# COMAR Title 13B — Maryland Higher Education Commission

## Subtitle 08 — Financial Aid

### Chapter 20 — Cybersecurity Public Service Scholarship Program

#### Regulation .03 Student Eligibility.

*COMAR 13B.08.20.03*

A. Subject to the State budget, the Office annually shall determine a student’s eligibility to receive a scholarship.

B. An applicant is eligible for a scholarship if the applicant:

  (1) Is enrolled full-time or part-time at an eligible institution in a cybersecurity program;

  (2) Has earned a minimum of 25 percent of the credits required to complete the cybersecurity program;

  (3) Has maintained a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale;

  (4) Has not received a federal CyberCorps Scholarship for Service, regardless of whether the applicant has applied for a federal CyberCorps Scholarship for Service;

  (5) Either:

    (a) Attends a public eligible institution, and has been determined eligible for in-State tuition by the institution; or

    (b) Attends a private nonprofit eligible institution, and would qualify for in-State tuition under the provisions of Education Article, Title 15, Annotated Code of Maryland; and

  (6) Timely files an application and any required supporting documentation with the Office.