Applications for Delegate Tony McConkey Legislative Scholarships are due in the office by April 23rd this year
The General Assembly provides scholarships to Maryland students who plan to attend a Maryland college or university. Scholarships are handled by legislative district and by each individual legislator, Delegate and Senator, in that district.
Scholarship awards from Delegate McConkey range typically from $200 to $1,000 and are judged based on two – one page essays as well as extra curricular involvment, grades and need. Awards are for one year only but recipients can reapply.
Click here for the District 33 Delegate McConkey scholarship application
Barbara Wilson administers the scholarship program for Delegate McConkey. Please contact her 410-841-3406 if you would like more information.
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(description of the program from the Maryland Higher Education Commission website)
DELEGATE SCHOLARSHIP
Who may apply: Current high school seniors and full-time or part-time, degree-seeking undergraduate and graduate students. Students attending a private career school may also apply.
How to apply: If your delegates make their own awards, you should call or write them for further instructions. The Office of Student Financial Assistance (OSFA) can provide a list of all State legislators. Some delegates ask OSFA to make awards for them. These awards are made on the basis of need as demonstrated on the FAFSA. If a delegate asks OSFA to make the awards, students must complete and file the FAFSA.
When to apply: Complete and file the FAFSA by March 1. Contact your delegates in February for further instructions.
Eligible majors: All majors are eligible.
You may use this scholarship at an out-of-state school if your major is not available at any Maryland institution and if your delegate agrees. In order to verify your major as unique, you must complete the Unique Major Application and submit it to MHEC with the required documentation. Allow 8 weeks for processing.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
You and your parents (if you are a dependent student) must be Maryland residents. You must enroll at a two-year or four-year Maryland college or university as a full-time (12+ credits per semester) or part-time (6-11 credits per semester), degree-seeking undergraduate or graduate student, or attend certain private career schools.
FINANCIAL NEED
If OSFA makes the awards for your delegates, you must demonstrate financial need.
AWARD AMOUNT
The minimum annual award is $200. You may hold the Delegate Scholarship with all State awards. The total dollar amount of all State scholarship awards may not exceed your cost of attendance as determined by your college’s financial aid office or $19,000, whichever is less. Funds may not be available to award all eligible students.
RENEWING AN AWARD
Awards are not automatically renewed. You must re-apply each year to your delegates. If required, you must complete and file the FAFSA by March 1.
STATE CONDITIONS OF THE AWARD
Click here for additional conditions on scholarship awards
FINDING YOUR LEGISLATOR
If you do not know how to contact your state senator or delegates, go to www.mdelect.net or call the Board of Supervisors of Elections for your county:
•Allegany County (301) 777-5931
•Anne Arundel County (410) 222-6600
•Baltimore County (410) 887-5700
•Baltimore City (410) 396-5550
•Calvert County (410) 535-2214
•Caroline County (410) 479-8145
•Carroll County (410) 386-2080
•Cecil County (410) 996-5310
•Charles County (301) 934-8972
•Dorchester County (410) 228-2560
•Frederick County (301) 600-8683
•Garrett County (301) 334-6985
•Harford County (410) 638-3565
•Howard County (410) 313-5820
•Kent County (410) 778-0038
•Montgomery County (240) 777-8500
•Prince George’s County (301) 430-8020
•Queen Anne’s County (410) 758-0832
•St. Mary’s County (301) 475-7844
•Somerset County (410) 651-0767
•Talbot County (410) 770-8099
•Washington County (240) 313-2050
•Wicomico County (410) 548-4830
•Worcester County (410) 632-1320