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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".06" citation="COMAR 13B.08.12.06" title_num="13B" subtitle_num="08" chapter_num="12" heading="Renewal Awards.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>An initial scholarship award under this chapter may be renewed annually for a maximum of:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Four renewal awards, if the student is enrolled full-time; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Eight renewal awards, if the student is enrolled part-time.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>A student shall be eligible for a renewal award if the student:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Continues to meet the requirements in Regulation .04B(1) and (2) of this chapter; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Except as set forth in §C of this regulation, has achieved and maintained a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Waiver of GPA Requirement Based on Extenuating Circumstances.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A student who has not achieved or maintained the required cumulative GPA shall be eligible to receive a renewal award if the student provides the Office with documentation of extenuating circumstances and the Office determines that the documentation provides sufficient evidence of the extenuating circumstances.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>No later than 30 days after receiving notice of ineligibility for a renewal award, a student requesting a waiver of the GPA requirement shall submit to the Office:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>A letter explaining the extenuating circumstances and why they prevented the student from achieving the required GPA;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Any documentation of the occurrence of the extenuating circumstances;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Any other relevant supporting information; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Any other documents requested by the Office.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Waiver determinations made by the Office are final and not subject to additional review or appeal..</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>