Private scholarships give students opportunities to thrive in a higher education environment and beyond. The St. Mary’s College of Maryland Foundation helps ensure that the College has the resources to foster the excellence that our National Public Honors College requires and to prepare the next generation of engaged, global leaders.
All are welcome to contribute to the scholarship funds named by alumni, families, and friends of the College. To make a gift to a scholarship fund listed here, click Give Today.
For information on creating a named academic merit and/or financial need scholarship, contact Institutional Advancement at (240) 895-4282.
For students with questions about Foundation Scholarships, please contact the Office of Student Financial Assistance at osfa@smcm.edu or (240) 895-3000.
Scholarship | Description |
|---|---|
| Eleanor Quirk Abbey Scholarship | Established in 2012 to benefit history, anthropology, archaeology, or museum studies students who have financial need. |
| Alumni Scholarship | Established in 1999 by the Alumni Association to benefit incoming students who are related to an alumna or alumnus. |
| Baltimore City Scholarships | Established by the France-Merrick Foundation (2004), the Landers Foundation (2005), and private donors to benefit academically talented students from Baltimore City who have financial need. |
| Richard and Morgan Barr Eastern Shore Scholarship | Established in 2022 by Morgan Drzewicki '09 and Richard Barr '07 to benefit students from Maryland and Delaware counties east of the Chesapeake Bay. |
| Justin Bates Memorial Scholarship | Established in 2011 in memory of their son, Justin, by Julia and Robin Bates to benefit University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Arts (Slovenia) students enrolled at St. Mary’s College and/or St. Mary’s College students enrolled at University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Arts (Slovenia). |
| John Bell Harford County Scholarship | Established in 2017 by Trustee John J. Bell '95 to benefit students who are permanent residents of Harford County. |
| John Bell Havre de Grace Scholarship | Established in 2017 by Trustee John J. Bell '95 to benefit students who are graduates of Havre de Grace High School. |
| John Bell Intern Scholarship | Established in 2012 by John J. Bell '95 to benefit students who participate in summer credit internships with GLBT History Museum and Archives in San Francisco, California. |
| Beltway Companies Scholarship | Established in 2011 by Jeanne Brady '88 and John C. Saum '89 to benefit rising juniors or seniors from Maryland - with a preference for those from Baltimore City or Baltimore County and for those who successfully completed a Beltway Companies internship. |
| Paul Blanchette Chemistry Scholarship Award | Established in 2012 to benefit rising seniors in chemistry who have financial need. |
| Jim and Linda Bodycomb Scholarship | Established in 2002 by the Bodycombs to benefit high achievers with financial need that cannot be met by other sources of financial assistance. |
| Boone Scholarship | Established in memory of his parents, Helen Garrett and John Revell Boone, by Maria and Neale Boone to benefit students who have academic merit and financial need. |
| Dave and Erna Brown China Studies Scholarship | Established in 2012 by David S. Brown to benefit rising seniors majoring in Asian Studies, studying Chinese language, who demonstrate outstanding character and leadership and who desire to pursue post-graduate interests in China. |
| Brown Financial Aid Scholarship | Established in 2019 by David S. Brown to benefit rising seniors who have academic merit and financial need and who are residents of the State of Maryland. |
| Cindy Broyles Scholarship | Established in 2011 by Cindy Broyles '79 to benefit students who have financial need. |
| Donny and Cathy Bryan Scholarship | Established in 2013 by Cathy and Donny Bryan '73 to benefit students who have financial need. |
| Joseph Avram Bryan Memorial Scholarship | Established in 2021 by Joseph K.Bryan '74 to benefit first-year or transfer students who have academic merit and demonstrated promise in the visual arts. |
| The Student of Excellence Scholarship | Established in 2006 by the student leadership of the Black Student Union to benefit first-year, first-generation students who have meritorious achievement in high school, good recommendations, and financial need. |
| F. Elliott Burch, Sr. and Elizabeth B. Burch '27 Scholarship | Established in 2000 by the Burch family to benefit students from St. Mary's County who have academic merit and financial need. |
| Calvert County Scholarship | Established by the Calvert County Commissioners and private donors to benefit academically talented students from Calvert County who have financial need. |
| S. Ethel Chance Scholarship | Established in 1982 in memory of "Chancie," a school nurse whose career spanned 32 years, to benefit students who have academic merit. |
| Christine C. Cihlar Memorial Music Scholarship | Established in 1994 by Fred Rippy in memory of his wife, who was the public affairs director at the College, to benefit music students. |
| The Class of 1957 Scholarship | Established in 2007 to benefit students who have academic merit and financial need, and who demonstrate involvement in service to school, church, or home communities. |
| Pat Collins Calvert County Scholarship | Established in 2003 in memory of her husband by Ann Collins to benefit students from Calvert County who have academic merit and financial need. |
| Ruth Marie Cooper Scholarship | Established in 2012 through an estate gift to benefit students who have financial need. |
| Vicki Ann Daniels Memorial Scholarship | Established in memory of Vicki, who was killed by a drunk driver on her 20th birthday, by the Daniels family. |
| Hampton Davey Scholarship | Established in 2000 as a tribute to "Red," associate professor of political science, by the Lee family to recognize outstanding seniors who major in political science. |
| Dallas P. Dean Master of Arts in Teaching Scholarship | Established in 2002 by Dallas P. Dean '60 to benefit students enrolled in the Master of Arts in Teaching Program who have academic merit and financial need. |
| Norton T. and Nancy R. Dodge Scholarship | Established in 2020 to benefit students who have academic merit. |
| Double 'A' Cabaret Scholarship | Established in 2012 by Arthur S. Zamanakos to benefit students from Baltimore City or Baltimore County who have financial need and who demonstrate promise in the vocal arts and who desire to pursue vocal arts programs including chamber singers, choir, voice lessons, and/or the Double 'A' Cabaret. |
| William F. Everhart Memorial Scholarship | Established in 2007 in memory of Bill, an art major, by the Everhart family to benefit studio art majors who have financial need. |
| Marvin C. Franzen Scholarship | Established in 2004 by the Franzen family to benefit students from St. Mary's County who have financial need. |
| Josette Marie Gandara Memorial Award | Established in 1991 in memory of their daughter, Josie, by Janet and Raul Gandara to benefit female graduates of Chopticon High School who have financial need. |
| Joe and Kathy Garner Scholarship | Established in 2012 by the Garners to benefit graduates of St. Mary's Ryken High School who have financial need. |
| Amanda Leigh Gerek Scholarship | Established in 1995 in memory of Amanda, a student at Great Mills High School, by the Gerek family to benefit graduates from Great Mills High School who have financial need. |
| Carol Giesen and Laraine Glidden Scholarship | Established in 2012 in honor of Carol A. B. Giesen, Professor Emerita of Human Development, by Laraine M. Glidden, Distinguished Professor Emerita of Psychology and Human Development, to benefit non-traditional students who have academic merit and financial need. |
| Kathryn W. Glockner Scholarship | Established in 2012 by Kathy Glockner to benefit students who have financial need and pursue majors in the fields of science, technology or math. Preference is given to students from Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary's counties. |
| Bonnie Marie Green Scholarship | Established in 2017 by Trustee Emerita Bonnie Green '74 to benefit students who have financial need and who are residents of the State of Maryland. |
| Dorothea and Charles Greene Scholarship | Established in 2013 by Dana Greene to benefit students who have financial need. |
| Norman M. and Eleanor H. Gross Scholarship | Established through an estate gift to benefit students who have financial need. |
| Hans Family Memorial Scholarship | Established in 2019 by David T. Hans '75 to benefit students who have financial need and who are pursuing biology. |
| Ardith Z. Harle Master of Arts in Teaching Scholarship | Established in 2011 by professor of educational studies, Ardith Harle, to benefit students enrolled in the Master of Arts in Teaching Program who pursue early education or elementary certification. |
| Dave Hayes Memorial Scholarship | Established in 2021 to benefit students from Baltimore City Public Schools who are pursuing undergraduate research opportunities and/or international experiences. |
| Maurine Holbert Hogaboom Scholarship | Established in 2012 through an estate gift to benefit students who have financial need with preference given to theater, film or media studies majors or minors. |
| Anne Harrison Armistead I'Anson Scholarship | Established by Nannie A. I'Anson through an estate gift in memory of her grandmother Anne, a student and teacher at the original St. Mary's Female Seminary in the mid-19th century. |
| Andy Kozak Memorial Scholarship | Established in 2014 by Drs. Laraine M. Glidden, William B. Glidden and Donald R. Stabile to benefit incoming students, either first-year of transfer students, who have academic merit and financial need. |
| Landers Scholars | The Landers Scholarship program benefits Maryland residents (with priority given to Baltimore-area students) who have financial need with a preference for those who are first-generation and/or or under-represented. |
| Tomlyn D. Lawler Memorial Scholarship | Established in 2021 by William Lawler to benefit students who have academic merit and demonstrated promise in music and who plan to pursue an internship, study abroad, or research opportunity in music. |
| Mildred Pope Lindner Scholarship | Established in 2016 through an estate gift to benefit high achievers with financial need but who are precluded from need-based aid. |
| Lum Scholarship | Established in 2025 by Morgan Lum '96 to benefit first-year or transfer students from Maryland's Eastern Shore, with a preference for first-generation students, who have academic merit and financial need but are not Pell eligible. |
| Suzanne Lussier-Jones and Ronald F. Jones Scholarship | Established in 2010 to benefit students enrolled in the Master of Arts in Teaching Program and who demonstrate a devotion to lifelong fitness. |
| Robert A. Maddox Scholarship | Established in 2021 by Jean M. Maddox to benefit students who have academic merit with a preference for those who have an interest in flight training and are pursuing a primary pilot (private/sport/recreational) certificate or commercial pilot certificate as well as advanced ratings such as instrument, multi-engine, and/or flight instructor. |
| Marilyn Mathes Memorial Scholarship | Established in 2010 in memory of his wife by Gary Meekins to benefit students who have financial need and pursue endorsements in special education through the Master of Arts in Teaching Program or alternative career paths serving special education students. |
| Maryland Bank & Trust Scholarship in Memory of John T. Daugherty | Established in 1995 to benefit first-year students from Southern Maryland who have financial need. |
| Maryland National Scholarship | Established in 1989 by MNC Financial Foundation to benefit students who have academic merit and financial need. |
| Maryland Volunteer First Responder Scholarship | Established in 2018 by Kathy and Paul Koch to benefit students who are residents of the State of Maryland and documented first responders within Maryland, with a preference for first-generation students, and who have academic merit and financial need. Selection is based on a minimum one-page essay. |
| Ho Nguyen Scholarship for Study in Asia | Established in 2008 in honor of professor of economics, Ho Nguyen, for his many years of dedicated service, by Donald R. Stabile to benefit students who pursue study-abroad experiences in Asia. |
| Michael P. O'Brien Scholarship | Established in 2007 to benefit students who have financial need. |
| Olivi-Belloni Family Scholarship | Established in 2012 by Maria Luisa and Alessandro Olivi to benefit students from Baltimore City who have financial need and who desire to pursue law or medical school. Selection is based on a winning two-page essay. |
| Sergeant Joseph Anthony Oreto Memorial Scholarship | Established in 2018 by Edward "Skip" LeFaivre '67 to benefit students who use Department of Veterans Affairs educational benefits. |
| Parran-Fonock Scholarship Award | Established in 1979 by Toni Collery Steedly in memory of Natalie Parran, Ben Parran, and John Fonnock to benefit students enrolled in the Master of Arts in Teaching Program and who demonstrate a devotion to helping young people. |
| Nicholas Talarico Paskowsky Memorial Scholarship | Established in 2005 by the Paskowsky family to assist students with study-abroad expenses in Spanish-speaking countries. |
| Chester A. and Mary R. Personette Scholarship | Established in 2007 in memory of their parents by the Personette children to benefit students from Maryland, with preference given to students from Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary's counties, who have financial need and pursue mathematics or the sciences. |
| The Patuxent River Science & Technology Consortium Scholarship | Originally founded by six local contractors, the scholarship provides financial need scholarships and internship experiences to meritorious STEM focused students from the tri-county area with a preference for St. Mary's County residents. |
| The Purring Family Scholarship | Established in 2015 by Todd Purring '86 to benefit junior or senior economics majors who have financial need and who desire to pursue a career in business. Selection is based on a winning two-page essay. |
| Daniel Pratt Rexford Memorial Scholarship | Established in 2021 to benefit senior English majors who have academic merit and financial need. |
| The Roberts Family Financial Aid Endowment | Established in 2013 by Eveline and William P. Roberts, III and Jamie L. Roberts '11 to benefit students who have financial need. |
| Maxwell B. Roberts Music Scholarship | Established in 2006 by Karen J. Horton and John J. Roberts to benefit students in the music program who have academic merit and financial need. |
| Rhoda K. Roberts Memorial Scholarship in the Vocal Arts | Established in 2006 by Karen J. Horton and John J. Roberts to benefit students who demonstrate promise in the vocal arts. |
| Lindsey Paul Rudolph Memorial Scholarship | Established in 2009 by Susan and Robert Paul, in memory of their daughter, to benefit sophomores, juniors or seniors who have academic merit and financial need. |
| May Russell Endowed Scholarship | Established in 1984 in memory of May Russell, president of St. Mary's Junior College, to recognize outstanding students. |
| Clara Schumann Research Scholarship | Established in 2020 to benefit students pursuing music in the area of music cognition with a focus on piano and neuroscience. |
| SGA Student Leadership Scholarship | Established by the SMCM SGA in 2021 to benefit students who have demonstrated, exceptional leadership qualities. |
| Joshua L. Siegert Memorial Scholarship for Future Educators | Established in 2003 in memory of their son, Josh '04, by Maryanne and Michael S. Siegert to benefit students enrolled in the Master of Arts in Teaching Program who have academic merit and financial need. |
| SMECO Scholarship | Established in 1999 by the Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative to benefit students from Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary's counties who have academic merit and financial need. |
| Lucy Franklin Spedden Scholarship | Established through an estate gift by Ms. Spedden, a 1916 graduate, to benefit students who have financial need. |
| Don Stabile Scholars | Established in 2013 by Donald R. Stabile to benefit incoming students, either first-year or transfer students, who have academic merit. |
| James D. and Jane S. Stone Scholarship | Established in 2000 by the Stones to benefit students who have academic merit and financial need. |
| Francis E. and Loretta A. Taylor Scholarship | Established in 2001 to benefit graduates of St. Mary's Ryken High School who have academic merit and financial need. |
| Robert Thornton 1970s Alumni Memorial Scholarship | Established in 2018 by the alumni of the 1970s to benefit students who are passionate about their artistic endeavors and sharing their craft. |
| William Edward Tull Scholarship | Established in 2001 through an estate gift to benefit students who have academic merit and financial need. |
| Kathie Underwood Memorial Scholarship | Established in 2017 by Edward "Skip" LeFaivre '67 to benefit under-represented students who are enrolled in the Master of Arts in Teaching Program and have academic merit and financial need. |
| Joseph and Lesley Urgo Scholarship | Established in 2010 to benefit students who have financial need. |
| Thomas Vollman Memorial Study Abroad Scholarship Award | Established in 1994 by Technical Consulting, Inc. to benefit students with study-abroad expenses. |
| Charles F. and Mary G. Wagaman Memorial Scholarship | Established in 2022 by Allan D. Wagaman '06. |
| Charlotte Ledley Wallace Scholarship | Established in 1992 by Anne E. Wallace, in honor of a dedicated St. Mary's County teacher, to benefit students who have academic merit and financial need, pursue careers in teaching, and demonstrate community service and civic involvement. Preference given to students from St. Mary's County. |
| H. Thomas Waring Scholarship | Established in 2004 by Trustee Emeritus Tom Waring to benefit students who have financial need. |
| Washington County Scholarship | Funded in 2018 to benefit students from Washington County, Maryland. |
| Anne Skone Weaver Scholarship | Established in 2012 through an estate gift to benefit students who have financial need. |
| Ike Weiner and Eleanor Weiner Perlman Scholarship | Established in 2012, in memory of her parents, by June Weiner Auerbach '49 to benefit students who have financial need and who are not residents of the State of Maryland or the District of Columbia. |
| John H. and Esther B. Welsh Endowed Music Scholarship | Established in 2012 by Trustee Katharine A. Russell and Jane W. Russell to benefit music students from Baltimore City who have financial need. |
| Donna L. Smawley West '76 Scholarship | Established in 2016 by Donna West '76 to benefit environmental studies or biology majors who have academic merit and financial need. |
| Dr. Charles W. and Eliza R. Willis Memorial Scholarship | Established in 2010 by Trustee Katharine A. Russell and Jane W. Russell to benefit students enrolled in the Master of Arts in Teaching Program who have financial need. Preference is given to students who have been invited to present papers, projects, or research at national or international conferences. |
| Teresa K. Wren Scholarship | Established in 2011 to benefit history, anthropology, or museum studies students who have academic merit and financial need. |
| Tommy Yeager Scholarship | Established in 2003 in memory of her husband by Martha Myers Yeager '41 to benefit Baltimore-area students who have academic merit and financial need. |