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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".07" citation="COMAR 13B.08.05.07" title_num="13B" subtitle_num="08" chapter_num="05" heading="Awarding Procedures.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>A Delegate shall inform the Office of Student Financial Assistance (OSFA) when the Delegate has selected a recipient.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>OSFA shall provide the Delegate with demographic student information of students assigned in their district. The Delegate is required to notify OSFA of their method of awarding and how the awards will be administered for the year.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>If the Delegate requests that OSFA make awards on their behalf, student awards shall be determined based on eligibility criteria outlined in Regulation .02 of this chapter.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>For each recipient selected, the delegate shall provide OSFA with written notification of the student’s:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Full name;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Social Security number;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Date of birth;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Address;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Award amount;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Name of school attending; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>Enrollment status.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>Upon receipt of the information in §D of this regulation, OSFA shall officially notify the student of the award offer.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>An award recipient shall accept the Delegate award online through the Maryland College Aid Processing System (MDCAPS) within the time frame established by OSFA.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>An award that is cancelled due to the lack of a timely response shall be reinstated upon written request provided that funds are available.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="H.">
    <text>A Delegate may choose to utilize an outside organization in determining scholarship awards under the following provisions:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The organization shall adhere to all pertinent statutory and regulatory provisions;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>OSFA shall send all information concerning applicants and the awarding of scholarship funds directly to the Delegate, who shall forward the information to the outside organization to recommend awards;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The organization shall forward the names of all students recommended for an award to the Delegate’s office for approval;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>The Delegate shall forward all students selected for award to OSFA for processing; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>The outside organization may not share any student information with any party other than the Delegate.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>