Support Maryland / The Office of Undergraduate Studies

The Office of Undergraduate Studies is the engine behind some of the university’s most prominent and successful programs: The Honors College and College Park Scholars. The general education program, featuring the I-Series of courses that get students to wrestle with big questions. The Federal Semester and Global Semester in D.C. programs. Academic Achievement Programs. Air Force and Army ROTC. The office helps undergraduates succeed academically, whether selecting a major, seeking advice or transferring here. And it recognizes students who do amazing work, through the National Scholarships Office, Merrill Presidential Scholars, Phi Beta Kappa and more. Your support can help us honor, challenge and expand opportunities for students.

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Dean's Fund for Excellence

The Office of Undergraduate Studies opens doors, fosters student success, and changes lives. A gift to the Dean's Fund for Undergraduate Studies directly impacts students in UGST programs.

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College Park Scholars Legacy Fund

Your gift allows the Office of Undergraduate Studies to recognize the most outstanding students in College Park Scholars, an interdisciplinary academic community with an emphasis on service learning.

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Honors College Gift Fund

The Honors College offers seven living and learning programs for top students. Small classes taught by renowned faculty stimulate discussion and foster innovative thinking across disciplines.

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Individual Studies Program Fund

Individual Studies provides students with the challenge, flexibility and opportunity to create their own unique interdisciplinary curricula in order to obtain a bachelor's degree not already offered by UMD.

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Academic Achievement Programs (AAP)/Intensive Educational Development (IED) Fund

Academic Achievement Programs/Intensive Educational Development (AAP/IED) facilitates access and provides the opportunity of a college education to students who, if evaluated on traditional criteria, might not have access to the University of Maryland. AAP is composed of 7 different programs, these include the Summer Transitional Program (STP), Student Support Services/Intensive Educational Development (SSS/IED), Ronald E. McNair Scholars Program, the Educational Opportunity Center (EOC), and the Educational Talent Search Programs (ETS) North and Central. These programs provide academic support, academic coaching and advising, skill enhancement, tutoring and counseling. Donations to this fund provide discretionary support for all of AAP/IED's programs.

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C.D. Mote, Jr. Incentive Awards Program Fund

Make a college education possible for students from Baltimore City and Charles, Montgomery and Prince George's County high schools who demonstrate academic ability, uncommon persistence and maturity.

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