GraceKennedy Foundation opens application period for tertiary scholarships The GraceKennedy Foundation has taken over the administration of the GraceKennedy/Jamaica Scholarship previously managed by the Education Ministry and has now opened the application period for the upcoming academic year. Scholarships open May 1 to July 15 annually. This time round, the foundation will be providing seven full
UWI Academic and Co-Curricular Bursaries in St. Augustine – Semester II 2016/2017 The Financial Advisory Services Department is pleased to announce the availability of the UWI Academic and Co-Curricular Bursaries ONLY for Semester II 2016/2017 academic year. Application Period: January 15th – February 28th 2017. N.B. Applicants must not, at present, be in receipt of any bursary/scholarship/grant
UWI St. Augustine Campus Scholarships and Bursaries The UWI St. Augustine Campus Financial Advisory Services Department is pleased to announce the availability of Scholarships and Bursaries for the 2017/2018 academic year to ALL STUDENTS at the St. Augustine Campus of The University of the West Indies. Please read the application guidelines carefully before completing. Incomplete applications will not be acknowledged or processed. The
Northern Caribbean University Financial Aid Services There are students who, without a Northern Caribbean University financial aid of some kind, would be unable to attend university, and it is for such individuals that the Department of Marketing, and the Department of Grants and Scholarship of Northern Caribbean University are intended. Outlined below are the major means of
Public Access: In this file photo, Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), adjusts the collar of a student at Spanish Town High School, during a tour of the institution. Public Access to Education for 763,798 Students The Government provides public access to education for approximately 763,798 students or 71
Private, public universities need to forge partnerships – Green AMIDST mounting concerns from a private university about differentiated treatment for public and private tertiary institutions, Minister of State in the Ministry of Education Youth and Information, Floyd Green has countered that while there is need for partnership, universities need to become more creative. President of
The University of Technology (UTech) job fair draws hundreds Hundreds of job seekers, both fresh out of school and experienced workers visited the University of Technology, (UTech) Jamaica a week ago in hopes of snagging one of a number of jobs advertised by a company in the gaming and technology industry. Neither the company nor
Path Paved To University Status For Caribbean Maritime Institute The House of Representatives, last Tuesday, January 10, started debate on legislation to give the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI) university status. The Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) Bill 2016 was piloted by Minister of Transport and Mining Mike Henry. It will repeal the Caribbean Maritime Institute Act,
Scholarships For J’can Students From Education Ministry – Hocking College Partnership Jamaican students pursuing courses through the Joint Commission for Tertiary Education (JCTE) at the Ohio-based Hocking College will be able to benefit from scholarships valued at US$2,196 per semester as of March this year. This flows from recent partnership agreements signed between the tertiary
St Thomas Students Offer Overseas Work Programme Loans MORANT BAY, St Thomas: What began as a kind-hearted favour towards a few friends work Programme loans – is now a successful organisation owned and operated by three young St Thomas men. With O’Brian Morris, a past student of Seaforth High School as founder, and Jevaughn Rose
