My first scholarship! My first scholarship award was the beginning of a great scholarship career, which is the genesis of my life’s project in ScholarshipJamaica.com and the ability for me to write this piece in sharing my experience with you. I would like to express a MASSIVE THANK YOU to the staff of the National
A scholarship programme titled A-STREAM (Advancing Secondary Tertiary Remedial Education for Adolescent Mothers), which aims to empower young women, will be launched on May 26 by the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) during a Charity Ball at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, New Kingston. Forty (40) girls enrolled at the secondary level and four tertiary
Sandals LEAP Scholarship Applications for the Sandals LEAP Scholarship program are now open to applicants until April 30. Students of Northern Caribbean University (NCU), the University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech), and the University of the West Indies (UWI) have until next month to apply for one of three scholarships and/or one of six customised internships with Sandals
The Inaugural PCJ Renewable Energy Scholarship Winner Twenty-three year old Shanroy Dennis is the inaugural recipient of the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) Renewable Energy Scholarship tenable at the University of Technology, Jamaica (UTECH). Dennis, who is pursuing a Master of Science Degree in Renewable Energy Engineering, is the winner of a $4 million grant, payable
Scholarship Summary The Actuarial Foundation is now offering the Curtis E. Huntington Memorial Scholarship to recognize the remarkably positive impact Huntington had on the actuarial profession.The scholarship program is open to all undergraduate students who are enrolled as a full-time student at a U.S. accredited educational institution.The mission of the Foundation is to enhance math education and
The Actuarial Diversity Scholarship The Actuarial Diversity Scholarship was formed in 1977 as a joint effort by the Casualty Actuarial Society and the Society of Actuaries and has opened the door to the actuarial profession for hundreds of minority students. In 2008, this scholarship program was transferred to The Actuarial Foundation to further strengthen, increase and
The Caribbean Actuarial Scholarship was established in 2008 in memory of . Virtue by their son-in-law, S. Michael McLaughlin, FSA, MAAA, an actuary who graduated from UWI. The scholarship is intended to be an annual award to University of the West Indies (UWI) actuarial student(s) who demonstrate a strong record of accomplishment, leadership qualities and commitment to becoming
ATHENS, Georgia — Jamaica’s Gabrielle Pierre is one of two students from the University of Georgia who have won Schwarzman scholarships and will spend the 2018 school year pursuing master’s programmes in China. The other student is Elizabeth Hardister. Pierre, a graduate of the American International School of Kingston, was a finalist in the 2018 Rhodes
The Betting Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC) Education Grant Assists Tertiary Students The Betting Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC) announces that tertiary students may now apply for the BGLC Education Grants and scholarships for academic year 2018-2019. Applications for the cash grant, which is paid towards tuition costs, are accepted from students just entering or those continuing to the next year of their studies at a tertiary institution in Jamaica. More than 250 students have benefited from The Betting Gaming and Lotteries Commission Education
Praedial Larceny Essay and Poster Competitions Deadline Extended DEADLINE EXTENDED: The Praedial Larceny Prevention Unit (PLPU) in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries is now accepting entries for its National Poster and Essay Competitions. Praedial Larceny Prevention Coordinator, Trudy-Ann Edwards, said that the competitions “form part of the Ministry’s public education campaign aimed
