2025 RSP/DCP Scholarship Opportunity

If you participate in and contribute to the City 401(a)Retirement Savings Plan or the 457(b)Deferred Compensation Plan, your high school graduate could win $2,500 for college!

Nationwide and the City of Baltimore’s Retirement Savings Plan(RSP) and Deferred Compensation Plan (DCP) will award college scholarships – each worth $2,500 – to four high school graduating seniors whose parents or grandparents participate in the 401(a) Retirement Savings Plan and/or 457(b) Deferred Compensation Plan.

Eligibility Requirements

• Applicant must be a high school senior, legal U.S. resident. 
• Applicant should be a 2025 high school graduate ONLY.
• Applicant’s parent or grandparent must be actively contributing to the 401(a) Retirement Savings Plan or 457(b) Deferred Compensation Plan.
• Application and accompanying essay must be completed by graduate.
• *Immediate family members of ERS, DCP or RSP Board and staff are not eligible to apply*

Application Process

• Application packet should be submitted as one PDF document.This includes both the application AND associated essay. Document should be titled with the name of the student. Example: JohnDoeScholarship.pdf.
• Application should be legibly handwritten or typed. Essay response should not exceed allotted space.
• Applications are due by August 17, 2025. Incomplete and late submissions will not be considered. Applicants will be notified of application status via letter and email beginning August 31, 2025.
• Submit completed application packet to Brittney Keys at RSPDept@bcers.org. Applications should be submitted directly by the student.
• Due to the overwhelming number of responses, we are unable to respond to inquiries regarding application status.

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