ARE SCHOLARS – MARYLAND

STEM SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITITY

The Maryland Tech Council is pleased to announce that, in partnership with Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., ARE Scholars is now accepting applications for the 2024-2025 scholastic year. The scholarships are offered in the amount of $5,000 annually, for up to two years, to eight graduating high school students while they attend either a two- or four-year program at a Maryland-based community college or college/university of their choice to study in one of the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) fields.

Applicants will need to complete this application form and submit a school transcript, an essay, and one letter of recommendation.

Eligibility: Applicants must meet the following criteria

• Applicants must be planning to enroll for the Fall 2024 semester in a STEM concentrated major
• Applicants must attend a Maryland-based community college or college/university
• Applicants must maintain a minimum of GPA of 3.0 at their current institutions
• Recipients must be able to accept the scholarship in person at Maryland Tech Council’s Industry Awards Celebration on May 23, 2024, at 6:30PM at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center

Required Materials for Application

• Completed application form
• Letter of recommendation
• Students must include the letter of recommendation in their application package submission.
• School transcript (a current, unofficial transcript will suffice)
• Essay (500–1,000 words) that addresses the following prompts:
• How your work in your STEM area of interest has the capacity to improve the world around us (advance human health, solve hunger, cure disease, decrease poverty, etc.)
• How your higher education will help you make this impact on the world

Application Deadline

The deadline for submission is Friday, April 5, 2024. Winners will be contacted April 29, 2024.