Guam § 10115 - Building Guam’s Trades Scholarship Program.

§ 10115. Building Guam’s Trades Scholarship Program.

(a) There is hereby created the Building Guam’s Trades

Scholarship Program (Program).

(b) Administration of Program. The Director shall administer

this Program and shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary

to carry out the intent of this Section.

(c) Selection Committee. There shall be annually established

an Evaluation and Selection Committee (Committee) composed

of the following:

(1) the Director of the Department of Youth Affairs, or

his designee;

(2) the Director of the Department of Labor, or his

designee; and

(3) the Guam Workforce Investment Board.

The Committee shall conduct interviews for the purpose of

selecting scholarship recipients for the Program listed within this

Section. The passing of the oral interviews, the meeting of

established entrance and academic requirements for enrollment in

a Guam institution of higher education, and a demonstrated

financial need shall constitute the primary criteria for selection of

scholarship recipients. The Committee may prescribe additional

qualifications for admission to the scholarship programs.

Applications for the Building Guam’s Trades Scholarship

Program shall be received by April 30 of every year, and

applicants shall be interviewed at a time and place designated by

the Committee prior to June 30. Awards shall be granted prior to

July 30 in a written notice to the selected applicant, and the

applicant’s school administrator, if applicable.

(d) Scholarships. The Building Guam’s Trades Scholarship

Program shall consist of students who have declared their

intention to attend a Guam institution of higher education.

Scholarships may be awarded to eligible students who meet all of

the following criteria:

(1) are bona fide residents of Guam;

(2) are citizens or permanent resident aliens of the

United States, or a nonimmigrant alien admitted under the

Compact of Free Association between the United States and

the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the

Marshall Islands, and Palau;

(3) are seniors or graduates of an accredited high school

with a cumulative grade point average of not less than 2.0 on

a 4.0 scale, or its equivalent;

(4) have been admitted to a Guam institution of higher

education in accordance with its admissions policies; and

(5) the applicant must be in financial need, which shall

be determined by completing a “Free Application for Federal

Student Aid” (FAFSA) form as documentary evidence of

need.

(e) Same: Benefits. Students entitled to scholarships pursuant

to Subsection (d) of this Section shall receive the following

benefit: a scholarship in the amount of Five Thousand Dollars

($5,000), issued in two (2) equal installments of Two Thousand

Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500) each, with each installment

payable at the beginning of the semester, or other applicable

training period.

(f) Reporting Requirements. A report shall be submitted to

the Speaker of I Liheslaturan Guåhan no later than three (3) weeks

after the start of each semester which, at the very least, shall

contain the following information: the total number of recipients

for that semester, sorted by new and continuing recipients; the

total number of recipients that completed their degree program in

the prior semester; the total amount expended for the prior

semester for any activity related to the Program; and any other

information that I Liheslatura will deem helpful in the review of

the Program.