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2026 Scholarship Application 
Wnioski o stypendium 2026

Additional Information

Key Dates:

February 1:  Applications Open

March 15:    Applications Close

May 3:         AwardsReception

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The Polish Heritage Association of Maryland (PHAM) awards scholarships yearly to Maryland students of Polish descent pursuing post-secondary education. All questions must be answered. If any question does not apply, please use N/A in that space. Failure to answer questions or answers that are incomplete, untruthful, or lack required documentation will eliminate your application from consideration.
The deadline for submitting applications is March 15, 2026.

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Please upload the following five (5) documents:

  • Two letters of recommendation: one from your current school and one personal recommendation.

  • Official or student copy of high school or post-secondary transcript.

  • Page one of your FAFSA student aid report showing your FAFSA score and the student information. 

  • An essay of up to 500 words, fully addressing each of the following areas. Do not exceed two double-spaced pages.

    - Tell us why you should receive a scholarship grant from PHAM.

    - Discuss the importance of your Polish heritage and its meaning to you.

    - Describe your plans for contributing to the Polish Community in the future.

Files must be in .doc or .pdf format. No image files, such as .jpg or .png

Scholarship Awards Reception

The Polish Heritage Association hosts an annual Scholarship Awards Reception in Baltimore. This year’s event will be held on Sunday, May 3, 2026. We have historically required awardees to attend this event in person. While we prefer that students attend in person, we recognize that circumstances may affect availability. This year, we are offering the following options:

Multi choice

Scholarship awardees may have up to four family members or guests in attendance. Please indicate how many will attend so you can be seated together. Location information will be provided to awardees upon notification of the award.

The completed PDF application may also be emailed to phaofmd@gmail.com along with the required five (5) documents described above attached. Use the subject ‘PHAM Scholarship Application’ and send it by March 15, 2026. The file can be downloaded below.

The information provided in response to these questions will only be used in connection with this application. PHAM does not share this information with any outside parties.

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