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BECA's 2023 St. Mary's County Common Scholarship Application is now available for completion
Here is the link to the page with all the information you need to apply.
BECA's 2022 St. Mary's County--(Last Years Awards)
Common Scholarship Application Awards List
List of Currently Announced Scholarship Winners. More will be added as decisions are made.
The following list is, to the best of our knowledge, accurate. However, there may be errors and if so, the official email, letter or call from the scholarship provider supercedes the information below. Please report any errors to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. This list was updated on May 20, 2022. Still to be announced are: Fitzgerald Family Scholarship, Unified Committee for Afro-American Contributions, Leonardtown Rotary, and MedStar St. Mary's Hospital Foundation.
The total of the 141 announced awards is $185,830.
| Organization Name | Scholarship Name | First | Last | Amount |
| 7025 NAACP | First-Generation College Student | Alaysha | Davis | 200 |
| 7025 NAACP | First-Generation College Student | Sherice | Daye | 200 |
| 7025 NAACP | Claudia Pickeral Memorial Scholarship Award | Aiden | Gonzalez | 750 |
| 7025 NAACP | Claudia Pickeral Memorial Scholarship Award | Sidney | Roberson | 750 |
| 7025 NAACP | Claudia Pickeral Memorial Scholarship Award | Leric | Scriber | 750 |
| 7025 NAACP | Claudia Pickeral Memorial Scholarship Award | Sinclair | Strong | 750 |
| 7025 NAACP | First-Generation College Student | Taliyah | Washington | 200 |
| 7025 NAACP | First-Generation College Student | Kimani | Watkins | 200 |
| AFCEA | Southern Maryland Scholarship | Holland | Henderson-Boyer | 1000 |
| AFCEA | Southern Maryland Scholarship | Robert | Whitney | 1000 |
| American Society of Military Comptrollers | ASMC | Malachi | Briscoe | 750 |
| American Society of Military Comptrollers | ASMC | Stanislaw | Gawel | 750 |
| American Society of Military Comptrollers | ASMC | Lauren | Long | 750 |
| Association of Naval Aviation | Scholarship | Robert | Dodge | 1000 |
| AVIAN | Cybersecurity Scholarship | Ashton | Foster | 500 |
| AVIAN | Digital Engineering Scholarship | Lance | Santos | 500 |
| Cedar Point Federal Credit Union | Frank E. Gorley Scholarship | Olivia | Berkut | 1000 |
| Cedar Point Federal Credit Union | Keepers Club Scholarship | Anna | Carrigg | 1000 |
| Cedar Point Federal Credit Union | Beacon Scholarship | Julianna | Hammett | 1000 |
| Cedar Point Financial Services | Scholarship | Ezra | Huckabee | 500 |
| Charlotte Hall Rotary | Service Above Self Scholarship | Olivia | Berkut | 1000 |
| Charlotte Hall Rotary | Barbara J Lawrence Memorial Scholarship for Nursing | Nakiyah | Brooks | 1000 |
| Charlotte Hall Rotary | Service Above Self Scholarship | Kylie | Denham | 1000 |
| Charlotte Hall Rotary | Barbara J Lawrence Memorial Scholarship for Nursing | Jazlyn | Hernandez | 1000 |
| Charlotte Hall Rotary | Service Above Self Scholarship | Damanjit | Singh | 1000 |
| Charlotte Hall Rotary | Service Above Self Scholarship | Robert | Whitney | 1000 |
| Clements Cuties Foundation | Nolan Scully Memorial Scholarship for Public Service | Julianna | Hammett | 3000 |
| Clements Cuties Foundation | Nolan Scully Memorial Scholarship for Public Service | Macie | Topolski | 3000 |
| Clements Cuties Foundation | Danny Ryce Memorial Scholarship for Music | Nolen | Willey | 3000 |
| Delta Kappa Gamma | Frances Lancaster Recruitment Grant | Sidney | Roberson | 1500 |
| Easton Family | Scholarship | Nakiyah | Brooks | 500 |
| Educational Systems Federal Credit Union | Dorothy Marvil Scholarship | Grace | Guy | 3000 |
| Educational Systems Federal Credit Union | Rosemary Brinkley Business and Finance Scholarship | Gina | Jaffurs | 3000 |
| Episcopal Diocese of Washington | St. Mary’s County Scholarship | Taylor | Berry | 800 |
| Episcopal Diocese of Washington | St. Mary’s County Scholarship | Malachi | Briscoe | 900 |
| Episcopal Diocese of Washington | St. Mary’s County Scholarship | Nakiyah | Brooks | 1000 |
| Episcopal Diocese of Washington | St. Mary’s County Scholarship | Niyota | Burkes | 500 |
| Episcopal Diocese of Washington | St. Mary’s County Scholarship | Alaysha | Davis | 900 |
| Episcopal Diocese of Washington | St. Mary’s County Scholarship | Sherice | Daye | 800 |
| Episcopal Diocese of Washington | St. Mary’s County Scholarship | Chijindum | Ebenezar-E | 600 |
| Episcopal Diocese of Washington | St. Mary’s County Scholarship | Cortez | Garrett | 900 |
| Episcopal Diocese of Washington | St. Mary’s County Scholarship | Jaylin | Lawrence | 500 |
| Episcopal Diocese of Washington | St. Mary’s County Scholarship | Alyssa | Myers | 600 |
| Episcopal Diocese of Washington | St. Mary’s County Scholarship | Joan | Popoola | 800 |
| Episcopal Diocese of Washington | St. Mary’s County Scholarship | Leric | Scriber | 1000 |
| Episcopal Diocese of Washington | St. Mary’s County Scholarship | Jada | Thomas | 600 |
| Episcopal Diocese of Washington | St. Mary’s County Scholarship | Taliyah | Washington | 800 |
| Episcopal Diocese of Washington | St. Mary’s County Scholarship | Kimani | Watkins | 900 |
| Episcopal Diocese of Washington | St. Mary’s County Scholarship | Devin | Winder | 900 |
| Hollywood Elementary School PTA | Retired Teacher Scholarship | Bridget | Knott | 500 |
| Leonardtown Lions | Raymond Stone Memorial Technical Award | Dylan | McNey | 1000 |
| Leonardtown Lions | Raymond Stone Memorial Technical Award | Joseph | Stone | 1000 |
| Lexington Park Lions Foundation | Scholarship | Robert | Dodge | 1000 |
| Lexington Park Lions Foundation | Scholarship | Kevin | Seo | 1000 |
| Lexington Park Rotary | MIKE MARLEY SERVICE AWARD | Olivia | Berkut | 1000 |
| Lexington Park Rotary | Multiple Scholarships | Olivia | Berkut | 1000 |
| Lexington Park Rotary | Multiple Scholarships | Nakiyah | Brooks | 1000 |
| Lexington Park Rotary | ROBERT AND RITA I MERRITTS VOCATIONAL | Anna | Carrigg | 1000 |
| Lexington Park Rotary | BEDNARCIC VOCATIONAL | Sherice | Daye | 1000 |
| Lexington Park Rotary | Multiple Scholarships | Robert | Dodge | 1000 |
| Lexington Park Rotary | Multiple Scholarships | Anabel | Eschenbrenner | 1000 |
| Lexington Park Rotary | Multiple Scholarships | Zachary | Gerkin | 1000 |
| Lexington Park Rotary | ROBERT AND RITA I MERRITTS ACADEMIC | Julianna | Hammett | 1000 |
| Lexington Park Rotary | Multiple Scholarships | Julianna | Hammett | 1000 |
| Lexington Park Rotary | -BEDNARCIK VETERINARY CAREER | Georgia | Harvey | 1000 |
| Lexington Park Rotary | BEDNARCIC VOCATIONAL | Kendall | Jameson | 1000 |
| Lexington Park Rotary | GREG H. CLARKE AVIATION/MILITARY | Michelle | Lin | 1000 |
| Lexington Park Rotary | -POWELL PUBLIC SERVICE CAREER | Madolyn | Mandeville | 1000 |
| Lexington Park Rotary | HUNTINGTON LEARNING CENTER | Kevin | Seo | 1000 |
| Lexington Park Rotary | Multiple Scholarships | Kevin | Seo | 1000 |
| Lexington Park Rotary | -SCHOLARSHIP FOR STUDY OF MATH | Damanjit | Singh | 1000 |
| Lexington Park Rotary | Multiple Scholarships | Damanjit | Singh | 1000 |
| Lexington Park Rotary | Multiple Scholarships | Cheyenne | Toma | 1000 |
| Lexington Park Rotary | Multiple Scholarships | Robert | Whitney | 1000 |
| Marine Corps Aviation | John Glenn Scholarship | Morgan | Behe | 4000 |
| Marine Corps Aviation | John Glenn Scholarship | Mason | Boyers | 4000 |
| Marine Corps Aviation | John Glenn Scholarship | Cooper | Brotherton | 5000 |
| Marine Corps Aviation | John Glenn Scholarship | Jordan | Campbell | 4000 |
| Marine Corps Aviation | John Glenn Scholarship | Sophie | Chan | 5000 |
| Marine Corps Aviation | John Glenn Scholarship | Jackson | Girard | 4000 |
| Marine Corps Aviation | John Glenn Scholarship | Ezra | Huckabee | 4000 |
| Marine Corps Aviation | John Glenn Scholarship | Alexander | Miller | 4000 |
| Marine Corps Aviation | John Glenn Scholarship | John | Owens | 4000 |
| Marine Corps Aviation | John Glenn Scholarship | Julia | Sullivan | 4000 |
| Marine Corps Aviation | John Glenn Scholarship | Jacob | Weller | 4000 |
| Marine Corps Aviation | John Glenn Scholarship | Robert | Whitney | 4000 |
| Newtowne Players | William E.Scarafia Memorial Scholarship | Hailey | Higgs | 500 |
| Nam Knights Skipjack Chapter | Darrell "Stone Cold" Canter Scholarship | Benjamin | Harms | 2500 |
| Northrop Grumman | Engineering Scholarship | Chijindum | Ebenezar-E | 2000 |
| Northrop Grumman | Engineering Scholarship | Asha | Gaines | 2000 |
| Northrop Grumman | Engineering Scholarship | Amber | Jones | 2000 |
| Northrop Grumman | Engineering Scholarship | Michelle | Lin | 2000 |
| Northrop Grumman | Engineering Scholarship | Joan | Popoola | 2000 |
| Raley, Watts, O'Neill, Chris King | Academy of Finance | Damanjit | Singh | 1000 |
| Raley, Watts, O'Neill, Chris King | Academy of Finance | Victoria | Zacher | 1000 |
| SMC Business, Education and Community Alliance | BECA Scholarship | Alaysha | Davis | 1000 |
| SMC Business, Education and Community Alliance | BECA Scholarship | Gavin | Daye | 1000 |
| SMC Business, Education and Community Alliance | BECA Scholarship | Avery | Hill | 1000 |
| SMC Business, Education and Community Alliance | BECA Scholarship | Jasmin | McGhee | 1000 |
| SMC Business, Education and Community Alliance | BECA Scholarship | Taliyah | Washington | 1000 |
| SMC Business, Education and Community Alliance | BECA Scholarship | Kimani | Watkins | 1000 |
| SMC Business, Education and Community Alliance | BECA Scholarship | Lillian | Yeatman | 1000 |
| SMC Business, Education and Community Alliance | BECA Scholarship | Victoria | Zacher | 1000 |
| Smith Family | William Smith Scholarship Award | Devin | Winder | 250 |
| Southern Maryland Pan Hellenic Council | SCMPHC Scholarship | Holland | Henderson-Boyer | 500 |
| Southern Maryland Pan Hellenic Council | SCMPHC Scholarship | Kimani | Watkins | 500 |
| St. Mary’s County Farm Bureau | Non-Agricultural Scholarship | Sara | VanRyswick | 500 |
| St. Mary's County Bar Association | Scholarship | Cheyenne | Toma | 1000 |
| St. Mary's County Bar Association | Scholarship | Madolyn | Mandeville | 1000 |
| St. Mary's County Chamber of Commerce | Scholarship | Caleb | Bryan | 1000 |
| St. Mary's County Garden Club | Scholarship | Danielle | Fellner | 1000 |
| SMC Metropolitan Commission | Scholarship for the Education and Training of Children of Employees | Nicole | Gray | 1760 |
| SMC Metropolitan Commission | Scholarship for the Education and Training of Children of Employees | Kaiah | Warring | 1760 |
| SMC Metropolitan Commission | Scholarship for the Education and Training of Children of Employees | Robert | Miller | 1760 |
| St. Mary's County Public Schools Retirees Assc. | SMCPSRA Scholarship | Bridget | Knott | 1000 |
| St. Mary's County Public Schools Retirees Assc. | SMCPSRA Scholarship | Caleb | Bryan | 1000 |
| Stephen's Fund | Memorial Scholarship | Allyson | Carson | 1000 |
| Stephen's Fund | Memorial Scholarship | Brooke | Henderson | 1000 |
| Stephen's Fund | Memorial Scholarship | Madolyn | Mandeville | 1000 |
| Tarleton-Garner Family | Tarleton Agricultural and Environmental Scholarship | Danielle | Fellner | 2000 |
| Tarleton-Garner Family | Garner Visual and Performing Arts Scholarship | Hailey | Higgs | 2000 |
| Tarleton-Garner Family | Tarleton Agricultural and Environmental Scholarship | Sinclair | Strong | 2000 |
| Tau Lambda Lambda | Scholarship | Nakiyah | Brooks | 1000 |
| Tau Lambda Lambda | Scholarship | Israel | Cheatham | 1000 |
| Tau Lambda Lambda | Scholarship | Chijindum | Ebenezar-E | 1000 |
| Tau Lambda Lambda | Scholarship | Sinclair | Strong | 1000 |
| Tau Lambda Lambda | Scholarship | Kimani | Watkins | 1000 |
| Tri-County (MD) Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. | Tri-County Maryland Scholarship | Nakiyah | Brooks | 1000 |
| Tri-County (MD) Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. | The Zandra Isaac Book Scholarship | Sherice | Daye | 500 |
| Tri-County (MD) Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. | Dr. Elvear Johnson Scholarship | Leric | Scriber | 1000 |
| Tri-County (MD) Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. | The Zandra Isaac Book Scholarship | Kevin | Seo | 500 |
| Tri-County (MD) Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. | The Zandra Isaac Book Scholarship | Sinclair | Strong | 500 |
| Tri-County (MD) Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. | The Zandra Isaac Book Scholarship | Alicia | Yang | 500 |
| The Woman's Club of St. Mary's County | Scholarship | Kevin | Seo | 2000 |
| The Woman's Club of St. Mary's County | Scholarship | Leric | Scriber | 2000 |
| The Woman's Club of St. Mary's County | Scholarship | Alicia | Yang | 2000 |
| Women in Defense | Chesapeake Bay Chapter Scholarship | Michelle | Lin | 1000 |
| Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated - Beta Alpha Beta Zeta Chapter | Book Scholarship | Nakiyah | Brooks | 250 |
| Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated - Beta Alpha Beta Zeta Chapter | Book Scholarship | Sherice | Daye | 250 |
| Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated - Beta Alpha Beta Zeta Chapter | Beta Alpha Beta Zeta Chapter Scholarship | Asha | Gaines | 500 |
| Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated - Beta Alpha Beta Zeta Chapter | Mary F. Williams Scholarship | Leric | Scriber | 1000 |
| Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated - Beta Alpha Beta Zeta Chapter | Book Scholarship | Alicia | Yang | 250 |
DONATE to help students achieve their dreams
Please help support the work that BECA does in St. Mary's County. All money received goes directly to fund scholarships for St. Mary's County students.
1. Use this link to donate online. CLICK TO DONATE WITH A CREDIT CARD. Or, send a check to BECA, P.O. Box 153, Leonardtown, MD 20650.
2. Sign up for Amazon Smile. It's easy and a percentage of every dollar you spend goes to BECA. Use the link at the right. Then, go to smile.amazon.com every time you shop. It's super easy.
ABOUT BECA
BECA is the St. Mary's County Business, Education, and Community Alliance. BECA works to help students from St. Mary's County achieve their higher education goals. We provide the St. Mary's County Common Scholarship Application with more than $200,000 in local scholarships.
Want to help make a difference while you shop in the Amazon app, at no extra cost to you? Simply follow the instructions below to select "St Marys County Business Education and Community Alliance Inc" as your charity and activate AmazonSmile in the app. They'll donate a portion of your eligible mobile app purchases to us. This is one of the sources of income that allows BECA funds eight to 20 $1000 scholarships per year.
How it works:
1. Open the Amazon app on your phone
2. Select the main menu (=) & tap on "AmazonSmile" within Programs & Features
3. Select "St Marys County Business Education and Community Alliance Inc" as your charity
4. Follow the on-screen instructions to activate AmazonSmile in the mobile app