Each year, the Office shall select eligible students and offer a scholarship to each student selected to be used at an eligible institution of the student’s choice. A recipient of the Maryland Police Officers, Probation Agents, and Correctional Officers Scholarship shall: Be a Maryland resident or have graduated from a Maryland high school; Be accepted for admission or currently enrolled at an eligible institution as a full–time or part–time undergraduate or graduate student pursuing a course of study, program, or certificate that would further the recipient’s career; Sign a letter of intent to perform the service obligation on completion of the recipient’s required studies; and Satisfy any additional criteria the Commission may establish. A current police officer, probation agent, or correctional officer shall be eligible for a Maryland Police Officers, Probation Agents, and Correctional Officers Scholarship if they meet the eligibility criteria under subsection (b) of this section.