Education

Bryan Makes Official $1,000 Scholarship for Every High School Graduate Through Executive Order

Governor Albert Bryan has issued an executive order granting high school graduates a supplemental scholarship of $1,000 because of hardships that resulted from the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the territory’s residents and the education system.  The announcement was first made in May. The scholarships are available to all high school, home school, trade school and GED graduates of the spring of 2020 whose permanent residence is the U.S. Virgin Islands at the time of graduation and who have been accepted into a college, university or other post-secondary education or advanced vocational or trade school, Government House made known. The supplemental scholarship can be used to pay for tuition and other education expenses and will be paid through the Virgin Islands Board of Education from funds received through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) educational funding, according to the release. To qualify, a graduate must submit an application ...