Graduate & Professional Scholarship Program
Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC), Office of Student Financial Assistance
Need-based $1,000 to $5,000 a year for Maryland residents in graduate programs in dentistry, law, medicine, nursing, pharmacy, social work or veterinary medicine at specific Maryland schools.
- How much
- $1,000 to $5,000 per year
- Who qualifies
- Maryland resident; degree-seeking (full- or part-time) at one of the listed Maryland graduate/professional schools.
- For grad students
- For dentistry, law, medicine students
- Need-based: your FAFSA decides how much you get.
- When to apply
- Apply any time Set by each participating school's financial aid office.
- How to apply
- File the FAFSA and ask your school's financial aid office to consider you for a Graduate and Professional Scholarship
- The school sets its deadline
- What you'll need
- FAFSA only
- Last checked
- October 5, 2026, against the official page (mhec.maryland.gov), page 2 and page 3
The details
For Maryland residents with financial need enrolled full- or part-time at: University of Maryland, Baltimore (schools of medicine, dentistry, law, pharmacy, social work); University of Baltimore School of Law; Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine; or certain Maryland institutions offering a master's in nursing or social work or a first professional degree in pharmacy. Applicants are ranked by financial need from the FAFSA. $1,000 minimum, $5,000 maximum per year; renewable for up to eight semesters with continued need and satisfactory progress (the school decides renewals).
More money from Maryland
- Delegate Howard P. Rawlings Guaranteed Access (GA) GrantUp to 100% of financial need; maximum $18,000 for 2026-27 (minimum $100)
- Delegate Scholarship (Maryland legislative scholarship)$200 to $14,086 for 2026-27
- Senatorial Scholarship (Maryland legislative scholarship)$400 to $14,086 for 2026-27
- Maryland Community College Promise ScholarshipUp to $5,000 per year (remaining tuition and mandatory fees after other aid)
- Delegate Howard P. Rawlings Educational Assistance (EA) GrantUp to $3,000 per year (minimum $400)
Keep looking
- Answer a few questions to see every program you qualify for
- Nearby states: District of Columbia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia
- Federal aid and national scholarships (open to students in any state)
- The FAFSA in plain English (2027-28)
- Should I file the FAFSA if I don't think I'll qualify?
- FAFSA deadlines by state (2027-28)
- The FAFSA for parents: what you need to do
- How to save on textbooks: free, rented and cheaper options
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