The Ministry of Education and Youth through its Tertiary Unit, will be accepting applications for its Tertiary Student Assistance Programme commencing in April 1 and ends June 30, 2025. Under this programme, a number of scholarships and grants are available to tertiary level students accepted in universities and colleges across the island.
About the Programme
Also, we will be accepting applications for the Emancipation Post Graduate Scholarship for the 2025/2026 academic year. The Student assistance programme scholarship is open to both males and females who have at least an Upper Second Class honours degree, or its equivalent, from a recognized University. Candidates must be pursuing or about to pursue full-time graduate studies at the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill, Mona or St. Augustine campuses in one of the following areas:
- Applied Technology in Agriculture
- Information Technology
- Economics
- Environmental Studies or
- Mathematics
Candidates will be required to download and complete the application form below and submit it with supporting documents to the Office of the Post Graduate Studies and Research, Cave Hill, Mona or St. Augustine Campuses, the University of the West Indies, no later than Friday, June 30, 2025, in order for their applications to be processed.
About the Ministry of Education, Youth & Information Student Assistance Programme
The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information’s (MoEYI) Tertiary Students Assistance Programme has a suite of funding options available to Jamaican students pursuing tertiary programmes of study. Eligible students may access support to fund their higher education programmes through one of three avenues available under the Tertiary Students Assistance Programme: –
• Scholarships;
• Grants (The Financial Assistance for Tertiary Education Programme);
• JAMVAT – a work/study programme.
General list of requirements, Student Assistance Programme Scholarships Applications should include:
- A recent passport sized photograph;
- A certified copy of birth certificate;
- A letter of domicile signed by: Justice of the Peace; Minister of Religion; or
- Other reputable member of the community
- A Certificate of fitness from a Registered Medical Practitioner;
- A Character letter signed by one of the persons mentioned above;
- A letter of Academic or Professional Reference;
- A Certified copy of TRN;
- Certified copies of educational records and current progress report if
- attending University;
- Evidence of acceptance/application at U.W.I. or U-Tech;
- Letter of approval from Chief Personnel Officer (in case of applicants in the Civil Service).
- Funding available through the Tertiary Students Assistance Programme
- 2025 UCC Financial Aid and Scholarships
- 2025 UCC Scholarships For Jamaican Students
- The Rhodes Scholarship for Jamaica & The Commonwealth Caribbean
- Heydar Aliyev International Education Grant Program 2025-26
- Apply for the 2025 Ministry of Education Scholarship and Student Assistance Programme
Supporting documents are to be submitted when shortlisted applicants present themselves for an interview or prior if required to support the shortlisting process.
