Regulation .03 Eligibility.
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To be eligible for a Conroy-Cryor scholarship, an individual shall:
A.
Be a resident of Maryland at the time of the application or have been a resident of Maryland when an event described in §C of this regulation occurred;
B.
Be accepted for admission or enrolled in:
(1)
The regular undergraduate, graduate, or professional program at a Maryland postsecondary institution;
(2)
A 2-year terminal certificate program in which the course work is acceptable for transfer credit for an accredited baccalaureate program in an eligible institution; or
(3)
A private career school; and
C.
Qualify under at least one of the following conditions:
(1)
Be at least 16 years old and the child of a member of the armed forces who:
(a)
Died as a result of military service after December 7, 1941;
(b)
Suffered a service connected 100 percent permanent disability after December 7, 1942; or
(c)
Was declared to be a prisoner of war or missing in action, if that occurred on or after January 1, 1960, as a result of the Vietnam conflict, and if the child was born prior to or while the parent was a prisoner of war or missing in action;
(2)
Be a prisoner of war or missing in action, if that occurred on or after January 1, 1960, as a result of the Vietnam conflict, and a resident of this State at the time the person was declared to be a prisoner of war or missing in action;
(3)
Be either:
(a)
At least 16 years old and the child of any State or local public safety employee killed in the line of duty; or
(b)
The surviving spouse of any State or local public safety employee killed in the line of duty;
(4)
Be either:
(a)
A disabled public safety employee;
(b)
At least 16 years old and the child of a disabled public safety employee who sustains an injury in the line of duty that renders the public safety employee 100 percent disabled; or
(c)
The surviving spouse of a disabled public safety employee who sustains an injury in the line of duty that renders the public safety employee 100 percent disabled;
(5)
Be a veteran, as defined under State Government Article, §9901, Annotated Code of Maryland, who:
(a)
Suffers a service connected disability of 25 percent or greater; and
(b)
Has exhausted or is no longer eligible for federal veterans educational benefits;
(6)
Be the surviving spouse of a member of the armed forces who suffered a service connected 100 percent permanent disability;
(7)
Be at least 16 years old and the child of or the surviving spouse of a victim of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks;
(8)
Be at least 16 years old and the child of a school employee who, as a result of an act of violence:
(a)
Died in the line of duty; or
(b)
Sustained an injury in the line of duty that rendered the school employee 100 percent disabled; or
(9)
Be the surviving spouse of a school employee who, as a result of an act of violence:
(a)
Died in the line of duty; or
(b)
Sustained an injury in the line of duty that rendered the school employee 100 percent disabled.