Make Your UMaine Scholarships and Grants Work for You!

  • UMaine merit scholarships and institutional grants are awarded based on 30 credits of enrollment per academic year
  • Students decide how to use their 30 credits of merit scholarships and institutional grants each semester, based on your actual enrollment, over the course of Fall, Winter, Spring, and Summer

The information below applies to students at the Orono campus. 


Understanding your Per Credit Scholarship and Grant Amount!

Use the easy equation below to calculate the amount of scholarship you are eligible for per credit you take. 


Plan it Out!

Based on your enrollment plans for each semester, you can use your Per Credit Scholarship Amount to determine how much aid you will be able to use.

*PLEASE NOTE: The total Estimated Scholarship Amount for all 3 terms can not exceed the Total Academic Year Scholarship and Grant Amount (a).