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Home » US Law » 2019 US Virgin Islands Code » Title 17 - Education » Chapter 33 - University of the Virgin Islands

§ 471. Free tuition for veterans

(a) In the interest of encouraging qualified veterans of the armed forces of the United States who are Virgin Islands residents to further their formal education and in recognition of the value of the service rendered by such veterans, those veterans of the armed forces of the United States who are domiciliaries of the Virgin […]

§ 472. Physical examination for veterans waived

Notwithstanding any other law or rules or regulations to the contrary, veterans of the armed forces of the United States who have received certification of good health upon discharge from the armed forces shall, for a period not to exceed 120 days after such certification, not be required to pass a physical examination as a […]

§ 473. National Guard tuition exemption

(a) Members and officers of the National Guard of the Virgin Islands who otherwise meet the qualifications and admission standards of the University of the Virgin Islands are eligible, upon completion of one year of service in the National Guard of the Virgin Islands, for free tuition to such institution for a time period not […]

§ 474. Small Business Development Center

(a) There is established in the University of the Virgin Islands a Small Business Development Center (hereinafter SBDC). The SBDC shall coordinate local and federal government resources, as well as private sector resources, in the establishment of a program network for the delivery of management and technical assistance through counseling and training to small businesses […]

§ 475. Senior citizen tuition reduction

Persons sixty years of age or older, as verified by a senior citizen I.D. card issued by the Virgin Islands Department of Human Services, or a Real ID card issued in compliance with the Real ID Act of 2005, 49 U.S.C. § 30301 – Notes, who are domiciliaries of the Virgin Islands for not less […]

§ 476. Valedictorian and Salutatorian Scholarships to the University of the Virgin Islands

(a) There are hereby established the Virgin Islands Valedictorian and Salutatorian Scholarships to the University of the Virgin Islands, in addition to the scholarship established in chapter 15, section 190u of this title. (b) Each student graduating from a secondary high school or the Adult Continuing Education Program as Valedictorian or Salutatorian shall automatically be […]