The Clark Challenge for the Maryland Promise will establish a $100 million endowment that will provide need-based scholarships to undergraduate students from underserved populations in the state of Maryland and the District of Columbia. When you give to the Clark Challenge for the Maryland Promise, your gift will be matched dollar for dollar by the A. James & Alice B. Clark Foundation and the University of Maryland.
Give NowScholarship support makes it possible for students in need to come to Maryland and create successful futures. You have the power to lift a financial burden from their shoulders.
Give students the opportunity to explore contemporary topics and get unique research experiences in our living and learning programs, in which students with a common interest share residence halls.
Gifts to College Park Scholars help cultivate intellectual curiosity, an appreciation for service and a sense of community among talented students in 12 exciting living and learning programs.
Your support can provide world-class research and teaching facilities, endow professorships and create programs that help faculty soar to the forefront of their fields.
As a Top 20 public research institution, Maryland is an academic powerhouse fueled by 11 colleges and schools. Each draws top-notch students and highly respected faculty to an array of majors and programs.