Palau
National Scholarship Board has completed awarding all eligible applicants for
school year 2016-2017. The Scholarship Board is happy to report that among this
year’s recipients are 6 outstanding students who were declared eligible to
receive full scholarships.
A recipient of Palau Full
Scholarship must be at least in his or her junior/senior college standing,
major in a property field, be a full-time student with at least a minimum
cumulative grade point average (gpa) of 3.5 or higher. Based on these
qualifications, PNSB awards the full scholarship according to the amount
certified as the financial need of the student.
PNSB disburses the first half of the
scholarship award in the fall. The remaining half will be awarded at the
beginning of the spring semester provided the student maintains his/her
enrollment as proven by submission of grade reports/transcripts and class
schedules. The board reports that for this semester (fall 2016), PNSB has
awarded a little over 1.4 million to 201 students or about 76% of the total
applicants. The other 24% of the PNSB applicants were ineligible due to various
reasons such lacking college credits, not meeting the minimum gpa requirements
of incomplete/late submissions. PNSB reports that scholarship funds has nearly doubled
which has truly helped the students as PNSB rewards are reportedly at the
highest since the scholarship program started. Dr. Christopher Kitalong, PNSB
Chairperson, hopes to see the number of recipients increase and encourages the
young Palauans to go to college.
At the same time, Palau Fellowship
Award (8 week – internship program) is available for recent college
juniors/seniors/recent graduates to apply. The next deadline is November 1,
2016 for an internship during the winter or spring semester. Visit www.pnsb.com or contact
scholarship office for more information 488-3608 or email at pnsb@palaunet.comSource: Island Times
