Financial Assistance Options

Financial Assistance
Shawntay's School of Creative Nails offers payment plans for all locations:
PRICES EFFECTIVE MAY 2025
WEEKLY PAYMENT PLAN = $150.00 WITH $1.250.00 DEPOSIT
MONTHLY PAYMENT PLAN = $935.00 WITH $1,250.00 DEPOSIT
Maryland Senatorial Scholarship (via Maryland Higher Education Commission
Covers students at private career schools in Maryland pursuing a post-secondary credential.Must be a Maryland resident; applies to private career schools as well as 2-year/4-year institutions.
Maryland Workforce Development Sequence Scholarship
Designed for certificate / non-credit programs (job skills / licensure) — relevant for vocational training like nail technician programs. Must be a Maryland resident or MD high-school graduate; award capped (e.g., up to ~$2,000) per sequence.
General Maryland state grants & scholarship
For other programs your students might qualify for (including trade/skills programs) via MHEC.
Cosmetology- / career school-specific scholarships
(national/institutional)While not strictly Maryland-state programs, these may also help your students and can be advertised alongside the state ones for full support. AACS -+1
Edward T. and Mary A. Conroy Memorial Scholarship
Helps Maryland residents who are military members, public safety workers (like firefighters, police officers), or their family members.
It gives money for tuition and fees at approved Maryland schools.
Jean B. Cryor Memorial Scholarship
Helps children or surviving spouses of Maryland school employees who were killed or permanently disabled by violence on the job.
Also gives financial help for school costs.
