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<section article="ged" article_name="Education" number="18-2303" title_number="18" title_name="Student Financial Assistance" subtitle_number="23" subtitle_name="Maryland Hope Scholarships">
  <text>Each recipient of a Maryland HOPE Scholarship shall:</text>
  <level label="1">
    <text>Be accepted for admission in a regular undergraduate program at an eligible institution in the State;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="2">
    <text>Be a resident of the State;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="3">
    <text>Earn an overall grade point average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale or its equivalent after completion of the first semester of the senior year;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="4">
    <text>Begin attending an eligible institution within 2 years of completing high school or, failing to do so, provide evidence satisfactory to the Office of extenuating circumstances;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="5">
    <text>Enroll as a full-time student at an eligible institution;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="6">
    <text>Have an annual total family income of $95,000 or below;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="7">
    <text>Accept any other conditions attached to the award; and</text>
  </level>
  <level label="8">
    <text>Satisfy any additional criteria the Maryland Higher Education Commission may establish.</text>
  </level>
</section>
