Section 18-306 – Duration of Award
(a) Subject to the provisions of subsection (c) of this section, each recipient of a Delegate Howard P. Rawlings Educational Excellence Award may hold the award for 4 years if the recipient: (1) Continues to be a resident of this State; (2) Continues to be a full–time student at an eligible institution and takes at least 12 semester […]
Section 18-307 – How Awarded
(a) Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, the Office shall compile and certify lists for the entire State that rank applicants by financial need. (b) All funds for annual initial grants shall be awarded from the statewide list on the basis of greatest financial need. (c) On or before May 1 of each year, the […]
Section 18-308 – Reciprocal Scholarship Agreements With Other States
(a) In this section, “school” means an institution that meets the requirements of § 18–305(a)(1) of this subtitle. (b) The Office may enter into reciprocal scholarship agreements with other states. However, the Office shall give priority to entering into reciprocal agreements with contiguous and nearby states. (c) If scholarships are awarded to students for use in schools in […]
Section 18-309 – Payment of Award; Schedule of Reductions; Retention of Unused Grants
(a) For any fiscal year, if the funds appropriated for the Delegate Howard P. Rawlings Educational Excellence Award Program are insufficient to satisfy fully all awards as calculated under § 18–304 of this subtitle, the amount paid to each recipient of a Delegate Howard P. Rawlings Educational Excellence Award shall be a percentage of that award, […]
Section 18-310 – Educational Excellence Fund
(a) Funds for the Delegate Howard P. Rawlings Educational Excellence Award Program shall be as provided in the annual budget of the Commission by the Governor. (b) (1) In this section, “Fund” means the Educational Excellence Fund. (2) There is an Educational Excellence Fund in the Commission. (3) The Commission shall administer the Fund. (4) The Fund is a special, nonlapsing […]
Section 18-301 – Delegate Howard P. Rawlings Program of Educational Excellence Awards Established
(a) There is a Delegate Howard P. Rawlings Program of Educational Excellence Awards in this State that are awarded under this subtitle. (b) The Program shall consist of the following types of awards: (1) Guaranteed Access Grants that are awarded to the neediest students to ensure that 100 percent of educational costs, as defined by regulations adopted by […]
Section 18-302 – Publicity
The Office of Student Financial Assistance shall publicize the availability of Delegate Howard P. Rawlings Educational Excellence Awards.
Section 18-303 – Qualifications of Recipient
(a) Subject to subsection (e) of this section, each recipient of a Delegate Howard P. Rawlings Educational Excellence Award shall: (1) Be accepted for admission in the regular undergraduate program at an eligible institution or be enrolled in a 2–year associate degree program in which the course work is acceptable for transfer credit for an accredited baccalaureate […]
Section 18-303.1 – Next Generation Scholars of Maryland Program
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “Fund” means the Next Generation Scholars of Maryland Program Fund. (3) “Program” means the Next Generation Scholars of Maryland Program. (b) The Department, in collaboration with the Commission, county boards of education, county superintendents, and institutions of higher education, shall administer the Next Generation Scholars of Maryland […]
Section 18-303.2 – Eligibility for Award
Notwithstanding § 18–303(a)(2) of this subtitle, an individual is eligible for an award under this subtitle if the individual is eligible for in–State tuition under this article.