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§ 18-406. Duration of scholarship award

West's Annotated Code of MarylandEducationEffective: July 1, 2019

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 4. Senatorial Scholarships (Refs & Annos)
Effective: July 1, 2019
MD Code, Education, § 18-406
§ 18-406. Duration of scholarship award
Currentness
Full-time students
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, each recipient of a senatorial scholarship may hold the scholarship for 4 undergraduate academic years, subject to § 18-406.1 of this subtitle, and 4 graduate academic years if the recipient:
(1) Is a full-time student;
(2) Continues to be eligible for in-State tuition under this article; and
(3) Continues to be a student at the institution and takes at least 12 semester hours of courses as an undergraduate or 9 semester hours of courses as a graduate student each semester leading to a degree.
Part-time students
(b) A recipient of an undergraduate or graduate senatorial scholarship may hold the scholarship, appropriately prorated, for 8 academic years if the recipient:
(1) Is a part-time student;
(2) Continues to be eligible for in-State tuition under this article; and
(3) Continues to be a student at the institution and takes at least 6 semester hours of courses each semester leading to a degree.
Summer school
(c) Any recipient of a senatorial scholarship may use up to one-half of the yearly award for summer school.
Terminal certificate programs
(d) A recipient of a senatorial scholarship who is enrolled in a terminal certificate program as provided in § 18-402(a)(1) of this subtitle may hold the scholarship for 2 years if the recipient is a full-time student and otherwise meets the conditions of subsection (a) of this section, or may hold the scholarship for 4 years if the recipient is a part-time student and otherwise meets the conditions of subsection (b) of this section.
Certificate or license program at a community college
(e) A recipient of a senatorial scholarship who is currently enrolled, or was enrolled within the last 2 years, in a certificate or license program, course, or sequence of courses at a community college that leads to certification or licensure, as provided in § 18-402(a)(3) of this subtitle, may use the scholarship to reimburse educational expenses as defined by the Office under § 18-405(b)(2) of this subtitle.
Private postsecondary proprietary institutions
(f) Each recipient of a senatorial scholarship who is enrolled in a private postsecondary proprietary institution that is accredited by a national accrediting association approved by the United States Department of Education:
(1) May hold the scholarship for the completion of one program if the student otherwise meets the conditions of subsection (a)(1) and (2) of this section; and
(2) Shall complete the program within the length of time prescribed by the institution for the completion of the program.
Active duty in the United States military
(g) A recipient of a senatorial scholarship who is an individual who is on active duty with the United States military and otherwise meets the conditions of subsection (a) or (b) of this section may be domiciled in this State rather than eligible for in-State tuition under this article.

Credits

Added by Acts 1978, c. 22, § 2, eff. July 1, 1978. Amended by Acts 1978, c. 278; Acts 1979, c. 465; Acts 1980, c. 122; Acts 1986, c. 650; Acts 1987, c. 382; Acts 1988, c. 246, § 2, eff. July 1, 1988; Acts 2006, c. 44, § 6, eff. April 8, 2006; Acts 2007, c. 339, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2007; Acts 2015, c. 22, § 1, eff. April 14, 2015; Acts 2016, c. 160, § 1, eff. April 26, 2016; Acts 2017, c. 543, § 1, eff. July 1, 2017; Acts 2018, c. 375, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2018; Acts 2018, c. 376, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2018; Acts 2019, c. 581, § 1, eff. July 1, 2019.
MD Code, Education, § 18-406, MD EDUC § 18-406
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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