# Education (GED)

## Title 18. Student Financial Assistance

### Subtitle 25. Hope for Nontraditional Students -- 2+2 Transfer Scholarship Program

#### Section 18-2501

There is a 2+2 Transfer Scholarship Program in the State under which scholarships are awarded under this subtitle.

#### Section 18-2502

A 2+2 Transfer Scholarship awarded under this subtitle may be used only at a public senior higher education institution or a private nonprofit institution of higher education in the State.

#### Section 18-2503

To qualify for a 2+2 Transfer Scholarship, an applicant shall:

(1) Be a resident of the State;

(2) Be a student at a community college in the State;

(3) Maintain a cumulative 2.5 grade point average on a 4.0 scale while a student at a community college in the State;

(4) Have earned an associate's degree from a community college in the State by the end of the semester in which the applicant plans to transfer;

(5) Be accepted for admission in a degree program at a public senior higher education institution or a private nonprofit institution of higher education in the State;

(6) Intend to enroll in a public senior higher education institution or a private nonprofit institution of higher education in the State in order to complete a bachelor's degree program;

(7) On or after the fall semester of 2014, enroll as a full-time student in a public senior higher education institution or a private nonprofit institution of higher education in the State by the fall semester following completion of the associate's degree;

(8) In the case of an individual who is required to register with the Selective Service System, have complied with the registration requirement;

(9) Have completed the federal Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA);

(10) Have demonstrated financial need, defined by the Commission; and

(11) Accept any other conditions or satisfy any additional criteria that the Commission or the Office may establish.

#### Section 18-2504

(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.

(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.

(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.

#### Section 18-2505

On or before July 1 of each year, the Office shall send to each member of the Maryland General Assembly a list of individuals in each legislative district to whom 2+2 Transfer Scholarships are awarded.

#### Section 18-2506

The Office shall publicize the availability of 2+2 Transfer Scholarships under this subtitle.

#### Section 18-2507

(a) Funding for the Program shall be as provided in the State budget.

(b) If the State budget does not include at least $2,000,000 for the 2+2 Transfer Scholarship Program in any fiscal year, funds shall be transferred from the Need-based Student Financial Assistance Fund, established under Sec. 18-107 of this title, in an amount that provides a total of at least $2,000,000 to make awards under the 2+2 Transfer Scholarship Program each year.

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Md. Code Ann., Educ. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)