# COMAR Title 13B — Maryland Higher Education Commission

## Subtitle 08 — Financial Aid

### Chapter 23 — Workforce Development Sequence Scholarship

#### Regulation .09 Distribution of Awards to Students.

*COMAR 13B.08.23.09*

A. Selection Criteria. In determining the selection criteria to be applied to award applicants, a community college:

  (1) Shall ensure that awards are made only to students who are eligible under Regulation .05 of this chapter;

  (2) May not make an award to any student who already has received the award for two workforce development sequences, regardless of the duration, cost, or successful completion of the sequences; and

  (3) May determine the prioritization of awards based upon any of the following criteria:

    (a) The workforce needs of the service area of the institution;

    (b) The availability to the applicant of other funds;

    (c) Whether the student has received the award previously; and

    (d) The order in which applications were submitted by applicants.

B. Compliance with State and Federal Law. A community college shall administer the Workforce Development Sequence Scholarship consistent with State and federal law.

C. Nondiscrimination. A community college may not discriminate against applicants, prospective applicants, or awardees based upon sex, race, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexual orientation, or sexual identity.

D. Reporting to Commission. A community college shall report to the Office annually regarding the selection criteria used by the college under §A of this regulation.