Student Scholarships

Scholarships are an important tool for helping low and middle-income families choose the school that best serves the needs of their children. Scholarship-granting organizations are a critical link in the state's education system, providing thousands of students the opportunity to receive a high-quality education. These nonprofit organizations provide a important conduit through which business donations and other private funding can reach disadvantaged families. Once legislation to establish the BOAST Maryland Tax Credit has been passed, more scholarship organizations will be created to provide additional support for students in need.

For information about specific scholarships and application requirements, contact the scholarship-granting organization.

Baltimore Educational Scholarship Trust (B.E.S.T)
Supports economically disadvantaged African-American students from the Baltimore metropolitan area.

Black Student Fund (BSF)
Provides financial assistance to Washington metropolitan area African-American students, from pre-kindergarten to 12th grade.

Capital Partners for Education
Provides scholarships for low-income students to attend private high schools in the Washington metropolitan area, including 25 high schools in Montgomery and Prince George's County.

Children’s Scholarship Fund Baltimore
Provides scholarships for low-income students in Baltimore in grades K-8.

FitzGerald Program
Provides tuition assistance to students, grades 9-12, applying to a high schools in the Archdiocese of Washington.

Knott Scholarship Funds
Provides full tuition scholarships for students, grades 5-12, attending Catholic schools within certain geographic areas of the Archdiocese of Baltimore.

Latino Student Fund
Provides financial aid to Washington metropolitan area Latino students in grades K-12.

Partners in Excellence and the Lawrence Cardinal Shehan Scholarship Program
Provides scholarship assistance to enable low-income students to attend about 15 Catholic schools in inner city Baltimore.