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Offered by Maryland Higher Education Commission
The Howard P. Rawlings Guaranteed Access Grant is a need-based grant that provides financial assistance to eligible applicants enrolled at postsecondary institutions. Applicants may either be a current high school senior who will complete a college preparatory program; or an individual who has obtained a General Educational Development Diploma (GED) and is under the age of 26. Current high school seniors enrolled must have earned an unweighted cumulative 2.5 GPA at the end of their first semester of high school and be under the age of 22. GED applicants must have scored a minimum of 165 per module on the GED examination and be under the age of 26 at the time of receiving the award. Income requirements are also available.
MHEC is the State of Maryland's higher education coordinating board responsible for establishing statewide policies for Maryland public and private colleges and universities and for-profit career schools. MHEC also administers state financial aid programs that affect students on a statewide basis.
This scholarship is open to students meeting the below eligibility criteria.
High School Senior
2.5
Low Income
To apply for this scholarship, submit the below application materials before the deadline.
Academic transcript
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