Prince George’s County, Maryland Youth AI Mastery Scholarship
Pull Up Fund has established a scholarship program to assist current high school juniors and seniors at a Prince George’s County, Maryland public high school who plan to continue their education in an Artificial Intelligence or Machine Learning online program at the University of Maryland Global Campus.
Prince George's County, Maryland Youth AI Mastery Scholarship
The program is administered by Scholarship America®, the nation’s largest designer and manager of scholarships and other education support programs for corporations, foundations, associations, and individuals. Eligibility for individual programs is determined at the sole discretion of the sponsor and eligible applications are reviewed by Scholarship America’s evaluation team.
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Eligibility
Applicants to the Prince George’s County, Maryland Youth AI Mastery Scholarship must:
- Be a current junior or senior at a Prince George’s County, Maryland public high school
- Plan to enroll in 6 credits per academic year of a dual enrollment program for college credit in one of the following online certificate programs at University of Maryland Global Campus:*
- Artificial Intelligence Foundations Online Certificate
- Machine Learning Online Certificate
- Have a minimum grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale (or its equivalent)
*Proof of enrollment in one of the eligible courses is required.
Awards
If selected as a recipient, the student will receive a $2,500 award. Up to 170 awards will be granted. Recipients must plan to dual enroll in 6 credits of online coursework in one of the eligible programs at UMGC within the next academic year.
Awards are not renewable. Past recipients may not reapply.
Awards are for qualified education-related expenses only (tuition, fees, books, and required supplies/equipment).
Awards are for undergraduate study only.
Notification
All applicants will be notified in December.
Notifications are sent via email. When setting up your account, avoid using a school or work email. Instead, use an active, personal email address that you will continue to have access to.
Payment of Scholarships
Scholarship America processes scholarship payments on behalf of Pull Up Fund. Payment is made in January.
Selection of Recipients
Scholarship recipients are selected on the basis of:
- Academic performance
- Demonstrated leadership and participation in school and community activities
- Work experience
- A statement of educational and career goals and objectives
- Unusual personal or family circumstances
- A custom essay
Financial need is not considered.
Selection of recipients is made by Scholarship America. In no instance does any officer or employee of Pull Up Fund play a part in the selection.
Not all applicants to the program will be selected as recipients. All applicants agree to accept the decision as final.
Requirements
As part of your application, you must upload the following:
- A current, complete transcript of grades. Grade reports are not accepted. Transcripts must display:
- Student name
- School name
- Grades
- Credit hours for each course and term in which each course was taken.
- Proof of enrollment in one of the eligible courses (proof of application/admission) at University of Maryland Global Campus. Applicants may use their course admission letter from their high school counselor.
NOTE: If you are providing SAT or ACT test scores, and those scores are not listed on your high school transcript, you will need to upload a copy of your test score report(s) separately. If you are uploading a college transcript, those scores are not required.
Your application is not complete unless all required materials are submitted electronically.
