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<Title>Merit Scholars Academic Reviews - Spring 2020</Title>
<Tagline>Effective May 27, 2020</Tagline>
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    <div class="html-content"><p><span>Due to the impact of COVID-19, the Office of Financial and Scholarships has elected to forego taking action on academic reviews for the Spring 2020 semester for all UMBC Merit Scholars.  Therefore, any general merit scholar student below the minimum requirements of their scholarship agreement, will be automatically placed on scholarship probation but will retain their full award amount for the upcoming Fall 2020 semester.</span></p><br><p><span>In an effort to ensure academic progress for the subsequent semesters, the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships will provide scholars experiencing academic challenges information on campus resources to include support from our </span><a href="https://academicsuccess.umbc.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>Academic Success Center</span></a><span>.  Scholars will also be encouraged to develop </span><span>Academic Improvement Plans</span><span>, where necessary. </span></p><br><p><span>Any merit scholar student currently on Spring 2020 probation will be removed from probationary status if they have successfully reached the required grade point average (GPA) and/or enrollment completion this semester. </span></p><br><p><span>The normal academic review process will resume at the conclusion of the Fall 2020 semester.</span></p><br><p><span>If you have any questions, we welcome you to contact a UMBC Scholarships Staff Member at: </span><a href="mailto:scholarships@umbc.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>scholarships@umbc.edu</span></a><span> <br></span></p></div>
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<Summary>Due to the impact of COVID-19, the Office of Financial and Scholarships has elected to forego taking action on academic reviews for the Spring 2020 semester for all UMBC Merit Scholars. ...</Summary>
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<NewsItem contentIssues="true" id="84538" important="true" status="posted" url="https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/meritscholars/posts/84538">
<Title>Scholarship Academic Reviews:  2018-2019</Title>
<Tagline>Annual reviews for all general &amp; scholars program scholars</Tagline>
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    <div class="html-content"><strong>Friendly Reminder: </strong>Final Spring 2019 grades will be updated on Academic Official Transcripts for all UMBC students on June 7, 2019.<br><br>In early June, the Merit Scholarship Unit will conduct their annual academic review for all current UMBC merit scholars to ensure they are maintaining their scholarship requirements. Scholar recipients are required to maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average (which may vary depending upon their awarded scholarship) as well as maintain full-time enrollment (part-time for transfer scholars) each fall and spring semester.<br><br>Recipients failing to meet these requirements will lose their scholarship and be notified via e-mail, myUMBC Alert &amp;  by USPS mail of their award discontinuation. <br><br>Once a scholar has been discontinued from their merit scholarship, their award will not be reinstated regardless if the student is  able to meet the terms of their scholarship in a future semester.  Students, however, will have approximately 2-3 weeks following official notification to appeal the status of their discontinuation.  If approved, scholars will be placed on Scholarship Probation and remain under review for one (1) academic semester.<br><br><strong>The application for Spring 2019 Discontinuations goes live June 6, 2019<br><br></strong><div><strong>The deadline for all Scholarship Discontinuation Appeals is 4:00PM on Thursday, June 28, 2019 (<em>for Spring 2019 discontinuations only</em>).  </strong><strong><u>There will be no extensions to appeal after the deadline</u>. <br></strong></div><div><strong><br></strong></div><div><strong>Previous semester discontinuation appeals will not be accepted.</strong></div><br><em><br><u>Note</u>: You are receiving this notification because you are enrolled in the UMBC Student Group: UMBC Merit Scholars.</em><br></div>
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<Summary>Friendly Reminder: Final Spring 2019 grades will be updated on Academic Official Transcripts for all UMBC students on June 7, 2019.  In early June, the Merit Scholarship Unit will conduct their...</Summary>
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<NewsItem contentIssues="true" id="78545" important="false" status="posted" url="https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/meritscholars/posts/78545">
<Title>Spring 2019 Withdraw Approval Requests</Title>
<Tagline>Get Scholarship Approval before Withdrawing from Classes</Tagline>
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    <div class="html-content"><div>The last day to drop classes <strong>without</strong> a "W" grade on your academic transcript was Friday, February 8, 2019.  Therefore, moving forward, any withdraws to course load will result in a "W" grade if you choose to withdrawal from a course(s).<br></div><div><br></div><div>As indicated in students' scholarship agreement, all scholars must 
    maintain 12+ credits (at least 6 credits for transfers) enrollment each 
    semester in order to receive their scholarship. If a scholar falls below
     their required enrollment status for any reason <u><strong>without</strong></u> receiving approval from the Scholarship Review Committee, their scholarship will be discontinued indefinitely. </div><br><strong>Prior</strong> to making any changes to their enrollment, scholars should request prior approval to withdraw from class(es) by submitting the <strong>Scholarship Withdrawal Request Form</strong>.  Failure to gain approval may result in scholarship discontinuation indefinitely.<br><br>For additional information visit the Current UMBC Scholars Webpage at: <a href="http://financialaid.umbc.edu/scholarships/withdrawal-requests/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">https://scholarships.umbc.edu/withdrawal/</a><br><br><em>*This is an e-mail notification to <u><strong>all</strong></u> current UMBC scholars.</em></div>
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<Summary>The last day to drop classes without a "W" grade on your academic transcript was Friday, February 8, 2019.  Therefore, moving forward, any withdraws to course load will result in a "W" grade if...</Summary>
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<Title>Scholarship Academic Reviews - 2017-18</Title>
<Tagline>Annual reviews for all general and scholars program scholars</Tagline>
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    <div class="html-content"><u><strong>Friendly Reminder:</strong></u> Final Spring 2018 grades will be updated on Academic Official Transcripts for all UMBC students on June 7, 2018.<br><br>In early June, the Merit Scholarship Unit will conduct their annual academic review for all current UMBC merit scholars to ensure they are maintaining their scholarship 
    requirements. Scholar recipients are required to maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average (<em>which may vary depending upon their awarded scholarship</em>) as well as maintain full-time (12+ credits) enrollment each fall and spring semester.<br><br>Recipients failing to meet these requirements will lose 
    their scholarship and be notified by mail of their award 
    discontinuation.  <em>(<u>Only</u> <em><strong>first-semester freshmen </strong></em>are granted an automatic “<strong>warning”</strong> period if they fail to meet their terms)</em>. <br><br>Once a scholar has been discontinued from their merit scholarship, their award <span><strong>will not</strong></span>
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    their scholarship in a future semester.  Students will have approximately 2-3 weeks following official notification to appeal the 
    status of their discontinuation.  <strong>If approved,</strong> scholars will be placed on Scholarship Probation for one (1) academic semester.<span><strong><br><br>The application for Spring 2018 Discontinuations goes live June 6, 2018</strong></span><br><br><span><span><strong>The deadline for all Scholarship Discontinuation Appeals is 4:00PM on Friday, June 29, 2018 (for Spring 2018 discontinuations <span>only</span>)</strong></span>. </span><br><br><br><br><br><em>Note: You are receiving this notification because you are enrolled in the UMBC Student Group: UMBC Merit Scholars.</em><br></div>
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<Summary>Friendly Reminder: Final Spring 2018 grades will be updated on Academic Official Transcripts for all UMBC students on June 7, 2018.  In early June, the Merit Scholarship Unit will conduct their...</Summary>
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<Title>Mid-Semester Resources Available</Title>
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    <p><span>As a friendly
    reminder, all merit scholarship recipients are required to <u>maintain</u><strong> a minimum
    grade point average (GPA) </strong>and <strong>successfully complete at least 12+ credits (6+
    credits for transfer students) each semester</strong>. Since mid-terms are quickly
    approaching, we have provided you the following list of accessible resources on
    campus to ensure you successfully meet the terms of your scholarship
    agreement<span>  </span></span></p>
    
    <p> </p>
    
    <p><span><span>●<span>      </span></span></span><span>Arrange a meeting with an academic
    advisor at the </span><a href="http://www.umbc.edu/advising" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>Advising Services
    Department</span></a><span> to discuss
    success strategies.</span></p>
    
    <p><span><span>●<span>      </span></span></span><span>Utilize </span><a href="http://sss.umbc.edu/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>Student Support and Tutoring Services</span></a><span> for peer and tutoring resources.</span></p>
    
    <p><span><span>●<span>      </span></span></span><span>Visit the </span><a href="http://umbc.edu/lrc" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>Learning Resources Center</span></a><span>
    for learning assistance services. </span></p>
    
    <p><span><span>●<span>      </span></span></span><span>Schedule a one-on-one meeting with
    your professors to validate you are obtaining the accurate information in
    lectures and/or labs.</span></p>
    
    
    
    <p><span>At the end of the spring
    semester, the Merit Scholarship Review Committee will review your academic
    record and confirm compliance with your scholarship requirements.</span></p>
    
    <p> </p>
    
    <p><span>If you have any
    questions regarding your scholarship terms and conditions, please feel free to
    contact us at:</span> <a href="http://financialaid.umbc.edu/contact/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>http://financialaid.umbc.edu/contact/</span></a><span> or by phone at 410-455-3813.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span><em>*This is a friendly reminder to all UMBC students receiving an academic scholarship.</em><br></span></p></div>
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<Title>Scholarship Withdrawal Requests</Title>
<Tagline>Fall 2017 Withdrawal Approvals</Tagline>
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    scholars must maintain 12+ credits (at least 6 credits for transfers) enrollment each semester 
    in order to receive their scholarship. If a scholar falls below their required enrollment status for any reason without receiving permission from the 
    Scholarship Review Committee, their scholarship will be discontinued 
    indefinitely. <br><br>Prior to making any changes to their enrollment, scholars should request prior approval to withdraw from class(es) by submitting the Scholarship 
    Withdrawal Request Form.  Failure to gain approval may result in scholarship discontinuation indefinitely.<br><br>For additional information visit the Current UMBC Scholars Webpage at: <a href="http://financialaid.umbc.edu/scholarships/withdrawal-requests/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">http://financialaid.umbc.edu/scholarships/withdrawal-requests/</a><br></span></div>
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