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<section article="ged" article_name="Education" number="18-3902" title_number="18" title_name="Student Financial Assistance" subtitle_number="39" subtitle_name="Pilot Program for Human Services Careers Scholarship">
  <level label="a">
    <text>There is a Pilot Program for Human Services Careers Scholarship.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The purpose of the Scholarship is to provide tuition assistance to students who are enrolled in a program at an eligible institution that will enable the student to obtain a credential or degree that is necessary to work in or further a career in a targeted position in the Department of Human Services.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>A Scholarship recipient shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Be a Maryland resident or a graduate of a Maryland high school;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Be accepted for admission or currently enrolled at an eligible institution in a program that will enable the recipient to obtain a credential or degree that is necessary to work in or further a career in a targeted position in the Department of Human Services;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Enter into a written agreement with the Commission, in the form and manner prescribed by the Office, to meet the conditions of the Scholarship under this subtitle;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>Maintain a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale or its equivalent; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>Satisfy any additional criteria established by the Office or the Department of Human Services.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The annual scholarship award shall be 100% of the equivalent annual tuition and mandatory fees at the eligible institution.</text>
  </level>
</section>
