Scholarships for students Maryland. Some scholarships specifically open to Maryland students, and others give preference to students in Maryland.

Generation Hope Scholars Program
Sponsor: Generation Hope
Amount: Up to $2,400
Closing Date: May 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to young parents (be a teen parent – any gender, defined as pregnant/expecting by 19) and 25 or younger at the time of application. Applicant must be from the Washington, DC area OR Dallas-Forth Worth area (within 50 miles). Applicant must be a U.S. citizen, legal resident or have DACA status.

Trade School Scholarship
Sponsor: James T. & Rose M. Perryman Family Foundation
Amount: Up to $5,000 per year
Closing Date: May 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current trade school students. Applicant must live within a 150-mile radius of Houston, Pennsylvania and must have at least a 2.5 GPA.

JSSA Undergraduate Scholarships
Sponsor: Jewish Social Service Agency (JSSA)
Amount: Up to $6,000
Closing Date: May 17, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current undergraduate students who are Jewish and are residents of the metropolitan Washington, DC area.

NEWH | Washington DC Metropolitan Chapter Scholarship
Sponsor: NEWH – The Hospitality Industry Network | Washington DC Metropolitan Chapter
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: May 31, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to currently enrolled college students attending an accredited college in Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia or Washington, DC. Applicant must have a career objective in of the areas of the Hospitality Industry (i.e. Hotel/Restaurant Management, Culinary/Foodservice, Architecture, Interior Design, etc.)