The Educational Assistance Grant (EAG) is a need-based program. Annual award amounts range from $400 to $3,000 and are determined by student need. To be eligible for the EAG, a student must: File the FAFSA or MSFAA by March 1st each year.
University employees also are state employees, and as such, in addition to University System of Maryland (USM) and UMB CoI policies in research and development, the State of Maryland's Public Ethics Law governing conflict of interest applies.
Yes, the State of Maryland offers tuition reimbursement to its employees. The State Employee Tuition Reimbursement Program provides eligible state employees with up to $1,200 per fiscal year (July 1 - June 30) to cover tuition costs associated with approved courses.
You can use Form 109-I to notify the Comptroller of Maryland that you have changed your home mailing address. If you have changed both your home and business mailing addresses, please submit Form 109-I along with Form 109-B. Please print using blue or black ink.
Members hired after 7/1/2011: "Rule of 90" (Age + years of service must equal 90), or 65 years of age and 10 years of eligibility service. Five years of full time ORP service is required for retirement. There is no set retirement age.
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Retirement eligibility at age 65 with at least 10 years of service, or age 60 with at least 15 years of service at a reduced benefit. Receive service credit for unused sick leave (visit the MSRPS website for more information)
How Does MarylandSaves Work? Participating employees will have a default contribution amount of 5% of their wages per paycheck. There is also an annual auto-escalation of 1%, up to a max of 10%. Employees will have the ability at any time to change the amount they want to defer through payroll.
The Maryland State Retirement and Pension System (MSRPS) is a defined benefit plan. This means the member qualifies for retirement benefits based upon the member's length of service, and the benefit is pre-determined based on a formula. Enrollment into the Pension Retirement Plan upon hire is irrevocable.