Merit Scholarships
Approximately 90% of all full-time, degree-seeking University of Maine at Farmington students receive some form of financial assistance: scholarships, federal aid, merit scholarships, loans, institutional aid, student employment, etc.
While the vast majority of our institutional grant aid (totaling more than $2.9 million in academic year 2011-2012) is awarded to meet the demonstrated financial need of our students, UMF also awards merit scholarships that are not based on demonstrated financial need.
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Below Are Merit-based Awards Available to New, First-year Students
UMF Stevens Scholarship (NEW)
A new academic scholarship for students from Maine worth $3,000 per year, this is a competitive scholarship to be awarded to Maine first-year applicants with the best grades in challenging academic programs through their junior year.
We anticipate awarding this new scholarship, worth $12,000 over four years, to at least 80 of the best academically qualified applicants admitted from Maine.
The scholarship is named for UMF alumnus John F. Stevens, Chief Engineer of the Panama Canal. Stevens, who became a school teacher soon after leaving UMF, combined his affinity for mathematics and surveying with a passion for learning and spirit of adventure. Like many liberal arts students, he chose to follow his curiosity. Stevens went on to study civil engineering, building bridges, tunnels and most notably railroads. His railroad expertise brought Stevens to the attention of President Roosevelt, who hired him in 1905 to take over construction of the Panama Canal.
No additional application is required for this scholarship.
Renewable for up to a total of eight semesters of study, provided the renewal requirements, including a semester G.P.A. of 3.00 and enrollment in 12 credit hours per semester, are met.
UMF Academic Recognition Scholarship
Academic merit award of $5,000 per year for outstanding out-of-state students. Worth a total of $20,000 over your four years, the Academic Recognition Scholarship is awarded at the time of admission to out-of-state applicants who:
- Are pursuing a rigorous college prep curriculum in high school,
- And rank in the top 20% of their graduating class through their junior year,
- And do not qualify for the New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE) tuition.
Students whose high schools do not report class rank will be considered on the basis of their high school courses and their grades in academic courses.
No additional application is required for this scholarship.
Renewable for up to a total of eight semesters, provided renewal requirements, including a semester G.P.A. of 3.00 and enrollment in 12 credit hours per semester, are met.
UMF Presidential Scholarship
Out-of-state students who are not awarded an Academic Recognition Scholarship but who have taken a challenging college prep curriculum in high school and achieved good grades in academic subject courses through junior year may be eligible for the Presidential Scholarship.
This merit-based scholarship of $3,000 per year is awarded to incoming first-year students upon admission. (New England Regional Program students are ineligible for these scholarships.)
No additional application is required for this scholarship.
Renewable for up to a total of eight semesters, provided renewal requirements, including a semester G.P.A. of 2.75 and enrollment in 12 credit hours per semester, are met.
UMF Diversity Scholarship
Limited numbers of Diversity Scholarships of $3,000 per year are available each year for outstanding new first-year students whose attendance at UMF would help create a more diverse campus community. Preference will be given to students who have demonstrated quality academic achievement in high school, contributed to their schools and communities, and who can contribute to diversity on campus.
Criteria used when considering a student's potential contributions to diversity include, but are not limited to, special talents (except for athletic ability*), geographic location, ethnicity, and academic interests and ability.
* As a member of NCAA Division III, UMF is not permitted to consider athletic skill in awarding any kind of financial assistance.
No additional application is required for this scholarship.
Renewable for up to a total of eight semesters, provided renewal requirements, including a semester G.P.A. of 2.00 and enrollment in 12 credit hours per semester, are met.
