Scholarships
FSU Foundation scholarships take a comprehensive approach in consideration of your academic talents, financial need, and other factors to make award determinations. Treat your application like a resume and make sure to include any activities or groups you participate in. The application priority deadline is March 1, but you can continue to submit your application until August 1.
Admissions Merit Awards
Application
No extra application required.
You are automatically considered for an academic scholarship based on eligibility criteria and information provided in your application for admission. First-time students with a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher and transfer students with a total college cumulative GPA 2.8 or higher will initially be considered. The Admissions office will review your full academic portfolio to determine a merit scholarship offer. It is important that Admissions receives your latest and final transcripts for the most accurate award offer.
Contact Admissions for questions
Renewal of Admissions Merit Awards
In addition to the academic year-end review, the FSU Financial Aid Office is also responsible for verifying the per term requirements of meeting SAP, at least 12 credit enrollment (beginning of fall & spring) and a cumulative GPA (end of fall & spring) at or above the predetermined criteria communicated by the Admissions Office.
(Actively awarded scholarship renewal GPA requirements - Associate 3.0, Purpose 3.0, Transfer 2.8, and Reach 2.5)(Reach recipients must complete 30 credits by the end of each academic year Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring)
(All other merit award recipients must have completed 24 credits by the end of each academic year.)
Students may appeal the cancellation of their renewable FSU Admissions scholarship one time only. The student must be able to document extenuating circumstances and present a complete academic plan. A student in their final semester prior to graduation that does not meet the 12-credit enrollment minimum is also eligible to appeal.
Appeals should be received in the FSU Financial Aid Office by the end of the published free/add drop period of the semester of loss. Students who successfully appeal must then proceed to meet the criteria set for their specific award upon the end of the approved semester to keep the award.
The above does not apply to FSU Foundation awards which are reviewed up awarding.
Academic Scholarships
Academic scholarships are sometimes referred to as merit awards and are renewable. Such awards are eligible to newly admitted first-time and transfer students. Such awards help offset the cost of tuition. Students are only eligible for one merit award. It is important to make sure Admissions has your final high-school transcript for most accurate awarding and to meet all admissions and financial aid requirements.
Athletic Scholarships
Frostburg State University hosts 25 NCAA Division II men’s and women’s sports—and we offer competitive athletic scholarships to student-athletes. The consideration and awarding of athletic scholarships are determined by the coaching staff of each sport based on ability and program needs.
Contact Athletics for more information
Frostburg State University Foundation Scholarships
Frostburg State offers hundreds of various FSU Foundation Scholarships. Each one has its own criteria, such as academic performance, curriculum, place of residence, or financial need.
Deadline to Apply
Foundation scholarship applications have a priority deadline of March 1, but will be accepted until August 1st. To increase eligibility, we encourage all students to apply as early as possible. Funds are awarded on a rolling basis starting in March and continuing throughout the academic year.
How to Apply
Frostburg State's Foundation scholarships are listed in the Academic Works scholarship portal. Students may apply via one master application. Log in with your FSU credentials for access to view and apply for all existing awards. FSU urges students to be descriptive in the application about the area of study, involvement in volunteering, extra-curricular activities, and employment experience.
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REACH Scholarship
A quality Frostburg State education is within your reach with a special scholarship opportunity for our close friends who are regional and out of state residents. As you reach for your future, Frostburg will help you get there with our REACH scholarship. Students qualified/coded for in-state tuition cannot receive REACH.
Eligibility
- Newly enrolled, first-time, and transfer, regional and out-of-state residents.
- Maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or greater (reviewed at the close of each fall & spring terms).
- Maintain full-time, bachelor's degree enrollment (reviewed at the end of free/add drop each fall & spring term) and earn 30 credits per academic year (summer, fall, winter, and spring terms) (reviewed at the end of each academic year)
- Maintain tuition residency classification of Regional or Out-of-State.
- Renewable for a total of 8 semesters for first-time freshman. Renewability for transfer students is determined by the number of credit hours transferred in.
- Note: Students who qualify for Academic Common Market are not eligible.
How to Apply
All regional tuition and out-of-state applicants are automatically considered based on eligibility criteria and information provided in their application for admission and FAFSA. First-time and transfer students are eligible for the scholarship.
Delegate Scholarships
Delegate scholarships are at least $200 per year for students taking 6 credits or more, offered through your state delegate.
Eligibility
Graduate and undergraduate students who are Maryland residents attending a Maryland college or University
How to Apply
To receive priority consideration, students must have their FAFSA processed by March 1st and must contact their delegate in February to determine if any additional application materials are required.
To find out if your delegate participates, or to find out who your delegate is or how to contact them, please refer to the website for the MHEC, or enter your address at the mdElect web page. All students who are offered this award must accept it before funds can be sent to the school.
Delegate Scholarship Information
Senatorial Scholarships
Senatorial scholarships are for students taking 6 credits or more, offered through your state delegation for your district.
Eligibility
Graduate and undergraduate students who are Maryland residents attending a Maryland college or University
How to Apply
To receive priority consideration, students must have their FAFSA processed by March 1st and must contact their senator in February to determine if any additional application materials are required.
Not all senators participate in the Senatorial Scholarship Program. To find out if your senator participates, or to find out who your senator is or how to contact them, please refer to the website for the MHEC, or enter your address at the mdEelect web page. All students who are offered this award must accept it before funds can be sent to the school.