An Investment in Your Future Comes With a Commitment.

A workplace injury can change a family’s life in an instant. Plans shift, financial pressures grow, and the path to higher education may become more difficult than anyone expected.

Kids’ Chance of Maryland exists because we believe those circumstances should not determine your future. Through educational scholarships, we invest in helping eligible students pursue their college or career-training goals and build meaningful opportunities for themselves.

This is more than financial assistance. It is an investment in your potential.

We ask every scholarship recipient to take that investment seriously: to remain engaged in their education, maintain satisfactory academic standing, communicate changes that may affect their eligibility, and fulfill the requirements for continued support. Our commitment is to help you move forward, and yours is to make the most of the opportunity.

Your future matters. Let’s work together to build it.

The Investment

Across Maryland, individuals, businesses, and organizations give their time, money, and resources because they believe in students like you. They may not know you yet, but they want to know who you are, what you’re working toward, and how you’re progressing.

A KCMD scholarship is an investment in your potential, your determination, and your future. The people who make this support possible want to see that investment come to life. Your periodic check-ins are an opportunity to share your progress, tell your story, and help them understand the difference their support is making in your life.

This isn’t just about receiving a scholarship. It’s about being part of a community of people who believe in your future and want to see you succeed.

Your Commitment

Receiving a KCMD scholarship means becoming part of the KCMD community—not simply receiving financial assistance, but staying connected to the people and purpose behind it. The individuals and organizations who support KCMD have chosen to invest in your education and future. They want to know the students behind that investment and see how their educational journeys unfold.

As a scholarship recipient, you are expected to:

• Maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5.
• Remain in good academic standing with your institution and free of academic probation.
• Provide transcripts and academic progress updates every nine weeks.
• Check in every nine weeks during each term in which you are enrolled. Share your academic progress, current goals, accomplishments, and challenges, along with your most recent transcript.
• Stay in communication with KCMD, including reporting changes to your enrollment, academic program, or financial aid.
• Attend at least one KCMD event each year.
• Submit an annual sponsor update and thank-you, including a photo or video as specified by KCMD. Use this opportunity to share where you are in your educational journey, what you are working toward, and how you are progressing.

These commitments are an important part of receiving and maintaining a KCMD scholarship. Consistent communication helps KCMD fulfill its responsibilities to scholarship sponsors while allowing those sponsors to become familiar with the students they support. Your updates should reflect your actual experiences, progress, and goals.

Look for ways to give back. Consider how you might contribute to KCMD, support fellow students, serve your community, or help others learn about the opportunities KCMD provides.

Before You Apply

Submitting an application does not guarantee selection. The Scholarship Committee reviews each application for eligibility and overall strength. Award decisions are based on these factors and the availability of funding.

Scholarships are awarded one semester at a time. To be considered for continued support, you must reapply each semester and demonstrate continued financial need and satisfactory academic standing. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, with priority deadlines of July 1 for fall entry and December 1 for spring entry. All applications for second-semester funding must be submitted by December 1, 2026.

Before applying, please have all required documents ready, including your completed Financial Aid Release (FAR) form.