This scholarship was created in honor of Cerila M. Rapadas by the Board of Directors of Catholic Social Services (CSS), her many colleagues, friends and family. She worked tirelessly along with social workers and other social service caregivers at CSS for over 20 years.  She provided leadership, guidance, and mentorship to dozens of her co-workers over the years as they provided respectful and dignified care to hundreds of clients who needed basic, humanitarian attention and love. This scholarship is granted with the hope that as the recipients go forward and complete their studies, they may choose to serve Guam’s most needy and vulnerable populations. 

• Award: 1 award of $500 per year
  
• Eligibility:  
  • Must be enrolled full time at the University of Guam as an undergraduate student in the Social Work program or closely related field. 
  • Applicant must continue to be in good standing at the University of Guam during the scholarship period. 
  • Applicant must be a resident of Guam and intend to work and stay on Guam after completing their degree. 
  • Minimum GPA of 3.0 or higher and must maintain that average throughout the scholarship period. 

• Payable to:  Awardee 

• Selection committee:  UOG Selection Committee  

This scholarship honors the memory of Dr. Charles Parent, who recognized the importance for patients receiving medical care to have nurses and practitioners that can relay medical information in their language and with the same cultural reverence to allow the patient to be at ease.  As a Guam physician, he witnessed the positive curative value that nurses from Micronesia can have with other Micronesian patients that don’t speak English and had never previously travelled from their home islands in Micronesia before. 

• Award: 3 awards of $3,000 for one year  
• Eligibility:  
  • Open to students from the Republic of Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of the Marshall Islands who have been accepted into the core nursing program or the Second Step nursing program.
  • Must show evidence of financial need. 

• No Minimum GPA required. 

• Payable to:  Awardee
  
• Selection committee:  UOG Nursing Selection Committee – Chair of Admissions and Academic Standards Committee (AASC), the Nursing Unit Chair, and the Director of the Nursing Unit 

From 2015 to 2022, Dr. Paul Fleming was a beloved Professor and mentor to many students in the University of Guam’s undergraduate Psychology Program and the Master of Science in Clinical Psychology Program. His integration of experimental and clinical psychology made his approach to teaching, research, and service invaluable. 

• Award: 1 award of $700 for one year 
  
• Eligibility:  
  • Must have declared major in Psychology with interest in experimental and/or clinical psychology. 
  • Applicant must be a UOG student in good standing.
  • Must be a full-time student (12+ credit hours) 
  • Must show evidence of financial need. 
  • Minimum GPA of 3.0 or higher. 

• Payable to: University of Guam 

• Selection committee:  UOG Selection Committee 

This scholarship was created in honor of Dr. Robert A. Underwood.  He is a politician, educator, member of the Democratic Party of Guam, former Delegate from Guam to the U.S. House of Representatives (1993-2003) and was the 10th President of the University of Guam (2008-2018). During his ten years as President, he conceived of his “Good to Great” Campaign and was instrumental in raising up to $11 million in funds during UOG’s 60th Anniversary Capital Campaign. 

• Award: 1 award of $1,000 for one year  

• Eligibility: 
  • Open to all full-time undergraduate students  
  • Must show evidence of financial need. 
  • Most recent transcript required 

• Essay required: 
  • 600 words – Essay on “The Importance of Guam and Micronesia to the World”. 

• 4.0 GPA required and if selected, student must maintain a 3.0 GPA
  
• Payable to:  University of Guam

• Selection committee:  Dr. Robert A. Underwood 

This scholarship is in honor of Attorney Fred Horecky, an active member in the island business community. He is the proprietor and managing attorney of The Law Offices of Horecky & Associates. He has been practicing law for over three decades and received the 2013 U.S. Small Business Administration’s Minority Small Business Award for Guam.  He continues to give back to our island community by providing scholarships to students. 

• Award: 1 award of $500 for one year 

• Eligibility: Must be a graduate student enrolled at SBPA 
  • Minority students encouraged to apply 
  • Minimum GPA of 2.50, and must maintain 2.8 GPA for scholarship period 

• Selection will be based on financial need. 

• Payable to:  Awardee 

• Selection committee:  UOG Selection Committee 

This scholarship was created from collective donations received through the Foundation’s annual “G is for Giving” campaign and other donations to benefit UOG students in need.       

• Award:  4 awards of $750 for one year 

• Eligibility:  
  • Applicant must be a UOG student in good standing. 
  • Must be a full-time student (12+ credit hours) 
  • Preference to be given to students who have volunteered time within the last 12 months in support of the UOG Endowment Foundation or with a UOG project or event.   
  • Minimum GPA of 3.0 or higher.
  • Letter of recommendation from UOG department leader or Certificate of Appreciation required as proof of volunteer status. 

• Payable to:  UOG 

• Selection committee:  UOGEF Selection Committee. UOGEF to confirm volunteer status. 

This endowed IT&E scholarship was created in honor of Margarita Duenas Perez, mother of IT&E Overseas Chairman, Jose D. Perez, and Jaime Felipe Tuquero, a dedicated colleague at IT&E Overseas. 

• Award: 6 awards of $2,000 for one year to be distributed as $1,000 per semester
• Eligibility:  
  • Preference to be given to full time employees or children of IT&E Overseas or one of its subsidiaries.  
  • Must be enrolled full-time at the University of Guam 
  • Open to Undergraduate/ Graduate students
  • Submit three (3) Letters of recommendation  
  • Minimum GPA of 3.20 
  • Essay requirement:  Essay should be based on the applicant’s long-term objectives 

• Payable to:  Awardee

• Selection committee:  UOG Selection Committee 

This endowed scholarship is named for benefactors James and Young Hee Ji.  James Ji served as a taekwondo instructor at UOG in the 1970s.  He is a successful businessman and proprietor of James Ji Enterprises construction company. He remains active in his passion for taekwondo through the Guam Taekwondo Federation/James Ji Taekwondo Academy.  Through the James Ji Foundation, they continue their philanthropy towards various causes.  They have provided scholarships to a number of UOG students since 2002. 

• Award: 1 award of $5,000 for one year to be distributed as $2,500 per semester 

• Eligibility: Must be a resident of Guam. 

• GPA:  Overall 2.5 

• Payable to:  Awardee 

This scholarship was created by JTB Global Foundation Micronesia, a non-profit organization that promotes education and training in travel/tourism in Guam and Micronesia Tours, Inc. (now PMT Guam Corporation) a JTB Group company. 

• Award: 2 awards of $1,000 for one year. To be distributed as $500 per semester 

• Eligibility: 
  • Must be a resident of Guam with U.S. citizenship or permanent resident status, or a citizen, from the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, Federated States of Micronesia, Marshall Islands, or the Republic of Belau. 
  • Must have a declared an undergraduate degree in Tourism and must be a full-time student at the University of Guam.  
  • In addition to the required Tourism courses, must be in a Japanese Language course
  • Submit two (2) letters of recommendation.  

• Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.50 or higher. 

• Essay requirement:  Applicant must have stated a desire to pursue education that benefits the tourism industry of Guam, Saipan, and Micronesia. 
  
• Payable to:  Awardee
  
• Selection committee:  UOG Selection Committee + UOGEF rep + Alumni Affairs 

This endowed scholarship was created by former UOG employees, Dr. Rosa Garrido Roberto Carter and Dr. Lee D. Carter.  Dr. Rosa Carter served as UOG’s 4th (and 1st female) president from 1977 to 1983. She was one of the first CHamoru women to receive a doctoral degree and served as a life-long educator. She received many awards including induction into the Guam Educator’s Hall of Fame.  Dr. Lee Carter served many roles with UOG:  Professor of Sociology, Assistant to the Academic Vice-President, and Assistant to the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. This scholarship was established to support UOG students in their development of English proficiency and the training of English professionals towards advancing this goal. 

• Award: 3 awards of $500 for one year 
  • 2 awards for students enrolled in the Composition Program 
  • 1 award for students enrolled in the English major Program 

• Eligibility:  
  • Must be taking either Composition or English Division program courses 
  • May be full-time or part-time students (Preference to full-time students) 
  • Must have at least a B-average achievement for undergraduates and A-average for graduate students 
  • Need, consideration of other financial support the student may be receiving, and engagement with the program beyond the classroom 
  • Preference to be given to first-time awardees 
  • Minimum GPA: 3.50 

• Selection to be determined by faculty from the Division of English’s programs. 

• Payable to: University of Guam