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Governor Hogan announces $86 million in scholarships for the 2019-2020 academic award year

Posted on by Chris Montcalmo

ANNAPOLIS, MD – Governor Larry Hogan on Wednesday announced that the Office of Student Financial Assistance (OSFA) awarded approximately 46,000 students more than $86 million to attend one of Maryland’s post-secondary institutions. “These scholarships will provide thousands of Marylanders with access to affordable higher education, helping to keep our students prepared for the jobs of the 21st century,” said Governor […]

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Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarship

Parkville High, Eastern Tech students receive scholarships from Comcast

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TOWSON, MD – Six Baltimore County Public Schools seniors were awarded $2,500 Leaders and Achievers® Scholarships from the Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation. One of them, Shane Shakoor, a student at Loch Raven High School, was selected to receive an additional $7,500 Comcast Founders Scholarship. The other five BCPS students earning Leaders and Achievers® Scholarships are: Fopefoluwa Atanda, Milford Mill Academy Heather […]

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FAFSA College Student Financial Aid

Gov. Hogan announces $9M in tax credits for student loan debt relief

Posted on by Chris Montcalmo

ANNAPOLIS, MD – Governor Larry Hogan last week announced that the Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC) has awarded $9 million in tax credits to nearly 9,500 Maryland residents with student loan debt. Nationally, student loans exceed $1.48 trillion and Maryland’s average is $27,455 per graduate. “Student loan debt is a daunting and overwhelming burden for thousands of Marylanders,” said Governor Hogan. “These […]

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