Thank you for requesting information regarding Senator William C. Smith, Jr.’s scholarship program. Please see below for instructions and the application materials.
Please carefully review the eligibility requirements for applicants and all information needed for consideration before submitting your application.
Application directions:
- All scholarship applications must be completed and submitted by 11:59 p.m. on Thursday, May 7, 2026.
- Applicants must be a resident of District 20. This can be determined by visiting http://mdelect.net/ and inserting your address.
- Applicants must complete a FAFSA application by Saturday, March 1, 2026.
- OR, if you are ineligible to receive federal aid but are eligible for in-state tuition, submit the Maryland State Financial Aid Application (MSFAA) online through the Maryland College Aid Processing System (MDCAPS) by March 1, 2026.
- The 2026 MSFAA is now available through your MDCAPS student account.
- We highly encourage applicants to attach their FAFSA Submission Summary (FSS) for 2026-2027.
- If you are not eligible for a FSS please note that in your application.
- Applicants must attend/plan to attend a higher education institution in the state of Maryland to receive scholarship money.
- Out-of-state awards are permitted only if your proposed major is not offered by any Maryland institution (“Unique Major”) and you have applied for and received Unique Major approval from MHEC.
- You must apply for unique major status for every out-of-state institution you are considering.
- Institutions in Washington D.C. are considered out-of-state.
- MHEC’s Unique Major Application will open in March of 2026.
To submit your application please fill out our Senatorial Scholarship Form.
Please If you have any further questions on our scholarship application, please feel free to contact our Annapolis office via email at will.smith@senate.maryland.gov.
For any other questions please refer to the Maryland Higher Education website and email: http://mhec.maryland.gov/ & osfamail.mhec@maryland.gov
Thank you for your submission and good luck!
