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  • Scholarships will be awarded from $1,000 to a value of up to full tuition annually through the Carolyn D. McGolerick Scholarship Fund.

    Scholarship named for alumna now available for McDaniel Graduate students pursuing a Master’s in School Librarianship

    The Carolyn D. McGolerick Scholarship is now available for McDaniel College graduate students pursuing a School Librarianship master’s degree in partnership with The Community Foundation of Frederick County. The scholarship is named for a 1971 McDaniel (formerly Western Maryland) College alumna, Carolyn D. McGolerick, who served as a librarian at Fort Detrick and at St. John’s School in Emmitsburg, Md.
  • McDaniel offers the Alumni Legacy Scholarship, Educator’s Legacy Scholarship, and Military Legacy Scholarship.

    McDaniel College awards first-year and transfer students with legacy scholarships

    McDaniel College has awarded nearly 100 first-year and transfer students with legacy scholarships valued at up to $100,000 over four years. Any student who qualifies for McDaniel's Alumni Legacy Scholarship, Educator’s Legacy Scholarship, or Military Legacy Scholarship is automatically awarded the scholarship. The legacy scholarships provide alternative ways to make McDaniel accessible for a wide variety of families.
  • Army ROTC has been a tradition at the college since 1919, and the Green Terror Battalion is one of the oldest ROTC programs in the nation.

    Nine McDaniel College students receive Army ROTC Scholarships

    Nine students have earned Army ROTC Scholarships. The scholarships, which are awarded based on scholastic, athletic and leadership attributes, cover full tuition and fees, plus additional funds for books, as well as a monthly living stipend. The students will be commissioned as second lieutenants and will be required to serve on active duty in the Army Reserve or National Guard upon graduating from McDaniel.
  • McDaniel junior Zachary Ruggerie, left, with fellow students Anna Petenbrink, center, and Laura Midkiff, right.

    Rising junior Zachary Ruggerie receives national undergraduate scholarship

    Rising junior Zachary Ruggerie, a History major from York, Pa., has been awarded the Jo Anne J. Trow Scholarship from Alpha Lambda Delta for the 2020-21 academic year. Alpha Lambda Delta has awarded 50 Trow scholarships to outstanding students from across the country.
  • Jessia Avila is a Political Science and Marketing major with a Spanish minor.

    Rising junior demonstrates passion for Public Service

    Rising junior Jessia Avila, who aspires to have a career in public service, has been selected as an inaugural Key into Public Service Scholar by The Phi Beta Kappa Society and as a Governor’s Summer Internship Program Fellow through Maryland Public Service Scholars Programs.
  • McDaniel College’s Workforce Development Scholarships are available for new Fall 2020 graduate students applying for enrollment in an eligible master’s degree program, including Teaching, Human Resources Management, Public Administration and Policy, Clinical Mental Health Counseling, School Counseling and Data Analytics.

    New Graduate scholarship program at McDaniel College focuses on in-demand careers

    New Workforce Development Scholarships are available for new Fall 2020 graduate students applying for enrollment in an eligible master’s degree program, including Teaching, Human Resources Management, Public Administration and Policy, Clinical Mental Health Counseling, School Counseling and Data Analytics. Scholarships provide free tuition for the Fall 2020 semester and $1,000 for Spring 2021 semester.