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The following states or commonwealths provide assistance to qualifying students attending The Washington Center. For current eligibility criteria and amounts of assistance, feel free to confirm with TWC at info@twc.edu. Support may be subject in some cases to final budget approval, and scholarships may not be available to all students from a given state who participate in The Washington Center's internship program. Please note that state funds are typically not be extended to students enrolling in our Postgraduate Professional Development or D.C.-London Internship Programs. Additionally, state-based awards that The Washington Center provides directly are not cumulative with other private scholarships offered through TWC.

AlabamaAnticipated award amounts for 2013:

 

• Spring semester: $5,600
• Summer term: $5,600
• Fall semester: $5,600

Eligibility & Rules

Students must attend selected public institutions in the state, and they must be U.S. citizens who are also residents of Alabama. Students should speak with their liaisons for further details, as scholarships are limited. $1,000 of this total is contingent upon the student staying in TWC housing and comes directly from The Washington Center.

 

Arkansas

Anticipated award amounts for 2013:

 

• Spring semester: $6,000 (public institutions) and $4,000 (private institutions)
• Summer term: $6,000 (public institutions) and $4,000 (private institutions)
• Fall semester: $6,000 (public institutions) and $4,000 (private institutions)

Eligibility & Rules

Students must be state residents and attend private or public four-year institutions in Arkansas.

 

Delaware

Anticipated award amounts for 2013:

 

• Summer term: $8,000

Eligibility & Rules

Students must attend Delaware State University. $3,000 of this award is contingent upon the student staying in TWC housing and comes directly from The Washington Center. The number of scholarships is limited.

 

Florida

Anticipated award amounts for 2013:

 

• Spring semester: $7,000
• Summer term: $6,500
• Fall semester: $7,000

Eligibility & Rules

Students must attend four-year public institutions in Florida and receive at least six credits for their participation. Part of this financial assistance ($1,500 fall/spring and $1,000 summer) is contingent upon the student staying in TWC housing and comes directly from The Washington Center.

 

Iowa

Anticipated award amounts for 2013:

 

• Spring semester: $1,200
• Summer term: $1,200
• Fall semester: $1,200

Eligibility & Rules

Students must attend Iowa State University, the University of Iowa or the University of Northern Iowa. Funding is contingent upon the student staying in TWC housing and comes directly from The Washington Center.

 

Kentucky

Anticipated award amounts for 2013:

 

• Spring semester: $5,500
• Summer term: $5,500
• Fall semester: $5,500

Eligibility & Rules

Students must attend a four-year public institution in the state of Kentucky. $1,000 of this assistance is contingent upon the student staying in TWC housing and comes directly from The Washington Center.

 

MarylandThe Honorable Pete Rawlings Washington Center Scholarship Fund

The late Honorable Howard “Pete” Rawlings, member of the Maryland House of Delegates and chair the House Budget Committee, left many lasting legacies of his work, one of which is a scholarship program for selected Maryland students. This scholarship program began in 1999 and was named in Delegate Rawlings’ honor in 2006 for his extensive work on higher education and student civic engagement.

 

Anticipated award amounts for 2013:

 

• Spring semester: $7,500 (public institutions) and $2,000 (private institutions)
• Summer term: $7,500 (public institutions) and $2,000 (private institutions)
• Fall semester: $7,500 (public institutions) and $2,000 (private institutions)

Eligibility & Rules

Students must be MD residents and attend four-year public or private colleges and universities or selected community colleges in Maryland. For awardees attending public institutions, $2,000 of this total is contingent upon the student staying in TWC housing and comes directly from The Washington Center. $5,500 of this total may be applied to the Washington, D.C.-London Program.

 

Massachusetts

Anticipated award amounts for 2013:

 

• Spring semester: $5,000
• Summer term: TBD (University of Massachusetts students can contact TWC about funding availability)
• Fall semester: $5,000

Eligibility & Rules

Students must attend four-year public institutions in Massachusetts. Students must have a grade point average of 3.0 or higher and must be residents of the Commonwealth. In the spring and fall semesters, $1,300 of this financial assistance is contingent upon the student staying in TWC housing and comes directly from The Washington Center.

 

Mississippi

Anticipated award amounts for 2013:

 

• Spring semester: $7,500
• Summer term: $7,500
• Fall semester: $7,500

Eligibility & Rules

Students must attend selected public institutions in Mississippi. Interested students should speak with their liaisons, as scholarships are limited.

 

New Jersey

Anticipated award amounts for 2013:

 

• Spring semester: $1,000
• Summer term: $1,000
• Fall semester: $1,000

Eligibility & Rules

Students attending any institution in New Jersey may receive these awards. Students attending The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey are eligible, by arrangement with the university, to receive a $2,550 award for the semester and $1,700 for the summer term. All of the above awards are contingent upon the student staying in TWC housing and comes directly from The Washington Center.

 

Ohio

Anticipated award amounts for 2013:

 

• Spring Semester/Quarter: $2,000
• Summer Term/Quarter: $2,000
• Fall Semester/Quarter: $2,000

Eligibility & Rules

Students must attend public or private four-year colleges and universities in the state of Ohio. This financial assistance is contingent upon the student staying in TWC housing and comes directly from The Washington Center.

 

Pennsylvania

Anticipated award amounts for 2013:

 

• Spring semester: $4,500 (PASSHE institutions)
• Summer term: $5,000 (PASSHE institutions) and $2,000 (private and state-related institutions)
• Fall semester: $4,500 (PASSHE institutions)

Eligibility & Rules

Students must be state residents and attend PASSHE or private four-year colleges and universities in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. For those attending PASSHE institutions, $1,000 of the spring/fall and $1,500 of the summer award is contingent upon the student staying in TWC housing and comes directly from The Washington Center.

 

Tennessee

Anticipated award amounts for 2013:

 

• Spring semester: $6,250
• Summer term: $6,250
• Fall semester: $6,250

Eligibility & Rules

Students must attend Austin Peay State University, East Tennessee State University, Middle Tennessee State University, Tennessee Technological University, Tennessee State University or The University of Memphis. Interested students should speak with their liaisons, as scholarships are limited.

 

Additional Resources

• Pillar Awards
• Honors Scholarships
• Diversity & Minority Scholarships
• Scholarships for Students with Disabilities
• Other Private Awards