Complete your bachelor's degree for free.
The University of Baltimore is committed to providing you access to in-demand and career-focused academic programs. Through The Bob Parsons Scholarship Fund, UB is investing in Pell Grant eligible transfer and military/veteran students by providing financial support toward tuition and fees while you complete your bachelor's degree.
Find out if you are eligible for the scholarship.
To be considered for the scholarship, you must:
- be applying to UB as a new undergraduate transfer student
- have completed an associate degree OR be an active-duty Military, Veteran, Reservist or Maryland National Guard who has earned a minimum of 60 semester credits (or an equivalent combination of prior learning credits and academic credit)
- complete and submit to UB the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and be Pell Grant eligible
- enroll as a full-time student (12 credits or more per semester)
- be pursuing your first bachelor’s degree
- have not been previously enrolled at the University of Baltimore (exceptions apply)
- meet the requirements to qualify for Maryland in-state tuition rates.
Know the requirements of the scholarship.
If you receive the scholarship:
- You have 3 weeks from the date of the award notification to accept the award. You will be called by an admission representative and emailed if you are awarded the scholarship.
- You are eligible to renew the scholarship for up to three academic years following your initial semester of enrollment if you:
- complete the FAFSA each year
- continue to be Pell-eligible and accept any offered Pell Grant
- enroll at UB as a full-time student; consideration for final-semester enrollment at less than full-time status will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis
- maintain a 2.0 GPA or higher
- maintain continuous enrollment at UB (excludes winter and summer terms).
And, if you are awarded the scholarship:
- it can not be used as part of the Early-Entry Law program.
- you will not be eligible for any additional institutional scholarships.
- it will only cover full in-state tuition and fees.