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Challenge and GTP Student Scholarship Opportunity

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Challenge and GTP Scholarship Opportunity

A limited number of need based scholarships are available for qualified Challenge students, pending funding availability, through Montgomery College's Workforce Development and Continuing Education. Need-based students accepted into the Graduate Transition Program (GTP) may also qualify for funding depending on the courses that they are enrolled in.

Visit the Challenge / GTP Scholarship Opportunity Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), for more information about the eligibility requirements, and the terms and conditions of the two scholarships.

Application Period for the Scholarship

Scholarship opportunities are only available for Fall or Spring classes. No summer scholarships.

Scholarship Applications are online only, and for limited times only. Visit the Challenge or GTP Scholarship Applications for specific application dates/times. Be sure to also read below about the required SSI Benefit letter.

A reminder about the SSI Benefit letter. To qualify for the scholarship you must have a current one on file. The Certification for Tuition Waiver form or SSI Benefit Verification Letter is only valid for one academic year (Academic year starts with the Fall semester), and must be renewed each August. Learn more about the SSI Benefit letter below.  If you have not already renewed it, you will need to: 

Mail or hand deliver SSL letter to:

Montgomery College, Workforce Development & Continuing Education
Attn: SSL letter
WDCE Customer Service, CC220
51 Mannakee Street, Rockville, Maryland 20850
 

See below for more information. The Challenge Program/ GTP Program Scholarship is offered twice a year for the Fall or Spring terms.

How do I apply?

Important notice about the SSI Benefit Verification Letter

 Until further notice you will a need a "Benefit Verification Letter" from SSI. The Challenge/GTP students will need to call SSI at 1-866-838-5341 and request a “Benefit Verification Letter”. This will take 5-7 days to be delivered via USPS.

  1. Read the Challenge / GTP Scholarship Opportunity FAQs to confirm you are eligible for the scholarship.
  2. Obtain a signed SSI Benefit Verification Letter by mail from the Social Security Administration that will confirm that you are that you are receiving SSI or SSDI payments and are permanently disabled. Call SSI at 1-866-838-5341 and request a “Benefit Verification Letter”. This will take 5-7 days to be delivered via USPS.
  3. Return  the completed SSI Benefit Verification Letter to:
    1. Workforce Development and Continuing Education (WDCE), Attn: SSL Letter, WDCE Customer Service, CC220, 51 Mannakee Street, Rockville, Maryland 20850.
    2. Note: The Certification for Tuition Waiver form or SSI Benefit Verification Letter is only valid for one academic year (Academic year starts with the Fall semester), and must be renewed each August.
  4. Fill out the online  Challenge or GTP Scholarship Application.
  5. SSL Letter: 
    • Montgomery College, Workforce Development Continuing Education
    • Attn: SSL Letter
    • WDCE Customer Service, CC220,
    • 51 Mannakee Street, Rockville, Maryland 20850
       
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