Nationally Competitive Scholarships & Fellowships

Competitive scholarships and fellowships have helped students and alumni fund study abroad, internship, and career opportunities all over the globe!

Experiential Learning Grants Available Fund Your Next Opportunity

Are you planning to engage in internships, conferences, study abroad, research, or other experiential learning opportunities but need the funds to do so? McDaniel offers a variety of internal grants and awards to support your out-of-classroom experiences!

Factors taken into consideration when awarding funds includes financial need, area of study, race and ethnicity, type of experience and strength of application. Students must be in good financial standing with the college to apply for and receive Experiential Learning funds.

Application deadlines: December 1st, April 1st, September 1st

Experiential Learning Awards and Grants generously provided by alumni and other friends of McDaniel College.

Learn more and start your application

Griswold-Zepp Award: With the Griswold-Zepp Award, students can design their own nonprofit idea and apply for a grant of up to $3000.
Summer Intern Fellowship: The Center for Experience & Opportunity (CEO) sponsors a limited number of competitive need-based summer intern fellowship awards designed to help defray the cost of summer internships.
The Innovation Challenge: Develop business plans and a pitch for an innovative solution to a real world problem. Five interdisciplinary teams compete for three prizes, including a grand prize package of $10,000!

Fulbright: The Fulbright U.S. Student Program offers research, study and teaching opportunities in over 140 countries to recent graduates and graduate students.
Gilman Scholarship: The U.S. Department of State's Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship is a grant program that enables students of limited financial means to study or intern abroad
NSSP: The National Security Scholars Program allows students to paid internship opportunities with defense and intelligence industry giants.
And more!: The CEO can help connect you to 70+ scholarships and fellowships. Schedule an appointment today!

Schedule an Appointment

Interested in learning more about the opportunities mentioned above? Schedule an appointment with a CEO staff member. Log onto Handshake (our online database of experiential learning opportunities) with your McDaniel username and password and select a time that works for you.

Schedule Your Appointment

Connect With Us

The Center for Experience and Opportunity ceo@mcdaniel.edu

Phone: (410) 871-3305

Location

Roj Student Center
2 College Hill
Westminster, Maryland 21157-4390