Scholarship programs now accepting applicants

DEADLINE SET FOR EAP SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION

The Educational Assistance Program Winter/Spring 2005 deadline is Dec. 15, 2004.

EAP is for those who have completed their high school requirement and desires to pursue a postsecondary education (certificate to bachelor’s degree).

EAP provides funding to assist defray educational cost for eligible individuals for the following program:

* on-island/offisland enrolled at an accredited institution as a fulltime status;

* on-island fulltime employee who desires to pursue a postsecondary education on a part-time status;

* on-island students taking courses online which are not offered at Northern Marianas College.

Upon availability of funds, EAP offers financial assistance for the following programs: Graduate, Juris Doctor or Doctor of Medicine.

Application must be received in our office or postmarked no later than Dec. 15, 2004. If you have submitted an application for Fall 2004, the application is still valid. Supporting documents (may be submitted at a later date) are U.S. passport and/or birth certificate issued by the court, an acceptance letter into the school you plan to attend, the most recent official sealed transcript and proof of 2002 & 2003 CNMI residency.

Additionally, other scholarship application for the 2004/2005 is now available. Log on to www.cnmischolarship.com for more details.

SHEFA ACCEPTING NEW APPLICANTS

Saipan Mayor Juan B. Tudela and the board of directors of the Saipan Higher Education Financial Assistance are pleased to announce that SHEFA is now accepting new applications for financial assistance for Spring 2005.

The deadline for submission of applications and supporting documents is Dec. 1, 2004. Applications and supporting documents submitted after the deadline will not be entertained or considered for the Spring 2005 cycle of financial assistance.

All bona fide residents of Saipan who are U.S. citizens or U.S. Permanent Residents attending U.S. accredited colleges or universities on Saipan or abroad who are enrolled on full-time status with at least 2.5 GPA must submit their completed applications and all supporting documents to the SHEFA Office anytime on or before Dec. 1, 2004. For more detailed information on the requirements for SHEFA assistance, log on to www.saipanshefa.com, or contact that SHEFA Office at e-mail address contact@saipanshefa.com; or directly at (670) 664-2585 and ask for Sue Dris or Florence Stephen at the Saipan Mayor’s Office at (670) 235-7444.