{"id":2081,"date":"2022-01-13T14:48:41","date_gmt":"2022-01-13T18:48:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/financialaid\/?page_id=2081"},"modified":"2022-04-21T12:15:58","modified_gmt":"2022-04-21T16:15:58","slug":"student-freedom-initiative","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/financialaid\/student-freedom-initiative\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Freedom Initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The University of Maryland Eastern Shore is proud to partner with the single purpose nonprofit organization, Student Freedom Initiative. Student Freedom Initiative offers students new opportunities for professional and life choices at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) by increasing students\u2019 social and economic mobility. Student Freedom Initiative supports students in several ways, using a student-centric, evidence-based, holistic and collaborative approach with their participating schools. The unique program provides academic support, career opportunities, as well as funding alternatives for eligible students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This new program was first launched at nine Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in the fall of 2021 and is available to students at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Through Student Freedom Initiative, qualifying UMES students may be able to participate in an income-contingent funding alternative to Parent PLUS and private educational loan programs, known as a Student Freedom Agreement. In addition to this financial program, Student Freedom Initiative and UMES will work together to provide additional student support programs, available to all Hawks including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Who is Eligible for Student Freedom Initiative?<\/summary>
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Who is Eligible for Student Freedom Initiative?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

All UMES students are eligible to participate in Student Freedom Initiative academic and career support programs, including tutoring and mentoring and paid internship opportunities via internX<\/a>. Look for details on applying for these student support programs as the program rolls out at UMES. The funding alternative program, Student Freedom Agreement, it should be noted, has particular eligibility requirements. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Student Freedom Agreement will initially only be available to rising juniors and seniors at UMES, as determined by credit hour, majoring in an approved science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our UMES administration, working with Student Freedom Initiative, has approved the following UMES majors for participation in the initiative\u2019s Student Freedom Agreement:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n