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Submission window for the 2013 Guam Society of America Scholarships Application Packet is now CLOSED.  All packets submitted within the deadline of Saturday, June 15, 2013, 11:59PM ET will be reviewed by the Guam Society Scholarship Program Committee.

2013 Guam Society Scholarship Recipients will be announced and presented at the 2013 Guam Liberation Day Picnic on Saturday, July 20, 2013.

These are educational scholarships for graduating 2013 high school (including GED equivalent) students and college students who will be attending college in the fall of 2013 and college students (those already enrolled in college) as well.

Key changes to this year’s application process include:

1)  Change of suspense date – packets are due by 11:59pm, on Saturday, June 15, 2013.  Note that we are only accepting online submissions for the packet as we must be able to present these awards at the 2013 Guam Society Liberation Picnic on Sat, July 20, 2013.
2)  We have changed (for this year only) the requirements for letters of recommendation and resume’ for this year’s application process  - these items are now optional – applicants who want to submit them as part of their packet may still do so.
3)  There is only one essay for this year’s application.  Essay requirements have been reduced to no more than 3 pages or less than 1000 words.
4)  A checklist has been placed at the beginning of the packet to help applicants.  Please ensure to read the entire packet to make sure that you don’t miss any of the instructions and requirements.
5)  If you have any questions, please contact the Guam Society at gsascholarship@verizon.net or info@guamsociety.org.

NOTE:  The packet includes a checklist with key areas for applicants to review and ensure are addressed as part of their submission.   Most important is ensuring you have submitted your student membership ($10) to the Guam Society of America – it is a requirement to apply for the Scholarship.  We encourage you to pay for your membership online (see Membership Area) on this site.  If you are unable to pay online, you can call 703.565.4712 to pay via credit card.

The Brigida Guzman Lizama Scholarship is named in honor of one of the Guam Society of America’s matriarchs, Brigida Guzman Lizama who passed away in 2010. Auntie ‘Bea’ was an active member of the Guam Society along with her husband Uncle Bob (Robert LG Lizama). The scholarship program was near and dear to her heart and the Society is very proud to have this category named in her honor. This scholarship requires 24 volunteer hours provided directly to the Guam Society of America. Additional details are provided in the packet for applicants to fulfill their volunteer hour requirements for the scholarship.

Guam Society of America
P.O. Box 1515
Washington, D.C. 20013
PHONE: (703)565-4712 E-mail us: info@guamsociety.org