Senator J.B. Jennings invites you to apply for the 2025 Legislative District 7 Senatorial Scholarship. Please see the terms and requirements below. Please read to the bottom to ensure you have your required materials ready.

Each Legislative District has a Senatorial Scholarship. I am only able to offer my Senatorial Scholarship to residents in Legislative District 7 in Harford County and Baltimore County. Unsure if you live in Legislative District 7? Check your address here.

TERM: Fall 2025/Spring 2026 (if awarded, your scholarship automatically renews after your FAFSA is submitted each year for a maximum of 4 years/8 semesters. You must reapply when moving to a graduate degree program.)
DEADLINE: April 1, 2025
ElLIGIBILITY: To be eligible to receive a District 7 Senatorial Scholarship: you MUST reside in District 7 AND be attending a Maryland College UNLESS you have been PREVIOUSLY APPROVED by the Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC) as an out of state "Unique Major."
**Your district can be verified by putting your address here.
INSTRUCTIONS: Please fill out the online application form below and submit a copy of:

Your official FAFSA Submission Summary (FSS)
Students should use the official FAFSA website: FAFSA® Application | Federal Student Aid
A copy of your Transcript
ESSAY (1-page typed maximum): Why should you receive this Senatorial Scholarship?

Please email your FAFSA, Transcripts, and essay to: jb.jennings@senate.state.md.us
or mail to the address below:
Senator J.B. Jennings
c/o Scholarship Committee
11 Bladen Street
James Senate Office Building, Room 323
Annapolis, MD 21401

Exciting News! This year, we will partner with my Delegates in the 7th Legislative District to host a banquet for scholarship recipients. Once announced, recipients will receive an email notification inviting them to attend.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
1. The Senatorial Scholarship is valid for a maximum of 4 years OR 8 semesters. If you choose to go forward in your education, you can reapply for a graduate scholarship for an additional 4 years OR 8 semesters.

Unfortunately, I am unable combine your yearly awards if you will be graduating early or are in not of need of your remaining semesters.

2. Other requirements may be applicable depending on your school’s requirement of minimum credits and other stipulations.

3. For Unique Major applicants- you are REQUIRED to fill out the UNIQUE MAJOR application, which is open March 15-July 1. Unique Major Application 2025-2026

4. You are also eligible for the Delegate Scholarship.

Please reach out to each of your Delegates for additional information on how to apply:
7B (Harford County)
Delegate Lauren Arikan: lauren.arikan@house.state.md.us
7A (Baltimore County)
Delegate Ryan Nawrocki: ryan.nawrocki@house.state.md.us
Delegate Kathy Szeliga: kathy.szeliga@house.state.md.us

If you have questions after reading all of the materials, please contact Lauren Fowler at jb.jennings@senate.state.md.us with your specific question. Include your phone number in case additional information is required to resolve your concern.

Name

First Name

Last Name

Date of Birth

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DD

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Email

Phone

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Address (Sorry, No P.O. Boxes)

Address 1

Address 2

City

State/Province

Zip/Postal Code

Country

Is this a renewal application?

Have you applied for the Senatorial Scholarship in the past through Senator Jennings or another Senator?

Are you a resident of Legislative District 7?

If you're unsure, please copy and paste this link then select "Look Up" and enter your address into the search bar: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/District

Are you applying for a Unique Major Scholarship?

If so, please submit evidence of your Unique Major Scholarship acceptance in the "upload file" section. If unsure, please visit MHEC (application not currently active.)

Father's First & Last Name, Occupation, and Employer

Mother's First & Last Name, Occupation, and Employer

If you have Dependents, please enter the amount.

How many total Dependents do your parents have?

Include yourself if you are a Dependent.

How many credits have you earned toward your degree?

Total Family Income

If you are a Dependent, combined parental income, interest & dividends. If you are NOT a Dependent, combined income, interest, and dividends with spouse.

$

Savings

Savings in Bank Accounts, Liquid Assets and Physical Assets

$

Loans

Current Academic or Other Loans

$

Are you employed?

High School Address

Address Line 1 should dictate the name of your High School. Address Line 2 should include the street address.

Address 1

Address 2

City

State/Province

Zip/Postal Code

Country

Date of Graduation

If unsure of the exact date, select the 15th in the month and year in which you graduated.

MM

DD

YYYY

G.P.A

College Attendance Plan

Name, City & State of College you will attend

Extra Curricular Activities

Please limit to 500 words, upload a resume if you wish to include more than 500 words.

Career Goals

please limit to 500 words.

For additional scholarship information, check out MHEC’s website which includes: State Financial Assistance Programs & Applications