Laura Layton Educational Scholarship (Dorchester County Farm Bureau)
Scholarship · Dorchester County Farm Bureau (Maryland) · Up to $1,000.00
Open now · Deadline on file: April 15, 2027 (received)
Maryland's largest need-based award, the Delegate Howard P. Rawlings Guaranteed Access Grant from MHEC, has a March 1 FAFSA date to plan around. Check its rules here alongside the Maryland scholarships in our catalog, then use Next Scholar to plan deadlines and finish applications in one place.
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The Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC) runs the state programs below. Each line comes from the agency’s own page, checked October 24, 2026. Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC)
Official Guaranteed Access (GA) Grant page · Checked October 24, 2026
26 public listings · page 1 of 1. Open now comes first, then the rest by name. Each card links to the award page and its official source.
Scholarship · Dorchester County Farm Bureau (Maryland) · Up to $1,000.00
Open now · Deadline on file: April 15, 2027 (received)
Scholarship · 4 County Lions Club · Award amount is not stated on the official 2026 scholarship page or application PDF;…
Deadline on file: March 31, 2026
Scholarship · Maryland Higher Education Commission / Maryland Delegates · $200.00–$14,086.00
Deadline on file: March 1
Scholarship · Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC) · $5,067.00–$8,699.00
Deadline on file: Passed: 2025-26 application opened April 15, 2025 and closes April 1, 2026 (MDCAPS / MHEC One-App). Passed: if filing FAFSA or MHEC One-App for Undocumented Students, complete by March 1, 2025 per MHEC VAIC page.
Scholarship · CalvertHealth Foundation, Inc. · Awards are pre-determined scholarships; fixed per-recipient dollar amount is not stated…
Deadline on file: Completed application must be postmarked on or before April 15
Grant · Maryland Higher Education Commission · $400.00–$3,000.00
Deadline on file: March 1, 2026
Scholarship · Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC) · Up to $13,689.00
Deadline on file: July 15
Scholarship · Sons of The American Legion Gold Star Squadron 191 (Mount Airy, Maryland) · $1,000.00
Deadline on file: Application must be submitted in full and postmarked by April 1, 2026
Grant · Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC) · Campus-based Rawlings EAG; award amounts set within MHEC/campus allocations—fixed…
Deadline on file: March 2 or later FAFSA/MSFAA
Grant · Maryland Higher Education Commission · $400.00–$3,000.00
Deadline on file: March 1, 2026
Grant · Maryland Higher Education Commission · $100.00–$18,000.00
Deadline on file: March 1, 2026
Grant · Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC) · Up to $500.00
Deadline on file: March 1 preferred
Scholarship · Kappa Epsilon Lambda Education Foundation, Inc. (KELEF) · Per-recipient fixed dollar amount is not stated on the official 2026 KELEF Academic…
Deadline on file: All materials must be postmarked by March 13, 2026
Scholarship · Kiwanis Club of Greater Ocean Pines/Ocean City · See the official page
Deadline on file: April 10, 2026
Scholarship · Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC) · $1,000.00–$2,000.00
Deadline on file: October 15, 2026
Scholarship · Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC) · $200.00–$5,000.00
Deadline on file: See MHEC deadlines table (FAFSA/One-App cycle dates)
Scholarship · Maryland DeMolay Foundation, Inc. · Award amount not published on the official 2026 Maryland DeMolay Foundation Scholarship…
Deadline on file: Review committee must receive all completed applications by June 1, 2026
Scholarship · Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC) · Campus-awarded graduate/professional need-based aid; amounts vary by institution and…
Deadline on file: March 1 Maryland state FAFSA / MHEC One App deadline
Grant · Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC) · Grant assisting near-completers returning to finish credentials; amounts/availability…
Deadline on file: March 1 Maryland state FAFSA / MHEC One App deadline pathway for state aid
Grant · Maryland Higher Education Commission · Campus-administered need-based grant for degree-seeking undergraduates and dually…
Deadline on file: March 1
Scholarship · Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC) · From $1,000.00
Deadline on file: October 1
Scholarship · Maryland Higher Education Commission / Maryland Senators · $400.00–$14,086.00
Deadline on file: March 1
Scholarship · Commissioners of St. Mary's County, Department of Emergency Services · No single dollar award is printed. Funding is spread by planned credit hours, up to 36…
Deadline on file: Received on or before August 31, 2026
Scholarship · Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC) · At Maryland public senior institutions: equivalent to 100% of annual tuition, mandatory…
Deadline on file: December 1
Scholarship · Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC) · Up to $2,000.00
Deadline on file: March 1 Maryland state FAFSA / MHEC One App deadline for need-based state aid consideration
Grant · Maryland Higher Education Commission · $1,000.00–$4,000.00
Deadline on file: October 15, 2026
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The Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC) runs Guaranteed Access (GA) Grant. Need-based grant; the maximum award for the 2026-27 award year is $18,000. File the 2026-27 FAFSA or MHEC One-App by March 1, 2026, with a Maryland college listed. Enroll full time (12 credits/semester) at an eligible Maryland two-year or four-year institution; first-time recipients need family income at or below 130% of the federal poverty guidelines.
On the official Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC) page: https://mhec.maryland.gov/preparing/Pages/FinancialAid/ProgramDescriptions/prog_GAGrant.aspx. Rules and dates change each year, so read that page before you apply.
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