Partially funded

Terrapin Commitment Grant

University of Maryland, College Park, United States

Scholarship overview

The Terrapin Commitment is UMD's need-based grant, begun in January 2023, that closes the gap between a student's total aid package and the cost of education. It fully covers UMD's standard in-state tuition and mandatory fees for eligible in-state students with unmet financial need, and provides extra funds toward other allowable costs.

Award Information

  • Undergraduate, degree-seeking, in-state, first-degree student enrolled full-time (12+ credits per semester).
  • Files the FAFSA by March 1 each year and qualifies for the Federal Pell Grant, or has unmet need and total family income of $75,000 or less.
  • If not eligible for federal aid, completes the Maryland Higher Education Commission One App and qualifies for the state Educational Assistance Grant or Guaranteed Access Grant.
  • Maintains satisfactory academic progress; to continue, 12+ credits per semester and a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or above.
  • International students are not eligible for federal, state or institutional aid at UMD.
  • Covers standard in-state tuition and mandatory fees ($12,290 for 2025-26) after all scholarships, grants and the student aid index.
  • Additional funds for other allowable costs where unmet need remains.

FAFSA priority deadline: March 1 each year.

  1. File the FAFSA each year before the March 1 priority deadline, listing UMD (school code 002103).
  2. Eligible awardees are notified by UMD email and directed to the Financial Aid Portal.

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Documents you will need

  • FAFSA (or MHEC One App for students ineligible for federal aid).

How selection works

Awarded automatically to eligible students based on FAFSA data and unmet need.

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