Scholarships

Edward T. Conroy Memorial Scholarship

Aid for tuition and other educational expenses are available for veterans and their family members who are attending an institution of higher learning within the borders of the State of Maryland. You must be:

  • The son or daughter of a member of the United States Armed
    Forces who died, or is 100 percent disabled as a direct result of
    military service
  • A veteran who suffers, as a direct result of military service, a
    disability of 25 percent or greater and has exhausted or is no longer
    eligible for federal veterans’ educational benefits
  • The son, daughter or surviving spouse of a victim of the September
    11, 2001 terrorist attacks, who died as a result of the attacks on the
    World Trade Center in New York City, the attack on the Pentagon in
    Virginia, or the crash of United Airlines Flight 93 in Pennsylvania
  • A POW/MIA of the Vietnam Conflict or his/her son or daughter
  • A state or local public safety employee or volunteer who was 100
    percent disabled in the line of duty.

Call 800-974-1024 for more information or go to the Maryland Higher Education Commission web site and click on “veterans benefits".

Veterans of the Afghanistan & Iraq Conflicts Scholarship Program

The Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship Program is designed to provide financial assistance to United States armed forces personnel who served in the Afghanistan or Iraq Conflicts, and their sons, daughters, or spouses who are current high school seniors, and full-time and part-time, degree-seeking undergraduate students enrolled in an eligible accredited Maryland postsecondary institution. 

Eligibility Requirements

Uniformed Services Members of the United States who served in Afghanistan, or contiguous air space as defined in federal regulations, on or after October 24, 2001, and before a terminal date to be prescribed by the United States Secretary of Defense; or in Iraq, or contiguous waters or air space as defined in federal regulations, on or after March 19, 2003, and before a terminal date to be prescribed by the United States Secretary of Defense, may apply for a scholarship if they are:

  • A veteran who served at least 60 days in the Afghanistan or Iraq Conflicts, as defined above;
  • An active duty member of the Armed Forces who served at least 60 days in the Afghanistan or Iraq Conflicts, as defined above;
  • A member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United States or the Maryland National Guard who was activated as a result of the Afghanistan or Iraq Conflicts and served at least 60 days, as defined above; or
  • a son, daughter, or spouse of:
  • a veteran or active duty member of the Armed Forces who is serving or has served in the Afghanistan or Iraq Conflicts at least 60 days, as defined above; or
  • a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces or Maryland National Guard who was activated as a result of the Afghanistan or Iraq Conflicts and served at least 60 days, as defined above.

For more information go to the Maryland Higher Education Commission web site or call Linda Asplin at (410) 260-4563.

Hodson Trust Star Scholarship – Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans

The Hodson Trust and four Maryland colleges (Hood College, Johns Hopkins University, St. John’s College [Annapolis campus] and Washington College) are awarding annual undergraduate and graduate scholarships to eligible veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq conflicts.  Each of the four schools will award up to a total of three scholarships a year beginning with academic year 2007-08 until academic year 2012. The scholarships will meet 100 percent of each participating institution’s published annual tuition, room, board, books and mandatory student fees, not otherwise covered by federal, state and outside assistance.

Candidates for the Hodson Trust Scholarship must:

  • Provide proof of deployment of at least 60 days in Afghanistan or Iraq after September 11, 2001.  Eligible applicants include veterans who did not meet the 60-day active service period as a result of a service-related injury or condition.
  • Provide proof of Maryland residency at the time of deployment and Maryland residency following return to the United States.
  • Apply for and accept all federal and state need-based grants, all available military educational benefits and any special scholarship programs designed for veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts.
  • Meet all requirements for admission at a participating institution, and maintain full-time enrollment and good academic standing in order to continue the scholarship through graduation.  A recipient’s individual scholarship term will not extend beyond four years.

Contact the Office of Admissions at one of the participating institutions to apply for the Hodson Trust Star Scholarship:
Hood College
(800) 922-1599 or email the Hood College Admissions Office

St. John’s College
(410) 626-2522 or (800) 727-9238 or email the St. John's College Admission Office

Washington College
(410) 778-7700 or email the Washington College Admissions Office

Johns Hopkins University:

  • Krieger School of Arts and Sciences
    Whiting School of Engineering
    (410) 516-8171 or email the Hopkins Admissions Office
  • Carey Business School
    School of Education
    (410) 872-1230
  • School of Nursing
    (410) 955-9840
    Bloomberg School of Public Health
    (410 955-3004)

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