§ 190b. Department of Finance scholarships
(a) There is hereby established the Department of Finance Graduate Study Scholarships to be awarded annually to two employees of the Audit Division of the Department of Finance, one scholarship to a resident of St. Thomas and the other scholarship to a resident of St. Croix and to two employees of the Tax Division of […]
§ 187. Appropriation of funds; time of commencement
Funds for this scholarship shall be appropriated in the annual budget for the Department of Education, beginning with the fiscal year July 1, 1960, to June 30, 1961. The first scholarship shall be granted at the end of the school year in 1961.
§ 184b. Practical nursing scholarships
The Health Scholarship Board is authorized to select annually from among all applicants ten persons for training as practical nurses in the practical nurses training program under the Career and Technical Education System of the Virgin Islands, provided that applicants shall present proof to the Department of Health that they have been accepted by the […]
§ 184c. Bennie and Martha Benjamin Foundation Scholarship
(a) There is established the Bennie and Martha Benjamin Foundation Scholarship (hereinafter “the Scholarship”) which shall be awarded to residents of the Virgin Islands who are pursuing careers in medical or health care fields. The Scholarship shall be awarded to students for the purpose of funding their education or acquiring certification in the medical or […]
§ 184d. Winifred Lewis-Garfield Nursing Scholarship Fund
(a) There is established the Winifred Lewis-Garfield Nursing Scholarship Fund that shall be administered by the University of the Virgin Islands for the purpose of providing scholarship grants to University of the Virgin Islands students pursuing studies in nursing. (b) The University of the Virgin Islands shall adopt rules governing the applications, granting of scholarships, […]
§ 185. Edward Wilmot Blyden Scholarship for education beyond high school
There is hereby created the Edward Wilmot Blyden Scholarship in the amount of $4,000 for 4 years of education beyond high school. This scholarship shall be granted in annual installments of $1,000 for a 4-year period.
§ 186. Same; college entrance test; selection of student
In determining who shall be awarded the Edward Wilmot Blyden Scholarship, the Virgin Islands Board of Education shall annually cause to be administered to any student attending the high schools of the Virgin Islands and applying therefor a standardized college entrance test, and shall award such scholarship on the basis of the outcome of this […]
§ 175. Scholarships and leaves for teachers
Scholarships and leaves with pay to teachers in active service shall be recommended to the Virgin Islands Board of Education by the Commissioner of Education for approval or disapproval by such Board under such rules and regulations as the Board may prescribe. In no event shall such scholarships or leaves be granted by the Board […]
§ 176. Scholarship contract; loans; renewals
(a) Any person granted a scholarship under the provisions of sections 171–175 of this title shall be required as a prior condition to such grant to execute a proper contract to the effect that he will accept employment by the Government of the Virgin Islands for as many years as the person shall have pursued […]
§ 177. Registration of scholarships; review of applications and programs; rules and regulations
(a) All scholarships established in the Virgin Islands for the promotion of general education, including scholarships granted under the provisions of sections 171–175 of this title, from public or private grants, donation, loans or other funds from whatever source derived, shall be registered with the Virgin Islands Board of Education. (b) The Board shall review […]