(a) Each year, the Office shall select eligible students and offer a scholarship to each student selected to be used at an eligible institution of the student’s choice.
(b) A recipient of the Maryland Police Officers and Probation Agents Scholarship shall:
(1) Be a Maryland resident or have graduated from a Maryland high school;
(2) Be accepted for admission or currently enrolled at an eligible institution as a full–time or part–time undergraduate or graduate student pursuing a course of study or program that would further the recipient’s career;
(3) Sign a letter of intent to perform the service obligation on completion of the recipient’s required studies; and
(4) Satisfy any additional criteria the Commission may establish.
(c) A current police officer or probation agent shall be eligible for a Maryland Police Officers and Probation Agents Scholarship if they meet the eligibility criteria under subsection (b) of this section.