Anne Arundel Community College is committed to enhancing programs and services for students who are the first in their families to attend college, who need to build a foundation for success in college-level classes, who are low income or an ethnic minority to meet their academic goals.  One of the objectives of Student Achievement and Success Program (SASP) is to enhance student success by identifying SASP students who meet the eligibility requirements and award them an incentive scholarship.

Purpose

This scholarship is designed to encourage SASP participants to successfully achieve their educational goals by providing a financial incentive of up to $500 a semester (fall or spring, receiving a maximum of $2,000 over four semesters) that encourages and rewards student persistence, achievement and success. All awards are contingent on the availability of funds on a yearly basis.

Eligibility

To be eligible to receive a SASP scholarship, applicants must meet the following criteria:

• Be a U.S. citizen or hold eligible noncitizenship
• Be a resident of Maryland or any other U.S. state
• Be declared in an Anne Arundel Community College credit certificate or degree-seeking program
• Be admitted into AACC's Student Achievement and Success Program (SASP)
• Be enrolled in 6 or more credit hours for the semester the scholarship is being awarded (fall and spring semesters only)
• Have a minimum 2.0 adjusted GPA at AACC
• Have a completed, processed and packaged Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC) One App through the Maryland College Aid Processing System (MDCAPS) portal on file with AACC's financial aid office
• Maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) status each term (including Ok and probationary status)

Students ineligible to receive the SASP Scholarship:

• Students who are dependents or the spouse of regular college faculty or staff who are receiving (or eligible to receive) a tuition waiver
• Students who have outstanding SASP-loaned textbooks or calculators
• Students with an earned post-secondary degree (e.g., associate, bachelor's, master's, or doctoral degree)
• Students who have exceeded the maximum award amount ($2,000)
• Students who have earned 40 or more credits including transfer, credit exam, and prior learning credits
• Students whose financial aid status is Suspended, Suspended Max, and SASP 150
• Students who are not enrolled in at least 6 credits during the current fall or spring semester
• Students who are ineligible to complete and have packaged federal and/or state financial aid
• Students who have been a SASP member for more than three rolling academic years

Participants not meeting any of the eligibility requirements may be considered in subsequent enrolled term(s) if eligibility criteria are attained.

For information about this program, contact SASP at 410-777-2530 or sasp@aacc.edu.