Guam § 54105 - Program and Eligibility.

§ 54105. Program and Eligibility.

Eligibility into the Program shall be determined by the

Scholarship Office based on the following criteria:

(a) The participant is a bonafide resident of Guam,

having resided on Guam for a period of five (5) years.

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Nothing in this Section shall prohibit a participant who may

have received their undergraduate degree at an off-island

college or a participant who has served off-island as a

member of the United States Armed Forces from qualifying;

provided, that the participant presents documented proof of

five (5) years of consecutive residency on Guam prior to

attending an off-island college or serving in the United States

Armed Forces.

Nothing in this Section shall prohibit a participant from

qualifying who may have lived off-island due to their legal

guardian being legally separated, and the participant was

living off-island with their guardian; provided, that the other

guardian is a resident of Guam who has lived on Guam for

five (5) years consecutively. The participant is required to

furnish documents to verify such claims.

(b) The participant has the necessary pre-requisites to

enter a professional healthcare program as defined and

stipulated under the WICHE PSEP, and the participating

school.

(c) The participant shall not be receiving any other

assistance from another state or territory for the purposes of

attaining a professional healthcare degree.

(d) The participant shall enter into a contract with the

Scholarship Office stating their commitment and desire to

serve in Guam.

(e) Any participant who chooses to participate in the

Program and be sponsored by a private health care facility

may submit as an addendum to their application, a signed

affidavit by both the participant and the private health care

facility, outlining the intent of the sponsorship, as well as the

health professional shortage area that the participant intends

to pursue and the total sponsorship amount that the private

health care facility commits to contribute.

Nothing in this Section shall prohibit a participant from

applying and being sponsored by a private health care facility

without the aforementioned affidavit. The Scholarship

Office, as outlined in § 54104(e) of this Chapter, may

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develop its own pool of donors that the Committee may

utilize funds from and award sponsorships.

(f) A participant may apply to the Program prior to

acceptance from a partner school in the Program; however,

no funds will be disbursed until a participant furnishes to the

Scholarship Office proof of acceptance into a program within

the scope of a qualifying health specialty.

(g) The participant must furnish a police clearance,

and not be charged with a felony, crime of moral turpitude,

or criminal sexual conduct, upon application and throughout

the term of their participation in the Program. Should a

participant be charged with an aforementioned crime during

the course of their education, the Committee shall determine

the individual’s eligibility to remain in the Program. Should

a participant be deemed ineligible, the participant is obligated

to return any funds used to sponsor said participant in the

Program.