Section 348-4-15 - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCEA. General Except as provided in subsections B and C of this section, an educational institution, in providing financial assistance to any of its students shall not:
(1) On the basis of sex, provide different amount of types of such assistance, limit eligibility for such assistance which is of any particular type or source, apply different criteria, or otherwise discriminate;(2) Apply any rule concerning eligibility for such assistance which treats persons of one sex differently from persons of the other sex with regard to marital or parental status.B. Financial Aid Established by Certain Legal Instruments An educational institution may administer or assist in the administration of scholarships, fellowships, or other forms of financial assistance established pursuant to domestic or foreign wills, trusts, bequests, or similar legal instruments or by acts of a foreign government which requires that awards be made to members of a particular sex specified therein; provided that the aggregate of all the awards of such sex-restricted scholarships, fellowships, and other forms of financial assistance does not discriminate on the basis of sex.
C. Athletic Scholarships(1) To the extent that an educational institution awards athletic scholarships or grants-in-aid, it must provide reasonable opportunities for such awards for members of each sex in proportion to the number of students of each sex participating in interscholastic or intercollegiate athletics.(2) Separate athletic scholarships or grants-in-aid for members of each sex may be provided as part of separate athletic teams for members of each sex to the extent consistent with this section.94- 348 C.M.R. ch. 4, § 15