Support Banneker/Key Scholarships

The Banneker/Key Scholarship has successfully helped recruit and support University of Maryland's top academic superstars. Without the Banneker/Key Scholarship, many of these students would not have chosen Maryland. Your support for the merit-based Banneker/Key Scholarship or for need-based scholarships at Maryland are both critical to helping University of Maryland recruit and retain our most academically talented students.

Banneker/Key Scholarship Fund

The Banneker/Key Scholarship Fund helps offer new and maintain existing Banneker/Key Scholarships in the current academic year. Your support for this most prestigious merit scholarship at Maryland is critical to recruiting students with the greatest potential for academic leadership at Maryland and beyond. It is Banneker/Key Scholars who are especially likely to be academic leaders, national scholarship winners, and top candidates for admission to the very best graduate and professional schools after they graduate.

Keep Me Maryland Fund

Maryland families are feeling the strain of the economy and appeals for financial aid continue to increase. From students throughout the campus community, we're hearing the call, "Keep Me Maryland. This is a great way to support current Maryland students with financial need for whom even a few hundred dollars can make the difference in their ability to stay at Maryland and finish their degrees.