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The University of Maryland Eastern Shore and Wor-Wic Community College announced an agreement today creating a financial incentive for recent graduates of the two-year school in Salisbury to continue their studies 17 miles south in Princess Anne. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dr. Ray Hoy, Wor-Wic’s president, and UMES President Heidi M. Anderson signed a \u201cmemorandum of understanding\u201d that initially commits the university to providing nearly $260,000 in financial aid to Wor-Wic alumni enrolled at UMES starting this fall. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
UMES will invest some of the $20 million philanthropist MacKenzie Scott<\/strong><\/a> donated to the university to establish the scholarship fund, fulfilling a pledge Anderson made in December 2020 when the gift was announced. <\/p>\n\n\n\n “The journey to achieve the dream of a college education often begins at the community college level,\u201d Anderson said. \u201cThis scholarship will help those students who wish to continue that learning path earning a broader four-year degree. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBy transferring from Wor-Wic to UMES,\u201d she said, \u201cstudents can deepen their passion for what they really want to do, while saving time and money reaching their ultimate goal.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n Wor-Wic alumni who graduated in the past 18 months, including those currently enrolled at UMES, are eligible. They will receive $3,500 annually toward their in-state tuition bill for up to six semesters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Hoy, Wor-Wic’s president, called \u201cthis \u2026 an exciting partnership between the University of Maryland Eastern Shore and Wor-Wic Community College that will benefit the citizens of the Lower Shore.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe’re signing an agreement today to provide a more affordable pathway for college completion for Wor-Wic graduates transferring to UMES,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Three Wor-Wic applicants will qualify for a full-ride financial aid package known as a \u201cpresidential scholarship\u201d worth $8,585 annually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cRecipients will be evaluated based on the information submitted with their application,\u201d said Latoya Jackson, UMES’ Vice President for Enrollment Management and Student Experience. \u201cThis information includes but is not limited to transcripts, personal narrative, and recommendations.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n In May, the University System of Maryland’s governing board set UMES’ in-state tuition rate at $5,526 – or $2,763 per semester – for the 2021-22 academic year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis is terrific news,\u201d said Regina Bailey, a May 2021 Wor-Wic graduate planning to study social work at UMES starting this fall. \u201cIt will certainly give me more flexibility in my budget.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n Bailey, 40, works fulltime for a physician affiliated with Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin as well as part-time at the nearby Walmart department store. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSo you can see, having help paying for school is something I would be deeply grateful for,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Dozens of Wor-Wic students like Bailey who earn an associate’s degree choose to enroll at UMES annually looking to transform that credential into a bachelor’s degree. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Both Lower Shore colleges offer instruction in such fields as hospitality \/ hotel-motel-restaurant management, early childhood education, business and criminal justice that could ease the transfer path for scholarship recipients to earn a bachelor’s degree. <\/p>\n\n\n\n There is no minimum grade point average requirement and as an added incentive, a standard application fee will be waived for Wor-Wic alumni who apply. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Both institutions will revisit the incentive program in a year to decide if it will be extended and offered to spring 2022 Wor-Wic graduates. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The two schools previously created an incentive for top Wor-Wic students taking chemistry in the college’s \u201cpre-pharmacy concentration\u201d to gain admission to UMES graduate program in the School of Pharmacy, commonly called a \u201c2+3 pathway\u201d that Hoy pointed to with pride during his remarks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Visit UMES’<\/em>Office of Student Financial Aid<\/strong><\/a>online to explore details<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" New scholarship fund is inaugural project supported by historic Scott gift Wednesday, June 9, 2021 The University of Maryland Eastern Shore and Wor-Wic Community College announced an agreement today creating a financial incentive for recent graduates of the two-year school in Salisbury to continue their studies 17 miles south in Princess Anne. 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