ABOUT DELEGATE CULLISON’S SCHOLARSHIP

The Maryland Delegate Scholarship is offered ​to Maryland residents who plan to pursue a postsecondary credential full-time (12+ credits undergraduate or 9+ credits graduate per semester) or part-time (6-11 credits ​undergraduate or 6-8 credits graduate per semester) at a two-year or four-year Maryland college, university or private career school. Unlike Maryland Senatorial Scholarships, they do not renew automatically and must be applied for annually.

Delegate Cullison Requirements
To be eligible for Delegate Cullison’s Scholarship, you must be:

• A resident of Legislative District 19 and/or your parents must be Maryland residents if you are a depending student. To find out if you live in District 19 check here. 
• Meet the requirements set forth by MHEC:
  • Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) OR the MHEC One App (formerly known as the Maryland State Financial Aid Application or MSFAA)
  • Attend/plan to attend a community college, 4-year college, or graduate school within Maryland, unless you qualify for one of the Out-of-State Exceptions (see above), unless you meet one of the *out-of-sate exceptions.
• Create an MHEC account with the Maryland Higher Education Commission here, and be sure to save your student ID number. 
• Apply online** by April 30. Make sure to include your MHEC ID number, GPA info, and Student Aid Index (SAI) from your FAFSA Submission Summary (FSS) OR MHEC One App. expected students, Undergraduate students, first time degree seekers, first-generation college students, and based on financial need according to your FAFSA/MHEC One App. Delegate Scholarships do not renew automatically and must be applied for annually. 
• **However, Universities of Shady Grove Students (USG)  must apply directly through USG. Please call 301-738-6023 or email usg-scholarships@umd.edu and inquire about application process and deadline.  

*MHEC’s Out-Of State Exceptions

• Award recipients may use this scholarship at an out-of-state school if your major is not available at any Maryland institution and if your legislator​ agrees. In order to verify your major as unique, you must complete and submit the 2024 Unique Major Application​ online application by the July 1, 2024 deadline.
• Scholarships can be used at out-of-state institutions if the appli​cant is on active duty with the U.S Military and domiciled in the state.
• The scholarship may be used out-of-state if the student is disabled and studying at an institution outside the state that makes special provisions for disabled students that are not available to the applicant at an institution in Maryland.​