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Ch. 487
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2005 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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3. Maintains a grade point average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0
scale or its equivalent; and
4. Makes satisfactory progress toward the nursing degree or
diploma according to the standards of the eligible institution attended.
(3) (i) For a nursing student enrolled in a nursing program, including
mandatory summer academic sessions that are a required part of the approved
curriculum, the nursing scholarship awarded under this section shall be in the
amount of tuition and fees not to exceed $4,500 per calendar year.
(ii) Each award shall be renewable on an annual basis up to a
maximum amount of $12,000, if the recipient:
1. Remains a resident of the State;
2. Enrolls in a nursing program at an eligible institution;
3. Maintains a grade point average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0
scale or its equivalent; and
4. Makes satisfactory progress toward the nursing degree or
diploma according to the standards of the eligible institution attended.
(c) Each recipient of the nursing scholarship awarded under this section shall:
(1) Be a nursing student;
(2) Have a grade point average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale or its
equivalent;
(3) Be selected by the Office on a competitive basis from among the
qualified applicants based on academic criteria established by the Commission; and
(4) Perform the service obligation AS IN A:
(I) FULL-TIME NURSE POSITION AT A RATE OF 1 YEAR FOR EACH
YEAR THAT THE RECIPIENT RECEIVES A GRANT AWARDED UNDER THIS SUBTITLE;
OR
(II) PART-TIME NURSE POSITION AT A RATE OF 2 YEARS FOR EACH
YEAR THAT THE RECIPIENT RECEIVES A GRANT AWARDED UNDER THIS SUBTITLE.
(D) NOTWITHSTANDING § 18-701(B) AND (C) OF THIS SUBTITLE, THE
COMMISSION MAY AWARD A NURSING SCHOLARSHIP UNDER THIS SECTION TO A
NURSING STUDENT ATTENDING AN OUT-OF-STATE ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION IF:
(1) THE NURSING STUDENT PROVIDES THE COMMISSION WITH A COPY
OF A LETTER THAT THE NURSING STUDENT RECEIVED FROM THE IN-STATE
ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION INDICATING THAT THE NURSING STUDENT'S APPLICATION
WAS ACCEPTED AND DEFERRED DUE TO A LACK OF CAPACITY; AND
(2) THE COMMISSION VERIFIES. BASED ON INFORMATION PROVIDED TO
THE COMMISSION BY THE INSTITUTION, THAT THERE IS A LACK OF CAPACITY AT THE
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