MarylandMaryland adds eligible UMES students to graduate scholarship program
Starting July 1, 2026, Maryland residents with financial need may qualify for graduate scholarships while studying four listed professional programs at UMES.
What it does
Eligible Maryland residents with financial need could qualify for graduate scholarships while attending UMES in four listed professional programs, subject to state budget funding.
Argument forThe change could help qualified UMES students afford professional training in fields such as pharmacy, physical therapy, and veterinary medicine.
Argument againstBecause program funds come from the State budget, adding eligible UMES students could increase competition for limited scholarship funding.
More detail
The scholarship program would include eligible students attending the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. The UMES students must be enrolled in physician assistant, pharmacy, physical therapy, or veterinary medicine degree programs. Students must be Maryland residents and show financial need under Commission rules. The program provides assistance to both full-time and part-time students. Scholarship funds must be provided in the State budget. This eligibility change takes effect July 1, 2026.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2026
- May 26Approved by the Governor Wes Moore - Chapter 673Became Law
- Apr 8Returned Passed
- Apr 8Third Reading PassedPassed Senate
- Apr 3Favorable Adopted Second Reading PassedMinor
- Apr 2Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentMinor
- Mar 19Referred Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentMinor
- Mar 18Third Reading PassedPassed House
- Mar 17Favorable Adopted Second Reading PassedMinor
- Mar 16Favorable Report by AppropriationsMinor
- Mar 5
- Vote recorded On Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 17Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m.
- Feb 10First Reading AppropriationsIntroduced
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