Attention graduating high school students.<\/p>\n
The Office of the Saipan Mayor, pursuant to Saipan Local Law 13-21, will be offering scholarships totaling about $1.2 million, which according to Saipan Mayor Juan B. Tudela, will \u201chopefully\u201d be available for the start of the 2004 Fall term or semester.<\/p>\n
The qualification is necessary as Tudela said the scholarship fund has yet to be provided.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are still really pushing for it,\u201d he said. \u201cAs long as we receive the money, we are still going to do it. Right now, there\u2019s no money available. It [$1.2-million] is just on paper.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tudela was not sure how much each student would receive if granted financial assistance.<\/p>\n
In a letter to Sen. Pete P. Reyes and House Speaker Benigno R. Fitial, Tudela said his office, along with the Saipan Higher Education Financial Assistance board, have \u201capplied due diligence and an ounce of ingenuity in managing to produce materials for review and publication by the Office of the Attorney General.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tudela said the application draft, as well as memorandum of agreement, has been submitted to the Attorney General\u2019s Office and is subject to approval within 30 days of submission.<\/p>\n
Tudela said upon approval from the Attorney General\u2019s Office, the draft would be translated into Carolinian and Chamorro languages by the Language Commission. From there, the scholarship applications will become available to the public.<\/p>\n
The mission of the SHEFA is to provide supplementary financial assistance\u2014upon availability of funds\u2014to qualified residents of Saipan or abroad with the expectation of recipients returning to Saipan with the necessary and sufficient knowledge, skill, attitude, and work ethic to provide services on the island in the private sector, government, non-government organizations, as well as non-profit organizations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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