The CNMI Scholarship Office is scheduled to transmit over $200,000 to the Northern Marianas College to cover the educational assistance grant for the Spring term.<\/p>\n
CNMI Scholarship Administrator Hilaria K. Santos said her office has received the EAP billing for Spring and is due to transmit the payment this month.<\/p>\n
This will assure both the students and the college that EAP money is forthcoming after the government expressed uncertainty over its funding.<\/p>\n
The EAP billing for spring is a reduced amount compared to previous semesters. Last fall semester alone, NMC received $570,000 for EAP. After the government directed recipients to first explore federal grants before seeking local assistance, the dependency for EAP has been reduced.<\/p>\n
For NMC, its Board of Regents has adopted a new policy to govern the local grant. Students who are without federal grant and are carrying less than 12 credits will receive $90 for each credit. While those who have 12 to 15 credits will get $1,000 for the entire semester, and $1,100 for students carrying more than 15 credits.<\/p>\n
Students who are also recipients of Pell grant will only get $40 for each credit. Pell grant scholars each received $2,700 last year. It was expected to increase to $3,000 this year.<\/p>\n
The policy was designed to meet the needs of its students. Based on the survey conducted last March, students did not agree to the full-time credit requirement for the EAP money. Majority of the students enrolled at NMC have either families or are working while studying.<\/p>\n
While EAP money for Spring is available, local grant for summer is still suspended.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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