The Banneker/Key Scholarship gets its name from two very
prominent figures in American history, Benjamin Banneker and
Francis Scott Key, both of whom resided in Maryland. This
exceptional scholarship opportunity is offered to only a select
group of applicants who have demonstrated significant academic
leadership and accomplishment in high school.
All freshman applicants to the University of Maryland who are admitted to the Honors College are considered for nomination to the Banneker/Key Scholarship. No additional application materials are required. The Banneker/Key Scholarship Selection Committee members carefully review the entire application of each Banneker/Key Scholarship nominee. Semifinalists for the scholarship are invited to campus for an interview as part of the final selection process. Each fall, we welcome about 150 new Banneker/Key Scholars to campus.
In selecting Banneker/Key Scholars, the Committee seeks to identify potential academic leaders, who as individuals and as a group, will enrich and benefit from the campus learning environment.
| Congratulations to Banneker/Key Scholar and nationally competitive Goldwater Scholarship winner for 2011, Apoorv Gupta, a Chemical Engineering and Cell Biology & Molecular genetics double major who was mentored in research by Dr. Bill Bentley in Fischell Dept. of Bioengineering. |
