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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".07" citation="COMAR 13B.08.03.07" title_num="13B" subtitle_num="08" chapter_num="03" heading="Renewal.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>An award shall be automatically renewed on an annual basis, pending the annual submission of a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) application, up to a maximum of 5 years of full-time study or 8 years of part-time study if sufficient funding is available and the student:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Continues to meet all of the eligibility requirements set forth in Regulation .02 of this chapter;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Maintains satisfactory academic progress at the institution attended; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Maintains a grade point average of at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>An award shall be canceled if the recipient fails to meet and maintain each eligibility requirement.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>A recipient who is academically ineligible shall forfeit the award and may reapply as an initial applicant in a subsequent award year if they meet and maintain each eligibility requirement.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>A student transferring from one institution to another may continue to receive the award if the student meets all of the scholarship eligibility requirements.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>