Appeal Type |
Eligible Program(s) |
Appeal Description |
Deadline to Submit Appeal |
Special Financial Circumstance Appeal | Educational Assistance Grant/Guaranteed Access Grant Award/2+2 Transfer Scholarship Programs | If your family has experienced a significant reduction in income, the Office of Student Financial Assistance (OSFA) may be able to reevaluate your financial need based on your 2021 income or your total projected 2022 income.
If your 2020 tax return filed prior to March 11, 2021 includes the non-taxable unemployment amount in your adjusted gross income (AGI), your financial need may be reevaluated.
| May 31, 2022
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Late FAFSA/MSFAA Appeal | Educational Assistance Grant Program or Guaranteed Access Grant Program
| If an applicant does not file the FAFSA/MSFAA by March 1, due to extenuating circumstances, they may appeal to OSFA. | May 15, 2022
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2.5 High School Cumulative Grade Point Average Appeal | Guaranteed Access Grant Program | Students who fail to earn a minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA in high school due to extenuating circumstances and have been denied a Guaranteed Access Grant may appeal this decision. | June 15, 2022
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5th Year Appeal | Guaranteed Access Grant & Educational Assistance Grant Award Programs | The maximum time frame of eligibility for the Guaranteed Access Grant and Educational Assistance Grant is 8 terms. Under certain circumstances students may appeal to receive this award for an additional semester/academic year. | June 15, 2022
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Delayed College Entrance Appeal | Guaranteed Access Grant Program | If an applicant fails to begin college within one year of their high school graduation, they are denied the Guaranteed Access Grant, and my appeal this decision. | June 15, 2022
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3.3 Cumulative GPA Appeal | Teaching Fellows for Maryland Scholarship Program | If a recipient fails to maintain the 3.3 cumulative required grade point average to maintain their renewal award, may appeal if they provide documentation of extenuating circumstances that prevented them from meeting the GPA requirement. | July 15, 2022
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2.5 Cumulative GPA Appeal | Maryland Community College Promise Scholarship Program | If a recipient fails to maintain the 2.5 cumulative required grade point average to maintain their renewal award, may appeal if they provide documentation of extenuating circumstances that prevented them from meeting the GPA requirement. | July 15, 2022
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Allowable Interruptions of Study Appeal
| Maryland Community College Promise Scholarship Program | A recipient receiving the Promise Scholarship who failed to maintain continuous enrollment at the community college due to extenuating circumstances and have been denied a Promise Scholarship may appeal this decision. | July 15, 2022
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Program of Study
| Teaching Fellows for Maryland Scholarship Program | A recipient is enrolled in a course of student or program that requires five years to complete the recipient must provide documentation of the program of study requirements. | August 1,
2022
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Credit Completion Appeal Due to Academic Program | Educational Assistance Grant or Guaranteed Access Grant Award Programs | A recipient must complete 30 credits to renew the full amount of their EA or GA award and a minimum of 24 credits to receive a prorated amount
after the second year of enrollment. A recipient may appeal this requirement if they were enrolled in a specific course or activity (e.g., internship, study abroad, clinical) that prevented them from completing at least 12 credits per term.
The following documents must be completed by the appropriate representative at your institution, and submitted with your appeal request:
Ø Financial Aid Officer Certification Form
| August 1, 2022
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Credit Completion Appeal Due to Disability Appeal | Educational Assistance Grant or Guaranteed Access Grant Award Programs | A recipient that completes less than 24 credits after the second year of receiving the award may be eligible to appeal this requirement, if they have a disability that prevents them from completing 24 credits.
The following documents must be completed by the appropriate representative at your institution, and submitted with your appeal request:
Ø Financial Aid Officer Certification Form
| August 1, 2022
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Enrolled in Less than 12 Credits due to Academic Program Appeal | Educational Assistance Grant/Guaranteed Access Grant Award/Maryland Community College Promise Scholarship | A recipient may be eligible to appeal and receive an award, if enrolled for less than 12 credits, in a specific course or activity (e.g., internship, practicum, clinical) as a requirement for your academic program.
The following documents must be completed by the appropriate representative at your institution, and submitted with your appeal request:
Ø Financial Aid Officer Certification FormØDepartment Chair Certification Form
| Fall Term Oct.15, 2022
Spring Term March 15, 2023
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Enrolled in Less than 12 Credits Due to Disability Appeal | Educational Assistance Grant/Guaranteed Access Grant Award/Maryland Community College Promise Scholarship | A recipient may be eligible to appeal this requirement and receive an award, if you have a disability that prevents you from enrolling in 12 credits.
The following documents must be completed by the appropriate representative at your institution, and submitted with your appeal request:
Ø Financial Aid Officer Certification Form | Fall Term October 15, 2022
Spring Term March 15, 2023
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