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<Title>Spring 2019 Discontinuation Appeal Process</Title>
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    <div class="html-content"><p>The Scholarships Unit has conducted its annual Academic Review for all merit scholar recipients.  Notifications to any student receiving a discontinuation notice, will be sent via e-mail as well as USPS mail.<br></p><p>Scholars with extenuating circumstances may appeal their scholarship discontinuation by submitting a <span><strong>Scholarship Discontinuation Appeal</strong></span>.</p><p>All scholars appealing their discontinuation must submit an appeal form by the published deadline. Appeals must include documentation to explain any extenuating circumstances that lead to the unsatisfactory academic results. The scholar must also have a detailed plan and timetable on how they will restore themselves academically with the <strong>Academic Plan Worksheet</strong>. The <em>Scholarship Review Committee</em> reserves the right to make individual decisions based on extenuating circumstance(s).</p><p><em>Please note:</em> If the appeal is denied or no appeal is submitted by the published deadline, the scholarship will be permanently discontinued and cannot be reinstated.</p><p>The following information is required in order to complete the appeal request. Feel free to review the documents prior to accessing the on-line form.</p><ol><li><strong>Scholarships Appeal Statement</strong> – a personal statement explaining the reason(s) you failed to meet scholarship standards for the semester(s) as reflected on your transcript.</li><li><strong>Scholarships Academic Plan Worksheet</strong></li><li><strong>Supporting Documentation</strong> – Documentation supporting the extenuating circumstance(s) listed in your appeal statement (i.e. hospital visits/bill, death certificate, etc). Time frames on your documentation should support the circumstance described in your statement.<span><br></span></li></ol><p><span><strong><span><span><span>The deadline for all Spring 2019 Scholarship Discontinuation Appeals is 4:00PM on Thursday, June 27, 2019 (for Spring 2019 discontinuations only)</span>.</span></span></strong></span></p></div>
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<Summary>The Scholarships Unit has conducted its annual Academic Review for all merit scholar recipients.  Notifications to any student receiving a discontinuation notice, will be sent via e-mail as well...</Summary>
<Website>https://scholarships.umbc.edu/currentscholars/discontinuationappeals/</Website>
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<NewsItem contentIssues="true" id="77048" important="true" status="posted" url="https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/meritscholars/posts/77048">
<Title>Scholarship Discontinuation Appeal Form</Title>
<Tagline>Now Live until June 29th</Tagline>
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    <div class="html-content"><div>Merit scholarship recipients failing to meet the terms of their 
    enrollment and/or cumulative GPA requirements will be notified via 
    e-mail and USPS mail of their award discontinuation.  <br></div><div><br></div><div>Students will have
     a opportunity to appeal their discontinuation online beginning <strong>today, June 6, 2018. </strong><span><br></span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>The deadline for all Scholarship Discontinuation Appeals is<strong><span> 4:00PM on Friday, June 29, 2018</span></strong></span><strong>. </strong> For more information, click <a href="https://financialaid.umbc.edu/scholarships/discontinuation-appeals/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">here</a>.</div><div><br></div><div><em><br></em></div><div><em><br></em></div><div><em><br></em></div><div><em><br></em></div><div><em>Note: You are receiving this notification because you are enrolled in the UMBC Student Group: UMBC Merit Scholars.</em></div></div>
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<Summary>Merit scholarship recipients failing to meet the terms of their  enrollment and/or cumulative GPA requirements will be notified via  e-mail and USPS mail of their award discontinuation. ...</Summary>
<Website>https://financialaid.umbc.edu/scholarships/discontinuation-appeals/</Website>
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<NewsItem contentIssues="true" id="76329" important="true" status="posted" url="https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/meritscholars/posts/76329">
<Title>Scholarship Academic Reviews - 2017-18</Title>
<Tagline>Annual reviews for all general and scholars program scholars</Tagline>
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    <div class="html-content"><u><strong>Friendly Reminder:</strong></u> Final Spring 2018 grades will be updated on Academic Official Transcripts for all UMBC students on June 7, 2018.<br><br>In early June, the Merit Scholarship Unit will conduct their annual academic review for all current UMBC merit scholars to ensure they are maintaining their scholarship 
    requirements. Scholar recipients are required to maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average (<em>which may vary depending upon their awarded scholarship</em>) as well as maintain full-time (12+ credits) enrollment each fall and spring semester.<br><br>Recipients failing to meet these requirements will lose 
    their scholarship and be notified by mail of their award 
    discontinuation.  <em>(<u>Only</u> <em><strong>first-semester freshmen </strong></em>are granted an automatic “<strong>warning”</strong> period if they fail to meet their terms)</em>. <br><br>Once a scholar has been discontinued from their merit scholarship, their award <span><strong>will not</strong></span>
     be reinstated regardless if the student is  able to meet the terms of 
    their scholarship in a future semester.  Students will have approximately 2-3 weeks following official notification to appeal the 
    status of their discontinuation.  <strong>If approved,</strong> scholars will be placed on Scholarship Probation for one (1) academic semester.<span><strong><br><br>The application for Spring 2018 Discontinuations goes live June 6, 2018</strong></span><br><br><span><span><strong>The deadline for all Scholarship Discontinuation Appeals is 4:00PM on Friday, June 29, 2018 (for Spring 2018 discontinuations <span>only</span>)</strong></span>. </span><br><br><br><br><br><em>Note: You are receiving this notification because you are enrolled in the UMBC Student Group: UMBC Merit Scholars.</em><br></div>
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<Summary>Friendly Reminder: Final Spring 2018 grades will be updated on Academic Official Transcripts for all UMBC students on June 7, 2018.  In early June, the Merit Scholarship Unit will conduct their...</Summary>
<Website>https://financialaid.umbc.edu/scholarships/discontinuation-appeals/</Website>
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