The starting point
Maryland's public honors college awards holistic, residency-scaled merit (Trustee/Presidents/Excellence/National Honors), with non-Maryland students eligible for up to triple the dollar value — but a hard COA/anti-stacking cap means awards can't exceed billable charges. (DRAFT)
Selection beyond grades and scores. These awards are not recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read each award's selection rules, application steps and dates. Meeting a minimum is not an award offer.
Awards to discuss
First 3 of 4 recorded awards, in chapter display order. This is a selection, not a ranking. Read the full chapter for all awards. Amounts retain the original units and conditions; confirm the entering year with the school.
Trustee, Presidents, Excellence Scholarships, and National Honors Award
$2,000-$18,000 · Published range
Not recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules.
GPA: Typically cumulative unweighted GPA exceeding 3.0 · SAT: Typically combined SAT 1100 or higher
Eligibility: Typically rank in top 20% of class; all students considered upon submitting the admission application, no extra steps
Renewal: Renewable up to four years (8 semesters, fall and spring). Must maintain at least a cumulative 3.0 GPA and be registered full-time (12 graded credits) per semester.
Other terms: Holistic award, no published GPA/test grid. Amounts are residency-scaled: $2,000-$6,000 for Maryland & DC residents; $6,000-$18,000 for non-Maryland residents, per academic year. Merit amounts are tied to residency/tuition rate; the College reserves the right to recalculate based on tuition changes.
https://www.smcm.edu/osfa/types/scholarships/
SMCM National Merit Finalist Scholarship (Monument Scholars)
$2,000-Full tuition and mandatory fees · Published coverage or package
Not recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules.
SAT: Submit test scores as part of admission
Eligibility: National Merit Finalist; admitted to SMCM; designate SMCM as college choice to NMSC by May 31; submit enrollment deposit by application-plan due date
Renewal: Renewable for up to four years / eight consecutive semesters. All recipients must live on campus.
Other terms: MD/DC residents: $2,000 up to full tuition and mandatory fees. Outside MD/DC: $4,000 up to full tuition and mandatory fees. Offered by March 15. IMPORTANT: 'may replace any other merit awards and may result in a change to previously awarded need-based funding' (displacement). Recipients designated Monument Scholars.
https://www.smcm.edu/osfa/types/scholarships/
Transfer Student Scholarships (+ Honors Scholarship)
$1,000-$15,000 · Published range
Not recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules.
GPA: Typically cumulative college GPA exceeding 3.0; PTK 3.25+ or college Honors Program 3.5+ for the Honors Scholarship
Eligibility: Competitive; outstanding college grades
Renewal: Per general SMCM merit renewal: up to 4 years (8 sem), 3.0 cumulative GPA, full-time.
Other terms: Residency-scaled: $1,000-$6,000/yr in-state; $5,000-$15,000/yr out-of-state. Phi Theta Kappa members (3.25+) or college honors-program members (3.5+) receive an additional $1,000-$2,000 Honors Scholarship.
https://www.smcm.edu/osfa/types/scholarships/
