Applicants for the Saipan Higher Education Financial Assistance only have a week to submit supporting documents, according to SHEFA administrator Merissa S. Rasa.<\/p>\n
Applications were due this year in July and now supporting documents are due on Sept. 30.<\/p>\n
\u201cSupporting documents have to be complete upon submission,\u201d Rasa said.<\/p>\n
So far SHEFA has reported a total of 980 applications for fall 2015. A total of 280 applicants are new while 700 are ongoing or returning applications. There are still pending documents applicants need to turn in for approval.<\/p>\n
Also, SHEFA scholars who recently graduated need to submit a copy of their degree, an official transcript, SHEFA graduate form, and Employment Verification Form. The graduate form and verification form can be downloaded at www.saipanshefa.net.<\/p>\n
Rasa said that as of July 30, 2015, SHEFA has collected a total of $74,550.<\/p>\n
SHEFA recipients have three months after graduating or non-enrollment to submit the documents for compliance purposes. Threat of legal action faces those who fail to comply with this rule.<\/p>\n
\u201cAlso, all SHEFA announcements such as dates for release of award (batches), deadlines, and scholarship\/employment opportunities can be found on our Facebook page. Just search SHEFA,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
For more information, call SHEFA at 233-5995 or email at contact@saipanshefa.net.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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