§ 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 […]
§ 179. Vendor number not required
The Board may process, write checks and make direct payments to all recipients of scholarships, grants, or loans under this chapter, without a purchase order from the Department of Property and Procurement.
§ 180. Nursing and other scholarships; studies; number; high school graduates; territorial scope
(a) The Commissioner of Health is authorized and directed to establish a system of scholarships, which may provide for, but shall not necessarily be limited to, basic studies, in-service training, study leave, refresher courses and/or post graduate training, in the fields of nursing and such other medical or hospital skills, services or disciplines as the […]
§ 181. Selection of students for nursing and other scholarships; standards; conditions; cancellation
(a) Recipients of scholarships under the provisions of section 180 of this title, shall be selected on the basis of need, aptitude and academic preparation and/or work experience; provided, that every recipient of a scholarship shall enter into a contract with the Commissioner of Health to the effect that upon termination of his studies or […]
§ 182. Amounts and scope of nursing and other scholarships; payments
The amounts of the scholarships provided for in section 180 of this title shall be at a rate not to exceed the sum of $1,800 a year, and shall take into account the costs of lodging and maintenance, uniforms, books and supplies, academic instructions, transportation and other related expenses necessarily incident to the course of […]
§ 183. Scholarship board; rules and regulations of Commissioner
The Commissioner of Health shall establish within the Department a board for the purpose of assisting and advising him with respect to the formulation of standards and procedures and the selection of scholarship recipients, and, with the approval of the Governor, shall issue such rules and regulations consistent with the provisions of this chapter as […]
§ 184. Appropriation of funds for nursing scholarships
Funds for the provisions of scholarships under sections 180–184 of this title shall be appropriated by the Legislature in the annual budgets of the Department of Health.
§ 161. Special secondary scholarships for students from St. John
(a) There is created a special scholarship for students from the District of St. John who are attending classes at the Charlotte Amalie High School in St. Thomas in the amount of $30.00 per month per student to be paid during each school year. (b) The Commissioner of Education is hereby authorized to certify qualified […]
§ 171. Territorial Scholarship Fund; composition and preservation; use; appropriations
(a) There is hereby created a special fund in the Treasury of the United States Virgin Islands to be known as the “Territorial Scholarship Fund”. The said fund shall be available for the granting of scholarships and loans to such persons and on such conditions and shall be comprised and managed in the form and […]
§ 172. Scholarship grants; kinds and amounts
(a) Scholarship grants are hereby established for undergraduate and graduate study in such legitimate fields of study as shall be determined and revised at least biennially by the Board of Education, subject to approval by the Legislative Standing Committee on Education, which determination shall be based primarily on established community need for persons trained in […]