HAGATNA, Guam\u2014Bank of Guam is offering graduating high school seniors the opportunity to earn a $2,000 scholarship to attend college, supplemented by a paid Bank of Guam summer internship. <\/p>\n
This is the seventh consecutive year that the bank has offered this opportunity to students in the region.<\/p>\n
Applications are now available for its 2018 IFIT Scholarship Program via the Bank of Guam\u2019s online website, www.bankofguam.com, and requesting a copy from communications@bankofguam.com.<\/p>\n
To be eligible for the program, applicants must reside in Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, or San Francisco, California; be a graduating high school senior, Class of 2018 (copies of transcripts and SAT and\/or ACT scores required); submit an application by March 9, 2018, to Bank of Guam, ATTN: Communications Department; submit three letters of recommendation: two from a teacher or administrator from the student\u2019s high school and one from a reference of choice; and submit answers to three essay questions (please see brochure for additional rules), and a one-minute video clip about the applicant.<\/p>\n
The scholarship will be available for use at any four-year U.S. accredited college or university. Up to 10 semifinalists will be selected by April 2018 and will then be required to submit additional documents, including an acceptance letter to a U.S. accredited four-year college or university. The final five recipients will be announced by May 2018. (PR)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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