Alumni


Awards, Grants and Scholarships

Distinguished Scholar Award

Scholarship deadline: May 1

The purpose of the Distinguished Scholar Award is to provide recognition for outstanding academic achievement at Towson University by the son or daughter of a Towson University alumna/us.  Alumni status of the parent will be verified by the Office of Alumni Relations.

Past recipients of the Distinguished Scholar Award are ineligible to apply again.

The number and amount of scholarships vary annually.

The chosen scholarship or grant recipient MUST appear at the recognition banquet to receive the award. Failure to attend could jeopardize future scholarship opportunities. The 2012 Awards Recognition Banquet is tentatively scheduled for 10/19/12 or 10/26/12.

The following requirements must be met to be eligible for the scholarship:

Applicants must be the son or daughter of a TU alumna/us.  Applicants must be a full-time, undergraduate student with a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or higher.  Applicants must be entering their sophomore, junior or senior year at the start of next semester and have earned a minimum of 24 units by the end of the spring semester from Towson University.

Along with a completed application form, applications must include:

  • A resume detailing extra-curricular activities, community service and employment.
  • An official college transcript (must be received by the Alumni Office in a sealed envelope) .
  • A letter of recommendation from a Towson University faculty member on letterhead or from their Towson University e-mail account.
  • A typed essay of two pages on the topic "How will your education and career preparation at Towson University help you to serve as an active alumna/us?"

Applications and Deadline

Award applications must be fully completed in order to be considered.  All applications must be neatly printed in black ink or typed, submitted in a sealed envelope, and postmarked no later than May 1.

Please mail applications to:
Towson University
Office of Alumni Relations
ATTN: Awards and Recognition Committee
8000 York Road
Towson, MD  21252

Selection Process

A scholarship committee appointed by the Alumni Association Board of Directors will select the recipient.

Award and Recognition

Recipients will be notified in June.  The scholarship amount will be transferred directly into the recipient's university account. 

Recipients may be asked to attend a recognition event in the fall.  Announcements of awards, grants and scholarships may be placed in internal and external publications, shared with local and national media or given other recognition as suitable.


Alumni Relations
Administration Building, Room 317

Phone: 1-800-887-8152
Phone: 410-704-2234
alumni@towson.edu


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