Center for Student Diversity

Community Enrichment & Enhancement Partnership Award

The Community Enrichment and Enhancement Partnership Award (CEEP) is administered by Towson University's Center for Student Diversity (CSD). CEEP (pronounced KEEP) is designed to increase the access and success of culturally diverse and traditionally under-served undergraduate students.

• To foster an environment that appreciates and values an increasingly diverse student body
• To increase the recruitment, retention, and graduation of underrepresented students
• To develop student interest, involvement, and leadership in community-building initiatives

Award Amount
CEEP Award recipients are usually granted between $2,500 - $3,000 per year. The award may be renewed for up to four (4) years.

Student Agreement

• CEEP Freshman Requirements

Eligibility Criteria
The CEEP Award has traditionally emphasized racial and ethnic diversity.  Other socio-cultural factors including: age, disability, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender and socio-economic status are also considered. Applicant must be a U.S. citizen, enrolled full-time and needing a minimum of thirty credits to graduate (if a transfer student). In addition, applicant must meet at least three of the following criteria:

• First generation college student
• From a single parent household
• Be a member of an under-served group
• Have overcome personal, social and/or physical obstacles in pursuit of an education
• From an environment or academic setting that may have hindered educational pursuits

Important Date
February 15
Application deadline for incoming freshmen and new transfer students

Application Process

1. Applications are available at www.towson.edu/diversity (click the "Scholarship and Grants" heading)
2. Complete the application and click the Submit button.
3. The student's application, contract, grade point average (for transfer students) and financial aid stats will all be considered in the selection process.
4. CEEP Grants are awarded after committee review and approval by the Director of Student Success Programs.
5. Request for special consideration should be directed to the Assistant Vice President Student Affairs/Diversity, Victor Collins.
6. CEEP Application Form.

   Renewals
   Students must complete semester requiremens and attend a CEEP Contract Renewal session by the close of each semester.

   For more info, call Raft Woodus at 410-704-2051 or e-mail: diversityworks@towson.edu