Guam § 28401 - Students Entitled to Award.

§ 28401. Students Entitled to Award.

There is hereby established the Access to Higher Education

Financial Assistance Program. The award shall be made

available to any student meeting the qualification herein, for the

purpose of supplementing the cost of attending the University of

Guam. To qualify for these awards, applicants must meet the

following criteria:

(a) The applicant must have a minimum 2.50 high

school Grade Point Average (GPA) or 2.50 undergraduate

GPA;

(b) the applicant must be a United States citizen, a

permanent resident alien, or a non-immigrant alien admitted

into Guam under the Compacts of Free Association between

the United States and the Federated States of Micronesia,

the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of

Palau, who has been a resident of Guam for a continuous

period of not less than four (4) years immediately preceding

June 15 of the year the award is to be given, and must not

be incarcerated;

(c) the applicant must be pursuing their first

undergraduate degree (grant is not available for students

pursuing a second undergraduate degree or a graduate level

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degree);

(d) the applicant must be enrolled as a full-time student

at the University of Guam; and

(e) the applicant must have completed the Free

Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and an

Access to Higher Education Financial Assistance Grant

application by a date to be determined by the Board.