Maryland legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Maryland SB486: Higher Education - Maryland Graduate and Professional Scholarship Program - Eligible Institutions
Status: Signed into law, May 26, 2026
Expanding eligibility under the Maryland Graduate and Professional Scholarship Program to include students attending the University of Maryland Eastern Shore and enrolled in certain Physician Assistant, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, or Veterinary Medicine degree programs.
What the bill says
An act concerning Higher Education - Maryland Graduate and Professional Scholarship Program - Eligible Institutions FOR the purpose of expanding eligibility under the Maryland Graduate and Professional Scholarship Program to include certain students attending the University of Maryland Eastern Shore; and generally relating to the Maryland Graduate and Professional Scholarship Program. BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - Education Section 18-2601 Annotated Code of Maryland (2022 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement).
From the enrolled text, June 3, 2026:
AN ACT concerning Higher Education - Maryland Graduate and Professional Scholarship Program - Eligible Institutions FOR the purpose of expanding eligibility under the Maryland Graduate and Professional Scholarship Program to include certain students attending the University of Maryland Eastern Shore; and generally relating to the Maryland Graduate and Professional Scholarship Program. BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - Education Section 18-2601 Annotated Code of Maryland (2022 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: Article - Education 18-2601. (a) In cooperation with the institutions of higher education in the State, the Commission shall establish and administer a Graduate and Professional Scholarship Program to provide financial assistance to full-time and part-time students in the fields of medicine, dentistry, law, pharmacy, nursing, social work, and veterinary medicine. (b) A recipient of a graduate and professional scholarship (2) Demonstrate financial need according to criteria established by the Commission; and (3) Attend one of the following institutions: (i) The University of Maryland School 2. Dentistry; Ch. 672 2026 LAWS OF MARYLAND 3. Law; 4. Pharmacy; or 5. Social Work; (ii) The University of Baltimore School of Law; (iii) The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; (iv) Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine; (v) The Meritus School of …