MarylandMaryland adds Eastern Shore students to graduate scholarship eligibility
Starting July 1, 2026, Eastern Shore students in four specified health degree programs may qualify for state scholarships if they meet residency and financial-need rules.
What it does
The University of Maryland Eastern Shore is eligible for this scholarship program for students in four listed health degree programs. Students must meet residency and financial-need rules, and program funds come from the State budget.
Argument forEligible Eastern Shore students may gain another path to scholarship support if they meet the program's residency and financial-need rules.
Argument againstAdding another eligible school could affect how grant money is divided among schools, since the Commission allocates grants based on eligible students enrolled.
More detail
The law adds the University of Maryland Eastern Shore as an eligible school for four listed degree programs. The added eligibility covers Eastern Shore students in a master's program in physician assistant studies or a doctorate in pharmacy, physical therapy, or veterinary medicine. Students must be Maryland residents and show financial need under Commission rules. Program funds come from the State budget. The law takes effect July 1, 2026.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2026
- May 26Approved by the Governor Wes Moore - Chapter 672Became Law
- Apr 8Returned Passed
- Apr 8Third Reading PassedPassed House
- Apr 7Favorable Adopted Second Reading PassedMinor
- Apr 7Favorable Report by AppropriationsMinor
- Mar 30Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m.
- Mar 30Hearing canceled
- Mar 26Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
- Mar 21Referred AppropriationsMinor
- Vote recorded On Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 20Third Reading PassedPassed Senate
- Mar 19Second Reading Passed
- Mar 19Favorable AdoptedMinor
- Mar 18Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentMinor
- Mar 5
- Vote recorded On Third Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 10Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.
- Feb 2First Reading Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentIntroduced
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