COMAR 07.03.17.31. Educational Assistance.

A. Educational assistance includes grants, scholarships, fellowships, educational loans on which payment is deferred, work study, veterans' benefits, and other opportunities which are awarded to a household member enrolled:

(1) At a recognized institution of postsecondary education;

(2) At a school for disabled individuals;

(3) In a vocational education program;

(4) In a vocational or technical school; or

(5) In a program that provides for obtaining a secondary school diploma or the equivalent. B. The local department may not include educational assistance in calculating a household's eligibility or benefit level.