UMUC to host 'Instant Scholarship Award Days' at CCBC campuses
Qualified students can receive scholarships instantly

University of Maryland University College (UMUC) is launching the Maryland Community College Transfer Scholarship for the 2008-2009 school year with an "Instant Scholarship Award Day" at CCBC campuses.

The Maryland Community College Transfer Scholarship is the state’s largest scholarship for community college students. UMUC offers this renewable scholarship to outstanding students from participating community colleges. Recipients may be awarded $3,300 per year for full-time study or $1,650 per year for part-time study.

The Instant Scholarship Award Days will be held as follows:

CCBC Dundalk
2 – 4 p.m. Tuesday, March 11
Building E, Room 111

CCBC Essex
10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 8
Building A, Room 220

CCBC Catonsville
10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 15
Building K, Room 201-B

The Instant Scholarship Award Day is a time for students to come and speak individually with UMUC representatives, apply to UMUC, and be awarded the Community College Transfer Scholarship.

To participate in this great opportunity, students must bring their most up-to-date copies of all college transcripts. To qualify for the scholarship, a student must have an associate degree earned by the Fall 2008 semester, a minimum 3.0 GPA, and be a citizen or eligible non-citizen.

Qualified students will receive temporary award letters that will place scholarships on hold for them so they can submit their documentation. Required documentation will include the FAFSA and official transcripts showing that the student has at least a 3.0 GPA and will earn an associate degree before September 2008.

For more information, please visit www.umuc.edu/ccsp or contact Constance Buckley (cbuckley@umuc.edu) or Marlene Radich (mdradich@ccbcmd.edu).