AGNR Financial Aid - Apply Now to the Catherine M. Brinkley Loan

Dear Students, 

We are still accepting applications for the Catherine M. Brinkley Fund which provides interest-free loans to students who are legal residents of Maryland pursuing majors in the College of Agriculture & Natural Resources. Students may download the application. The Office of Financial Aid determines eligibility and award distribution and you must have submitted the FAFSA.

To be eligible, students must: 

• Be a resident of the state of Maryland (as classified by UMD)
• Be enrolled in a major in the College of AGNR
• Have submitted a FAFSA to the University

Loan terms are:

• Amount is not to exceed the limit on financial need determined by your FAFSA application.
• Repayment begins 9 months after ceasing to be at least a half-time student at the University of Maryland and ending 10 years later.
• Monthly payments for the first two years of repayment will be $25.
• The remaining payments will be fully amortized over the final eight years.
• If the loan is not paid in full by 10 years, a 5% annual finance charge will be assessed on the unpaid balance.
• Revenue from loan repayments will be returned to this fund to assist other students in achieving their academic goals.

Completed applications can be scanned and emailed to April Brohawn at agnscholarships@umd.edu. Applications will then be forwarded to the Office of Student Financial Aid for review. Decisions will be made by OSFA and you will be notified later this summer. For best consideration, applications should be submitted by July 31, 2024. 

If you already submitted an application for AY 2024-25, please disregard this email. Decisions will be released for all applicants in early August. 

Questions? Please visit the website at https://agnr.umd.edu/undergraduate/fund-your-education/ or contact me at this email address: abrohawn@umd.edu