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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" citation="COMAR 13B.08.22.03" title_num="13B" subtitle_num="08" chapter_num="22" heading="Private Eligible Institutions.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Participation Agreements.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A private nonprofit institution of higher education that is an eligible institution under Education Article, §18-2201(b)(2), Annotated Code of Maryland, shall annually notify the Commission of its agreement to provide matching grants to students, pursuant to §B of this regulation, by submitting a Participation Agreement to the Office pursuant to this section.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The Participation Agreement in §A(1) of this regulation shall be in a form prescribed by the Office, which will be provided annually to all private nonprofit institutions of higher education in the State no later than February 1.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Participation Agreements shall be submitted annually to the Office no later than March 1. A student at an institution that did not timely submit a Participation Agreement will not be considered for an initial award by the Office.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>The names of the institutions that timely submitted a Participation Agreement to the Office each year shall be displayed on the Commission website and the scholarship application form.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Matching Grants.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>During an initial participation year, an institution shall provide a matching grant to:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>A student who receives an initial award from the Office for that year; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>A transfer student who receives a renewal award for that year, if it is the student’s first year attending the institution.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>If a student received a matching grant during an initial participation year, the institution shall provide a matching grant to the student for each year in which the student:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Remains enrolled at the institution; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Receives a renewal award under this chapter.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>A matching grant under §B(2) of this regulation shall be provided regardless of whether the institution has submitted a Participation Agreement for that year.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>The amount of a matching grant shall be equal to the amount of the initial or renewal award received by the student from the Office.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Repayment.</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>An institution is not prohibited from requiring repayment of a matching grant if the student fails to meet any scholarship requirements set forth in Education Article, Title 18, Subtitle 22, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>An institution shall notify a student of all institutional repayment requirements prior to the student’s acceptance of a scholarship award under this chapter.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>An institution shall be solely responsible for administration of any repayment obligation.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>