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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" citation="COMAR 13B.08.20.03" title_num="13B" subtitle_num="08" chapter_num="20" heading="Student Eligibility.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Subject to the State budget, the Office annually shall determine a student’s eligibility to receive a scholarship.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>An applicant is eligible for a scholarship if the applicant:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Is enrolled full-time or part-time at an eligible institution in a cybersecurity program;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Has earned a minimum of 25 percent of the credits required to complete the cybersecurity program;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Has maintained a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Has not received a federal CyberCorps Scholarship for Service, regardless of whether the applicant has applied for a federal CyberCorps Scholarship for Service;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Either:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Attends a public eligible institution, and has been determined eligible for in-State tuition by the institution; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>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</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Timely files an application and any required supporting documentation with the Office.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>