Free App lic a tion for Federa lStudent Aid FAFSA
File on-line a t www.fafsa.gov
Complete a ll items
Parents and students must a pp ly for aP.I.N. to sign elec tronica lly
Sub mit to Federa l Proc essor by MARCH 1each year!
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Student Aid Report (SAR)Expec ted Family Contribution (EFC)
After the FAFSA is filed you w ill be sent a Student AidReport (SAR) via email
Review the SAR c arefully to ensure a ll information is c orrec t make c orrec tions as necessary and submit them to the
Federa l Processor(you will rec eive a correc ted SAR)
Your SAR will p rovide your Expec ted Family Contribution(EFC)
Your EFC c ombined with your c olleg e c ost o f a ttend ance(COA) determines your elig ib ility fo r a Federa l Pell Grantand other need -based grants, inc lud ing Sta te a id
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Don t Forget.
Use a street address, not a P.O. Box
Inc lude a Maryland college on the FAFSA
Complete the c itizenship questions
Stud ent name entered on the FAFSA should bethe same as on the Soc ia l Sec urity c a rd
The stud ent s information should be entered in
Step One, not pa rent s or sib ling information
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Don t Forget.
Complete inc ome sec tion even if inc ome is zero
Doub le c hec k Soc ia l Sec urity numb er and inc ome information
Ad justed Gross Inc ome should not equa l taxes pa id
Both you and your parents must a pp ly for a P.I.N. to submit theFAFSA electronically
Send a c opy of your c orrec ted SAR to OSFA if changes a remade a fter March 15
Clic k the submit button if filing elec tronic a lly Afte r c lic king submit , p rint sc reen with the c onfirma tion
number
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Cost of Attendance (COA)a t Institutions Inc ludes:
Tuition and fees
Room and board
Books and sup p lies COA
Transporta tion
Persona l expenses
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Calc ula tion of Financ ia l Need
COA minus EFC minus Pell = Financ ia l Need
Example:
COA $10,500EFC -2,500Pell -1,000
Need $7,000
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Need-based Financ ia l Aid Programs
Howard P. Rawlings
Educ a tiona l Assista nc e Grant
Gua ranteed Ac c ess Grant
Part-Time Grant
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Howard P. Rawlings Educ a tiona lAssistanc e Grant: $400 - $3,000 annua lly
New and renewa l students must file the FAFSA by March 1Each Year
OSFA will elec tronica lly rec eive FAFSA info rmation ifsubmitted on time
Stud ents must d emonstra te financ ia l need (Stud ents with the greatest need and lowest EFC a re
awarded first) Students must enroll as full-time, degree-seeking
undergradua tes a t a 2-yea r or 4-yea r c ollege or universityin Maryland
Parents and stud ents must be Maryland residents
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Howard P. Rawlings GuaranteedAc c ess Grant: $400 - $15,500 annua lly
Ap p ly as a high sc hool senior, unless extenua ting c irc umsta nc esprevents it
Must submit a Guaranteed Ac c ess Grant app lica tion and FAFSA
FAFSA enc ouraged by March 1 Minimum 2.5 c umula tive, unweighted high school GPA
Must c omplete a colleg e prep ara tory prog ram
Stud ents must ha ve a high-sc hool d ip loma; those with a GED are noteligible
Must enroll as full-time, degree-seeking und ergradua tes a t a 2-yea r or4-year c ollege or university in Ma ryland
Parents and stud ents must be Ma ryland residents
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Howard P. RawlingsGuaranteed Ac c ess Grant
Family inc ome must meet the following standards:Ac ademic Year 2012-2013
Family Size Tota l Inc ome1 $14,0792 $18,9413 $23,8034 $28,665
Add $4,862 for ea c h add itiona l fam ily member To renew an a ward , the FAFSA m ust b e filed by March 1 Eac h
Year and students must continue to mee t inc om e req uirements
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Part-Time Grant:$200 - $2,000 annua lly
Funds a re a lloc a ted d irec tly to Marylandcolleges
College financ ia l a id offic es selec t stud ents:
Enrolled as part-time (6-11 c red its persemester) und ergradua tes, or
Dually enrolled in high sc hool
Stud ents must d emonstra te financ ia l need
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Sena toria l and Delega te Sc hola rships
All stud ents may app ly: High sc hool seniors
Undergraduates
Graduates Ca reer or tec hnic a l sc hool students
Ma y be used for:
Full-time or part-time enrollment
Ma ryland residents
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Sena toria l Sc ho la rship :$400 - $9,400 annua lly
File FAFSA by March 1
Demonstra te financ ia l need
Some a wards a re renewab le for an add itiona l 3years
Contac t Sena tor for app lic a tion a nd renewa lprocedures
Note: Sena tors have the op tion to award ; som e do not selec t rec ip ients but
put their funds into other p rograms administered by OSFA
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Delega te Sc hola rship :$200 - $9,400 annua lly
Contac t Deleg a te for app lic a tion p roc ed ure
Must app ly eac h yea r for an award ; they are notrenewable
FAFSA may not b e required
Note: Deleg ates have the op tion to a ward ; som e do not selec t rec ip ients but
put their funds into other p rograms administered by OSFA
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Unique Ma jor
Funds awarded for the Sena toria l and Delega tesc hola rships may be used a t a n out-of-sta teinstitution if the student s ac ademic p rogram is
not o ffered a t a Maryland institution
Review our website und er Fina nc ia l AidAp p lic a tions, Sena toria l and Delega te
Sc hola rship p rograms, for more information onhow to a pp ly
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Cha rles W. Riley Fire & Emergenc y Med ic a lServices Tuition Reimbursement Program
You will rec eive the a c tua l dolla r amount of tuition chargesyou have p a id , up to $6,776
For ac tive c areer or volunteer firefighters, ambulanc e o r
resc ue squad members Must agree to serve a Ma ryland c ommunity as a c a reer or
volunteer firefighter or ambulanc e and resc ue squadmember while you take c olleg e c ourses
You must serve for one yea r a fter you c omplete thecourses
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Workforc e Shorta ge StudentAssistanc e Grant: $1,000 - $4,000 annua lly
Enc ompasses the fo llowing fields:
Child Care Providers
Human Servic es
Nursing Physic a l and Oc c up a tiona l Therap ists and Assista nts
Pub lic Service
Social Work Teac hing
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Workforc e Shorta ge StudentAssistanc e Grant
Workforce Shorta ge Student Assista nc e Grants requirerec ip ients to agree to work in c erta in fields or a reas in Marylandin order to rec eive a n award
Programs a re a va ilab le for a variety of ac ademic ma jors or
degrees a t the undergraduate or graduate level, as well as full-time o r part-time stud y
Ap p lic a tion req uired by July 1 dea d line a nd it is rec ommendedtha t the FAFSA a lso be filed by the July 1 deadline
Ad d itiona l information on eac h workforc e shortage p rogram is
ava ilab le in OSFA p ub lic a tions and a t www.mhec.state.md.us
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Veterans of the Afghanista n & IraqConflic ts Sc ho la rship Program
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Uniformed Services Members of the United Sta tes who served in Afghanista non or a fter Oc tober 24, 2001 or in Iraq on or a fter Ma rc h 19, 2003 may app lyfor a sc hola rship if they are:
A veteran or ac tive d uty member of the U.S. Armed Forces who serveda t lea st 60 days as defined above
A member of a reserve component of the U.S. Armed Forc es or theMa ryland Nationa l Gua rd who was ac tivated as a result o f theAfghanistan or Iraq Conflic ts and served a t least 60 days, as definedabove
a son, daughter, or spouse of a veteran, ac tive duty member or reservememb er as defined above
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Veterans of the Afghanista n & IraqConflic ts Sc ho la rship Program
Elig ib le students must c om p lete a nd file the app lic a tion (inc lud ing req uireddoc umenta tion) and the Free Ap p lic a tion fo r Fed eral Student A id (FAFSA) by theMarch 1 deadline
App lic ants must b e Ma ryland residents, which include ac tive mem bers of the U.S.Armed Forc es, their spouses and their dep end ent c hild ren who a re sta tioned in theSta te of Maryland or whose home of residenc y is Ma ryland
Ap p lic ants must b e enrolled as either a full-time (12+ c red its per semester) or pa rt-time (6-11 cred its per sem ester) undergraduate student a t a n e lig ib le Ma rylandinstitution
Award amount is 50% of annual tuition a nd ma ndatory fees, room and boa rd andma y not to exc eed $10,058
Elig ib le app lic ants who a re ve terans will be g iven p riority over depend ent c hild renor spouses. Within p riority g roups, app lic ants will be ranked ac c ord ing toap plic ation c omp lete d ate
Online a pp lic a tion will be a va ilab le on MHECs website in Janua ry 2012
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Edward T. Conroy Memoria l Sc ho la rship :Maximum award $9,468 annua lly
Ap p ly through the institution s financ ia l a id offic e You must be:
The son or daughter of a member of the United Sta tes Armed Forc eswho d ied or who suffered a service c onnec ted 100% permanentd isab ility a s a result o f milita ry service
A veteran who suffers a service c onnec ted d isab ility o f 25% orgreater as a result o f milita ry servic e and has exha usted or is nolonger elig ib le for fed era l veterans ed uca tiona l bene fits
The son, daughte r, or surviving spouse (who has not remarried ) of avic tim of the September 11, 2001 terrorist a ttac ks who d ied as a
result o f the a ttac ks on the World Trade Cente r in New York City, thea tta ck on the Penta gon in Virg inia , or the c rash of United AirlinesFlight 93 in Pennsylvania
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Edward T. Conroy Memoria l Sc ho la rship(Continued)
You must be (c ontinued ):
A POW/ MIA o f the Vietna m Conflic t or his/ her son or daughter
The son, daughter, or surviving spouse (who ha s not
remarried ) of a Sta te o r loc a l pub lic sa fety em ployee o rvolunteer who d ied in the line of duty or who was 100%disab led in the line of duty
A Sta te or loc a l pub lic sa fety em ployee or volunteer whobec ame 100% d isab led in the line of duty
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Tuition Waiver for Foster Care Rec ip ients
Students who resided in an out of home p lac ement in Ma ryland: On their 13th b irthday and were then adop ted from the out of
home p lac ement a fter their 13th b irthday; or At the time they graduated high sc hoo l or ea rned a GED
Attend a p ublic c olleg e in Maryland File the FAFSA every year no la ter than March 1 Tuition a nd fees not c overed by grants or sc holarships are wa ived Must enroll as a degree-seeking stud ent b efore age 25 Be sure to d isc uss with the financ ia l a id offic er a t the c ollege or
university List o f elig ib le students is sent to the pub lic c olleges and universities
Conta c t soc ia l worker if not on the list
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Gradua te and Professiona l Sc ho la rshipProgram: $1,000 - $5,000 annua lly
Stud ents must b e Maryland residents Must d emonstra te financ ia l need Enroll as a degree-seeking gradua te or p rofessiona l stud ent, either
full-time or pa rt-time
Attend one of the fo llowing sc hools: University o f Maryland , Ba ltimore Sc hool of Med ic ine, Dentistry, Law, Pha rmac y, or
Soc ia l Work University o f Ba ltimo re Sc hool of Law; The Johns Hopkins University Sc hool of Med icine; The Virg inia -Maryland Reg iona l Colleg e of Veterina ry Med ic ine;
Any Maryland institution o ffering a Ma ster s Deg ree in Soc ia l Work; Any Maryland institution o ffering a Ma ster s Deg ree in Nursing ; or Any Maryland institution o ffering a Ma ster s/ Professiona l Deg ree in Pha rmac y
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Other Sta te Fina nc ia l Assistanc ePrograms
Janet L. Hoffman Loan Assista nc e RepaymentProgram (LARP)
Ma ryland Loan Assista nc e Repayment Program for
Physic ians (MLARP) Ma ryland Dent-Care Loan Assista nc e Repayment
Program (MDC-LARP)
Nurse Sup port Program II Gradua te Nursing Fac ulty
Sc ho la rship and Living Expenses Grant John R. Justic e Student Loan Repayment Program
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Fund ing for Sta te Aid Programs
All Sta te a id p rograms a re sub jec t to appropria tedfunding
Funding levels may change from yea r to yea r
Renewa l awards a re genera lly funded p rior to newawards
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Ad d itiona l Resourc esAd d itiona l Resourc es and Informationand Information Information a va ilab le online a t Ma ryland Student Guide
College 411: Stud ent Guide
An Aca dem ic YearPreparing for College
Prep are for c olleg e for the entire a c ademic year
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Academic Common Market
A c onsortium of 16 southern sta tes tha t a llow non-residents toenroll in spec ific degree p rograms a t in-sta te tuition ra tes, if anac ademic p rog ram is not o ffered in the student s home sta te
Alabama
Arkansas
Delaware
Georgia Kentucky Louisiana Mississipp i North Carolina Oklahoma South Carolina Tennessee Virginia
West Virg inia Florida (grad only) Texas (g rad only)
Ap p lic a tions a re a va ilab le from MHEC Ac adem ic Affa irs and in the high sc hoo lguidance offic e
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College Savings Plan o f MD
Ma king Co llege Affordab le for Ma ryland and D.C.Families
www.collegesavingsmd.org 217 E. Redwood St., Suite 1340
Ba ltimore, Ma ryland 212021-888-4MD-GRAD or 410-767-2024
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Fina l Rec ommenda tions Ap p ly ea rly for Ma ryland Sta te Aid !
Ap p ly for a ll g rants and sc hola rships for whic h you mightbe e lig ib le!
FAFSA is the app lic a tion for the need-based EA Grant!
Most othe r p rograms require a n add itiona l app lic a tion!
Both p arents and stud ents must be Maryland residents fora ll OSFA awards!
Student must a ttend a c olleg e in Ma ryland !(except Legisla tive Sc hola rships for approved unique ma jors)
Seek advic e from the c olleg e financ ia l a id offic e!
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Our Information
Offic e of Student Fina nc ia l Assista nc e
Telephone num ber: 410-767-3300
Toll free number: 1-800-974-1024
E-mail: [email protected]
MD CAPS System: https://mdcaps.mhec.state.md.us
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