Scholarships Currently Open for BSOS Students

 

JUNIORS Applying to Law School Due date: Friday, April 5, 2024 | Read more.  The Jay G. Cohen Memorial Student Opportunities Endowed Scholarship Fund honors the memory of Jay G. Cohen, a prominent Baltimore attorney and proud Terp husband and father. This fund will provide students with resources to pay for part (or all) of an LSAT preparation course Additional expenses incidental to the law school admissions process (e.g. application fees, transportation for visits, etc.).  All full-time UMD undergraduate students are eligible to apply; preference given to students in their junior year, or non-graduating Spring 2024 seniors. BSOS SCHOLARSHIPS Due date: Friday, April 12, 2024 | Read more and Apply The College of Behavioral and Social Sciences offers a variety of scholarships to current and returning BSOS students (rising sophomores, juniors and seniors). Eleven (11) different scholarships (some with multiple award recipients) are available for the Fall 2024 semester.  Scholarships are available to specific majors To residents of specific geographic regions (Gloucester, Camden or Burlington counties in New Jersey or attended William Penn Charter School, Philadelphia, PA; see Herskowitz Endowed Scholarship Award). A scholarship available to students from Nassau or Suffolk counties in Long Island, New York; see Portogallo Family Endowed Scholarship.  First generation students (see Jean & Robert Steele Scholarship and the Montgomery Family Endowed Scholarship). Graduated from a secondary school in Europe, Asia, South America, the Middle East, Africa, or Canada (see Benjamin, Mary, and Maryanne Sharp Endowed Scholarship). Awards range from $500-$3,500. Students graduating Spring 2024 are not eligible. View all BSOS scholarships. For UNDOCUMENTED/FIRST-GENERATION STUDENTS Due date: Friday, April 12, 2024 | Read more and Apply The Terp DREAM Scholarship is intended to provide scholarships to undergraduate, undocumented, first-generation students who have completed at least one semester at the University of Maryland and who have financial need. Multiple scholarships will be distributed, between $250-$1,000. CREATIVE WRITING SCHOLARSHIP Due date: April 19, 2024 | Read more and Apply Are you a passionate fiction writer with a flair for storytelling? The Sebastian Herbstein Memorial Scholarship in Fiction Writing honors the memory of Sebastian Herbstein, a talented writer, dedicated scholar and son of BSOS professor, Judith Freidenberg. The scholarship provides two prizes, $1,000 for first prize and $600 for second prize, for works of short fiction of 5,000 words or less. All full-time UMD undergraduate students are eligible to apply (returning to UMD in Fall 2024). Questions regarding any of these scholarships or the application process may be directed to bsos-scholarships@umd.edu.