# Education (GED)

## Title 18. Student Financial Assistance

### Subtitle 35. Cybersecurity Public Service Scholarship Program

#### Section 18-3503

(a) The Office shall administer the Program.

(b) An individual may apply to the Office for a scholarship under this subtitle if the individual:

  (1) Is eligible for in-State tuition;

  (2) Except as provided in subsection (f) of this section, is a student who:

    (i) Is enrolled full-time at an eligible institution in an approved degree or certificate program that is directly relevant to cybersecurity; and

    (ii) Is within 3 years of graduation from the individual's degree or certificate program;

  (3) Has maintained a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale; and

  (4)

    (i) Has not received a federal CyberCorps Scholarship for Service; or

    (ii) Has applied for but has not received a federal CyberCorps Scholarship for Service.

(c) A scholarship award under this subtitle may be used at any eligible institution to pay for education expenses as defined by the Office, including:

  (1) Tuition and mandatory fees; and

  (2) Room and board.

(d) A scholarship recipient shall maintain a grade point average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.

(e) Except as provided in subsection (f) of this section, each recipient of a scholarship under this subtitle may hold the award for 3 years of full-time study.

(f)

  (1) Beginning with the 2023-2024 Program application period, a part-time student may apply to the Office for a scholarship under this subtitle in accordance with regulations adopted by the Office.

  (2) Each recipient of a scholarship under this subtitle may hold the award for 6 years if the recipient:

    (i) Is a part-time student;

    (ii) Continues to be eligible for in-State tuition under this article; and

    (iii) Continues to be a student at the institution and takes at least 6 semester hours of courses each semester leading to a degree or certificate that is directly relevant to cybersecurity.

  (3) The Office shall determine an award amount that is appropriately prorated for the part-time status of the student.

  (4) On or before January 1, 2023, the Office shall adopt regulations to administer the Program for part-time students.

(g) The Department shall provide information on the Program to high school students who participate in career and technology education programs related to cybersecurity.

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