Opening Date: The 2025-2026 academic year application opens April 15, 2025. 

Closing Date: The 2025-2026 academic year application will close on February 21, 2026. 

Notification Date: While specific notification dates are not provided, applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, and applicants are advised to submit all required materials promptly to ensure timely processing. 

Individuals who received a graduate, professional, or undergraduate degree from a public college or university in the State and now working as a police officer or probation agent for at least 2 years.

“Police Officer” meaning those that are authorized to enforce general criminal laws of state and are a member of one of law agencies listed under the additional information section.

“Probation agent” meaning an individual serving as a parole and probation 

agent, supervisor (that supervise a caseload of individuals sentenced to a period of supervision via the Courts (Probation) or Maryland Parole Commission (Parole/Mandatory Release).They do not have any employees reporting to them.,) or regional administrator for the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services.

Applicants must submit the online application through the MHEC One App in MDCAPS by visiting https://mdcaps.mhec.state.md.us. The online application and all required documents must be submitted to the Office of Student Financial Assistance by the closing date.

*Note:  All required documents will be requested and submitted online through each applicant's MDCAPS account.

Applicants must submit the following documentation by the established deadline:

•Student Maryland Signed Income Tax Return

      The annual gross salary cannot exceed $85,000.  If married, your annual gross salary cannot

         exceed $85,000, and your combined salaries cannot exceed $170,000.

•Employment Verification form

      Document the applicant’s employment at an eligible law enforcement or agency

•Lender Verification Form

      Document the applicant’s loan debt

•Documentation of Degree Completion

      Applicants are required to provide documentation of degree completion from a graduate, profession, or undergraduate degree from a public college or university in Maryland.

A recipient is eligible to receive a renewal award for up to three years.

 

Recipients of lock-in awards are required to submit annual employment, lender, and tax documentation by the established deadline for each year that they received funding Failure to submit required documentation by the deadline or failure to report changes in your employment status and/or salary level throughout the service/award years will make you ineligible for the award.

Applicants are required to remain employed as probation agent or police officer at an eligible law enforcement agency throughout the application cycle.

Awards in the MLARP Police Officer program shall be determined by the applicant's overall reported debt at the time of application as follows:

 The award is calculated with the applicants annual salary (*) % of the loan debt. The percentage of the

loan debt is based on the applicant’s annual salary.

                        Total Debt                       Percentage of loan Debt to be paid

                        Below $15,000:                                             10%

                        $15,000-$40,000:                                         20%

                        $40,000- $75,000:                                       30%

                        Over $75,000:                                               40%
 *Payment amount cannot exceed total debt; amount will be adjusted.

For Example: If John Does annual salary is $64,000 and the loan debt is between $15K - $40K; the formula

would be $64000 (*) .20 = $12800.

The award would be $12,800

​The Maryland Loan Assistance Repayment Program for Police and Parole Agents regulations have been published online under the Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR). (TBA)