§ 18-604. Douglas J. J. Peters Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship
West's Annotated Code of MarylandEducationEffective: April 25, 2024
West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Education (Refs & Annos)
Division III. Higher Education [Titles 10-20] (Refs & Annos)
Title 18. Student Financial Assistance (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 6. Scholarships for Military and Public Safety Personnel and Their Dependents and the Dependents of Certain School Employees (Refs & Annos)
Effective: April 25, 2024
MD Code, Education, § 18-604
§ 18-604. Douglas J. J. Peters Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship
(a) For purposes of this section, an individual served in the Afghanistan or Iraq conflict if the individual was a member of the uniformed services of the United States who served in:
(b) There is a Douglas J. J. Peters Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship.
(c) An individual may apply to the Office for a scholarship under this section if the individual:
(d) A scholarship awarded under this section may supplement, but is not contingent on, any federal education benefits for which a recipient qualifies as a result of an individual's military service or status as a dependent of a member of the armed forces or of a veteran of the armed forces.
(e)(1) Each scholarship may be used, at any eligible institution, to pay for educational expenses as defined by the Office, including:
(2) The annual amount of a scholarship may not exceed 50% of the equivalent annual tuition, mandatory fees, and room and board of a resident undergraduate student at the 4-year public institution of higher education within the University System of Maryland, other than the University of Maryland Global Campus and University of Maryland, Baltimore Campus, with the highest annual expenses for a full-time resident undergraduate.
(f) A scholarship recipient shall maintain a grade point average of at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale.
(g) Each recipient of a scholarship under this section may hold the award for 5 years of full-time study or 8 years of part-time study.
(h)(1) A scholarship recipient is not required to submit an application for federal or State financial aid.
(i)(1) The Office may not award an initial scholarship to an individual after June 30, 2030.
(j) A Senator or Delegate may authorize the Office to award all or a portion of the funds authorized under Subtitles 4 and 5 of this title to eligible recipients of scholarships awarded under this section.
(k)(1) Funds for the Douglas J. J. Peters Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship shall be as provided in the annual budget of the Commission by the Governor.
Credits
Added by Acts 2006, c. 290, § 1, eff. June 1, 2006. Amended by Acts 2008, c. 604, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2008; Acts 2012, c. 66, § 1, eff. April 10, 2012; Acts 2012, c. 475, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2012; Acts 2013, c. 172, § 1, eff. July 1, 2013; Acts 2016, c. 25, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2016; Acts 2019, c. 8, § 5; Acts 2019, c. 40, § 7, eff. July 1, 2019; Acts 2020, c. 267, § 1, eff. July 1, 2020; Acts 2022, c. 23, § 1, eff. July 1, 2022; Acts 2023, c. 733, § 1, eff. July 1, 2023; Acts 2023, c. 734, § 1, eff. July 1, 2023; Acts 2024, c. 176, § 1, eff. April 25, 2024.
MD Code, Education, § 18-604, MD EDUC § 18-604
Current through legislation effective through May 9, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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