“They should stay focused on their studies,” he said, adding that scholars with problems in school can always seek counseling and tutorship at Northern Marianas College.
For this spring term, about 140 applicants were deemed “ineligible” for SHEFA program as of March 17, he said.
Some of these students failed to meet full-time status by taking at least 12 credits and meeting the cumulative GPA requirement, he added.
SHEFA approved 437 applications as of March 16, and this required a budget of $778,900 budget, Hofschneider said.
There were at least 30 applications processed after the deadline for the submission of requirements on Feb. 28, he added.
Hofschneider said SHEFA has submitted to the Department of Finance its first funding request of $182,000.
This is part of the $778,900 needed for SHEFA scholars this spring.
For the fall semester, Finance had yet to release $540,000 for the incentives of SHEFA’s recipients, Hofschneider said.
