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Financial assistance is provided as a scholarship that does not need to be repaid if the post-completion service obligation is met; if the obligation is not fulfilled, the award converts to a loan. Renewal recipients receive priority over initial applicants; within groups, applicants are ranked by submission date of their completed application. Applicants not selected are placed on a waitlist pending available funding.","status":{"value":"closed","description":"Closed Oct 15, 2026"},"source":"https://mhec.maryland.gov/preparing/Pages/24-25-Charles-Riley.aspx","funding":{"details":"Annual award of at least 50% of the student's actual annual tuition and mandatory fees at an eligible institution. The award may not exceed the annual tuition and mandatory fees of a resident undergraduate student at a 2-year or 4-year public institution within the University System of Maryland (excluding UMGC and UMB), up to $28,000 combined with other State awards. Per statute, the award may be up to 100% of annual tuition and fees at the highest-cost 2-year MD public institution, or up to 50% at the highest-cost 4-year USM public institution (excluding UMGC and UMB). Awards are renewable for up to five years total (full-time) or eight years (part-time). The scholarship does not have to be repaid unless the post-completion service obligation is not fulfilled, in which case the award converts to a service-obligation loan. Recipients must electronically sign a Promissory Note and Employment Obligation Agreement in MDCAPS before receiving payment. Renewal recipients receive priority over initial applicants; within groups, applicants are ranked by submission date of their completed application. 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