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Apply today: Catherine M. Brinkley Fund

AGNR is 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 legal resident of the state of Maryland
  • 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 abrohawn@umd.edu. Applications will then be forwarded to the Office of Student Financial Aid for review.

Questions? Please visit the website at https://agnr.umd.edu/admissions/financial-aid or contact April Brohawn at abrohawn@umd.edu.