Who Can Apply?
- Current high school seniors.
- Undergraduate transfer students who enter McDaniel College for the first time and who have not yet attained a bachelor’s degree.
- Parent or guardian must meet military eligibility requirements and a completed Eligibility Form must be received by McDaniel College.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Who is Eligible?
Your parent or guardian must be currently employed full time by a local, county, state, federal, or tribal government agency and receiving full-time employment benefits. Parents or guardians must have worked full time in public service for a minimum of the past four consecutive years. The expectation is that the parent or guardian is a public sector professional employed directly by a government entity and currently engaged in public service.
Any kind of full-time public service role at a government agency qualifies, as long as the verification process is completed successfully. Employment must be directly with a government entity; contractors and employees of private or nonprofit organizations do not qualify. A completed Eligibility Form must be received by McDaniel College prior to acceptance for a student to qualify for the award.
This scholarship is designated for undergraduate students who are pursuing their first bachelor’s degree.
How to Apply:
- Submit the Legacy Scholarship Eligibility Form.
- Submit The McDaniel Application or The Common Application for admission.
- Send a copy of your official transcript(s).
WILL I RECEIVE OTHER McDANIEL SCHOLARSHIPS AS WELL?
The Public Servant Legacy Scholarship is among the largest scholarships offered at McDaniel, and as a result, no additional scholarship — merit, music, summer science academy, Carroll County grant, etc. — will be added on top of a Public Servant Legacy Scholarship. This scholarship will replace any other smaller scholarship a student may have received prior to being awarded the Public Servant Legacy Scholarship.
If a high school student recipient of the Public Servant Legacy Scholarship is invited to the campus to compete for the Dorsey Scholars Program or for Scholars on the Hill, then any new Presidential Scholarship or Dorsey Scholarship that may be received will completely replace the Health Professional Legacy Scholarship .
If you wish to pursue need-based assistance, then you should file the FAFSA after October 1 and have your results sent to McDaniel. Additional eligibility for need-based aid (beyond $25,000) will be awarded in a McDaniel Financial Aid Award Letter. Once a McDaniel Financial Aid Award Letter has been issued, no revisions will be made to add Health Professional Legacy Scholarships.
HOW MANY RECIPIENTS WILL RECEIVE PUBLIC SERVANT LEGACY SCHOLARSHIPS AND WHAT IS THE VALUE?
If you complete the full admission process and are admitted to McDaniel, and you submit the appropriate criteria for the Public Servant Legacy Scholarship verification, then you will receive the scholarship. There is no limit to the number of recipients each fall.
For a student residing on campus at McDaniel, the Public Servant Legacy Scholarship is valued at $33,000 annually for up to four years, a $132,000 value. Commuting students are eligible for an Public Servant Legacy Scholarship valued at $22,000 annually with a four-year value of $88,000. Should a student move from resident to commuter status, the Legacy Scholarship will be reduced from $33,000 to $22,000.
To retain the scholarship, you must maintain continuous full-time enrollment at McDaniel College for up to eight consecutive semesters or until completion of your bachelor's degree, whichever comes first.
