Last year, Prince George's Community College awarded nearly $500,000 in scholarships to students. This year, you could be one of the scholarship recipients!

About Institutional Scholarships

Institutional scholarships can pay for tuition, fees, and books. Scholarship criteria differ and may or may not include financial need, academic merit, major, special skills or talent, community service, and more.

You can also apply to the Prince George's County Promise Scholarship, offering tuition, fees, and books for eligible students.

Scholarship Guide

This guide provides information on academic merit and financial need-based scholarships you can use at Prince George's Community College. The scholarships in our guide were established through generous contributions from businesses, foundations, civic organizations, and individuals.

View 2024-2025 Scholarship Guide >

Instructions and Requirements

Please read this section carefully before proceeding with the scholarship application process and review all scholarship restrictions and criteria.

Scholarship Recipient Requirements

Unless otherwise stated, scholarships will be awarded over two semesters (fall and spring).

If Awarded a Scholarship

Prince George's Community College scholarships are made possible through the generosity of donations from several individuals and organizations.

Each scholarship recipient must write a thank-you note to their respective donor. Also, recipients may be asked to participate in a donor appreciation event and provide community service hours to the College.

Failure to comply may render the applicant ineligible to receive scholarship awards for the current semester.

Application Instructions
  • Log in to the online scholarship system using your PGCC Owl Link username and password.
  • Complete the general application (first and last name, student ID, etc.).
  • List academic honors or awards received and major college extracurricular and community activities in which you have been involved.
  • Describe any community service in which you have participated.
  • Recommendation letters are not required to submit a general application, although they may be required for some scholarships. Please check specific scholarship requirements.
  • An essay is not required to submit a general application. However, some scholarships will require essays. Please check all specific scholarship requirements.
  • All file uploads must be in either MS Word or Adobe PDF format and saved as ‘.doc’ or ‘.pdf’ files. File names for uploads must not exceed 15 characters in length.
  • Only online applications submitted through AcademicWorks will be accepted, except for Special Sponsorship Programs. Incomplete applications will not be accepted. It is the applicant's responsibility to review the application for completeness and errors and to ensure that it adheres to all instructions.
  • Applicants are responsible for submitting all required sections and documents before the deadline.

Available Scholarships

FT = Full-time student | PT = Part-time student | MERIT = Awards based on GPA requirement | NEED = Awards based on financial need

Pathway Scholarships

Allied Health and Nursing

  • Allied Health and Nursing Scholarship (FT/PT)
  • Barbara Engh Legacy Nursing Scholarship (FT/PT)
  • Carole Johnson-Justice Memorial Scholarship (FT - MERIT)
  • Friends of the Bowie Health Center Scholarship (FT/PT)
  • Carole A. Johnson-Justice Memorial Nursing Scholarship (FT - MERIT)
  • Cathy Jo Land Nursing Education Scholarship (FT/PT - MERIT)
  • Nutrition and Food Science Scholarship (FT/PT - MERIT)
  • James D. Parker, M.D. Endowed Scholarship (FT/PT)
  • Marilyn Elizabeth Suggs Memorial Nursing Scholarship (FT/PT - MERIT)
  • Elaine Waterman Endowed Scholarship (FT/PT - NEED)
  • Troy Weaver Scholarship (FT/PT)

Behavioral and Social Sciences

  • The L.D. Harver Leadership Scholarship Fund (FT - NEED)
  • Social Science Faculty Memorial Scholarship (FT/PT - MERIT)

Business, Industry, and Entrepreneurship

  • Truist Scholarship (FT/PT)
  • Troy Weaver Scholarship (FT/PT)

Business, Industry, and Entrepreneurship

  • Prince George's Alumnae Chapter, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Prince George's Community College Endowed Scholarship (FT-NEED)

Liberal and Creative Arts

  • Art Alumni Endowed Scholarship (FT/PT - MERIT)
  • The Derek A. Reynolds Performing Arts and Media Scholarship (FT/PT - NEED)
  • Dr. John G. Handley Endowed Memorial Fine Arts Scholarship (FT/PT)
  • The L.D. Harver Leadership Scholarship Fund (FT - NEED)
  • Prince George’s Cultural Arts Foundation Scholarship (FT/PT)
  • The Thomas J. Watkins Memorial Scholarship (FT/PT - MERIT)
  • Tracy Walker Memorial Scholarship (FT - MERIT)
  • Troy Weaver Scholarship (FT/PT)

Professional and Personal Development

  • Continuing Education Scholarship (PT - NEED)
  • The Frank and Malinda Cherry Continuing Education Scholarship (FT - NEED)
  • The Chile and Crystal Aguh Workforce Scholarship (FT/PT - NEED)
  • Grainger Scholarship (FT/PT - NEED)
  • Kurt Tassche Electric 99 Fund (FT/PT - NEED)

Public Safety and Law

  • Judge James Taylor Scholarship (FT/PT - NEED)
  • Troy Weaver Scholarship (FT/PT)

Sciences, Engineering, and Mathematics

  • AFCEA of Central Maryland Scholarship (FT/PT - NEED)
  • Thomas R. Amacher Endowed Memorial Scholarship (FT)
  • Engineering Technology Department/Prince George’s Community College Scholarship (FT/PT)
  • Jamal and Tirrell Hubert Memorial Scholarship (FT - NEED)
  • Northrop Grumman Scholarship (FT)
  • Pepco Community Scholars Program (FT/PT)
  • Prince George's Alumnae Chapter, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Prince George's Community College Endowed Scholarship (FT-NEED)
  • Troy Weaver Scholarship (FT/PT)
  • Verizon Endowed Scholarship (FT/PT - NEED)

Technology

  • AFCEA of Central Maryland Scholarship (FT/PT - NEED)
  • Gilbane and Partners Scholarship (FT/PT)
  • The L.D. Harver Leadership Scholarship Fund (FT - NEED)
  • Pepco Community Scholars Program (FT/PT)
  • Prince George's Alumnae Chapter, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Prince George's Community College Endowed Scholarship (FT-NEED)
  • Troy Weaver Scholarship (FT/PT)

Wellness, Culinary Arts, and Hospitality

  • Riderwood by Erickson Living Scholarship Program (FT/PT)
  • Troy Weaver Scholarship (FT/PT)
All Pathways
  • Alumni Association of Prince George’s Community College Endowed Academic Merit Scholarship (FT/PT - MERIT)
  • AOBA (Apartment and Office Building Association) Scholarship (FT - NEED)
  • Ardwick Industrial District Association Endowed Scholarship (FT/PT)
  • L. Leon Durham, Jr. Memorial Scholarship (FT/PT - NEED)
  • Mattie Pearl Barino Memorial Scholarship (FT/PT - NEED)
  • Robert I. Bickford Endowed Scholarship (FT/PT - MERIT)
  • Marlene Carpenter Philosophy Scholarship (FT/PT - MERIT)
  • Friendly High School Alumni Scholarship (FT - NEED)
  • Rosa W. Green Memorial Scholarship (FT/PT - MERIT)
  • Hallelujah Anyhow! Scholarship (FT/PT - NEED)
  • Deborah Williams Harrison Memorial Scholarship (FT/PT - NEED)
  • C.W. Langford Student Scholarship (FT/PT - NEED)
  • W. Stanley Machen Endowed Scholarship (FT - MERIT)
  • Mattie and Mosby Endowed Scholarship (FT/PT - MERIT)
  • Neall Family Charitable Foundation Scholarship (FT - NEED)
  • Prince George’s Chamber of Commerce Foundation Endowed Scholarship (FT/PT - NEED)
  • Prince George’s Upward Scholarship (FT/PT)
  • The Promise Scholarship (FT/PT - MERIT)
  • Andrew P. Rennie Endowed Memorial Scholarship (FT/PT - NEED)
  • Richard Scott Endowed Scholarship (FT/PT - NEED)
  • Silver Hill Lions Club Book Scholarship (FT/PT - NEED)
  • Women of Excellence NWAS, Inc. (FT/PT - NEED)
  • Women of Wisdom (FT)
  • Dr. Kathy L. Yorkshire Scholarship (FT - NEED)
  • Zonta Club of Mid-Maryland Scholarship (FT/PT - NEED)
Special Scholarship Programs

Writing Center Information

Many scholarships require an essay. The Writing Center offers tutoring for all students working on any writing assignment in any course. Faculty tutors work with students one-on-one on all phases of the writing process.

Tutors help students generate ideas, develop and support thesis statements, organize material, integrate and document sources, and refine sentences. Grammar specialists are also available to address grammar and style issues at the sentence level.

Tutoring is offered online and in-person. Please check the website for updated times and availability.

Disclaimers

Awards are based on available funds. Please check online for the most up-to-date scholarships. For best consideration, please apply by May 10, 2024.

Applying for the FAFSA or MSFAA is not a scholarship application requirement, but may provide opportunities for additional financial aid: