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§ 18-2504. Amount and duration of Scholarship

West's Annotated Code of MarylandEducationEffective: July 1, 2014

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 25. HOPE for Nontraditional Students--2+2 Transfer Scholarship Program (Refs & Annos)
Effective: July 1, 2014
MD Code, Education, § 18-2504
§ 18-2504. Amount and duration of Scholarship
Currentness
Annual amount
(a)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the annual amount of the 2+2 Transfer Scholarship awarded under this subtitle shall be $1,000.
(2) For a student who enrolls in a science, teaching, engineering, computer science, mathematics, or nursing program at a public senior higher education institution or a private nonprofit institution of higher education in the State, the annual amount of the 2+2 Transfer Scholarship awarded under this subtitle shall be $2,000.
Use of Scholarship
(b) A 2+2 Transfer Scholarship may be used for tuition and mandatory fees for 3 years of study, or six semesters of study, whichever is longer.
Qualifications of recipients
(c) To retain a 2+2 Transfer Scholarship, the recipient shall:
(1) Remain a resident of the State;
(2) Continue to be enrolled as an undergraduate student in a degree program at a public senior higher education institution or a private nonprofit institution of higher education in the State;
(3) Maintain a 2.5 grade point average on a 4.0 scale each academic year the individual is enrolled at a public senior higher education institution or a private nonprofit institution of higher education in the State or provide evidence satisfactory to the Office of extenuating circumstances; and
(4) Maintain the standards of the eligible institution that the individual attends.

Credits

Added by Acts 2000, c. 606, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2000. Amended by Acts 2011, c. 277, § 1, eff. June 1, 2011; Acts 2014, c. 339, § 1, eff. July 1, 2014; Acts 2014, c. 340, § 1, eff. July 1, 2014.
MD Code, Education, § 18-2504, MD EDUC § 18-2504
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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