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Scholarships
offered by the Jamaica Flour Mills Foundation
The Carreras
Post-Graduate Scholarship 2005-2006
Scholarships and Fellowships offered by the Ministry of Finance and Planning
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Undergraduate Programmes (Cuba)
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Undergraduate & Postgraduate Programmes (OAS)
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Postgraduate (Russia)
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Postgraduate Programmes (overseas)
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Japan/Inter-American Bank (Japan/IDB) Scholarship Programme
Scholarships And Fellowships offered by the Ministry
of Education Youth and Culture
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General Teacher's Scholarship
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Diploma in Education
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Annual Jamaica and Grace
Kennedy Scholarship
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ISSA Foundation
Scholarship
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Jamaica Technical High
School Scholarship
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John J. Mills
Scholarship
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Jamaica Government
Exhibition Award
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Emancipation Scholarship
(Undergraduate)
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University of Technology
Scholarship
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Mathematics/Science
With Education
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Emancipation
Postgraduate Scholarships
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Sir Arthur Lewis
Institute of Social Science Scholarship
Jamaica Flour
Mills Foundation Scholarships (Undergraduate & Graduate)
Applications are invited for Scholarships to be offered by the
Jamaica Flour Mills Foundation to pursue full-time study at the U.W.I, U-Tech,
and Northern Caribbean University (N.C.U.).
Eligibility
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Undergraduate
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Three (3) subjects at A' Levels GCE with at least a B average
or Three (3) 2-unit CAPE Courses at Grade 1 or 11
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An average of at least Grade B in examinations for students
enrolled in Diploma or Degree Programmes
2. Graduate
Candidates must be:
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17-35 years of age
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Jamaica citizens
Obligations
Exclusion
Applications Forms are Available at:
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The University of the West Indies - Campus Registrar
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University of Technology, Jamaica -
Scholarship Coordinator
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Ministry of Education -Tertiary Unit -
Scholarship Section
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Montego Bay Community College
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Manchester High School
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Browns Town Community College
DEADLINE
Completed application forms should be submitted by MARCH 31,
2005 to:
Secretary
Jamaica Flour Mills Foundation
24 Trafalgar Road
Kingston 10
Tel: 968-3824 or 926-4395
Carreras Post
Graduate Scholarship 2005 -2006
Applications are invited from Jamaica with at least an Upper
Second Class Degree or equivalent
The value of the Scholarship will be J$600 000.00 per year for
a period not exceeding two years.
A letter of Application must be accompanied by;
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A resume
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Evidence of age
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Evidence of academic background at university level, including
transcript
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Statement of purpose of study
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Evidence of acceptance at a university for post graduate
studies
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Statement of intention of candidate after course completion
Closing date for receipt of applications is March 31 2005
Applications should be addressed to:
Carreras Post-Graduate Scholarship
P.O. Box 3317
Kingston 8
Kingston 5, Tel.: 968-4923/4
Scholarships And Fellowships
offered by the Scholarships and Assistance Unit, Ministry of Finance and
Planning
The Scholarships and Assistance Unit of
the Management Development Branch acts as a point of contact for the various
donor agencies and countries offering technical assistance to the Government of
Jamaica under bilateral and multilateral agreements. In this regard, this office
is responsible for disseminating information on training and study opportunities
as they become available.
Undergraduate Programmes (Cuba)
Opportunities for study in Cuba at the B.Sc.
degree level are available as under:
The Government of Cuba offers scholarship opportunities at the
undergraduate level in the fields of:
The programmes are usually advertised between
February and March each year for studies commencing in September of that same
year. Candidates should be between the ages of 18 and 25 years and have at
least two ‘A’ levels in the field related to the course of study they wish to
pursue. Prior knowledge of Spanish is an important asset. The study programme
is five to six years long and the first year is usually devoted to Language
study.
Scholarships cover:
Students are required to pay their own
airfares.
Undergraduate & Postgraduate Programmes (Organisation
Of American States (OAS))
The OAS offers study opportunities at the
undergraduate and postgraduate levels in OAS member countries including United
States of America, Canada, Latin America and Caribbean countries except the
applicant’s home country. Applicants are expected to be accepted at a University
or Tertiary institution in an OAS member country at the time of applying for the
scholarship.
Scholarships are offered in the areas of
Education, Finance, Management, Environmental Studies and Information
Technology. It should be noted, however, that the areas may vary from year to
year:
Medicine or any other designated clinical
areas.
Scholarships under this programme will not
exceed two years and cover the following:
The deadlines for submitting application are
early January for postgraduate and early February for undergraduate studies.
Scholarships under this programme will not
exceed two years and cover the following:
The deadlines for submitting application are early January for
postgraduate and early February for
NB:
scholarships are not given for Medicine, Dentistry,
Veterinary Medicine or any
other designated clinical areas.
Postgraduate (Russia)
The Government of Russia offers scholarships at
the Masters and Doctoral levels in the areas of Engineering, Architecture,
Biological Sciences, Veterinary Medicine, Technical Sciences, Agronomy, and
Information Systems and Technology. Areas of study may vary from year to year.
Applicants should be between the ages of 18 and
27 years old for masters and be under 35 years for doctoral degrees.
The programme
is advertised between March and April each year for studies commencing in
September of that year with the deadline in May.
The course of study lasts for six years with
the first year dedicated to the study of Russian.
Scholarships cover:
Students are required to pay their own
airfares.
Postgraduate Programmes (Overseas)
Association of Commonwealth Universities
(Commonwealth Scholarships) tenable in the United Kingdom, Canada, Trinidad and
Tobago and New Zealand.
Under the Commonwealth scholarship and
fellowship programme opportunities for postgraduate studies are made
available on an annual basis to persons interested in pursuing studies at the
master or doctoral levels in the countries listed above.
Programmes are advertised as they become
available as under:
These scholarships are considered “open”
as candidates have the option of selecting their areas of study. Medicine,
dentistry or other clinical studies are not considered under the Canadian
Commonwealth Programme.
United Kingdom:
Candidates should be under thirty-five years and have at least an Upper Second
Class Honours Degree.
Canada/ New Zealand:
No upper age limit is stressed under these programmes but preference is given to
candidates who obtain their qualification in the past five years.
Trinidad and Tobago:
Nominations are invited a year in advance of
study. Short listed candidates are interviewed before the final number for
nomination is submitted. Trinidad awards may not be available every year.
Scholarships cover:
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Tuition
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Accommodation
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Travel grant (where applicable)
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Airfare (return economy)
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Thesis grant (where applicable)
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Book allowance
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Spouse allowance (where
applicable)
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Maintenance allowance
Japan/Inter-American Development Bank (Japan/IDB) Scholarship
Programme
Under the Japan/IDB Programme opportunities
are provided for study at the postgraduate level in an IDB member country
except the applicants own. This programme is advertised in March each year
with a deadline in May for studies in September of that same year.
Applicants should be under thirty-five years
old and be accepted at an institution of higher learning at the time of
applying. The list of member countries is usually attached to the application
form.
Scholarships cover:
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Tuition
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Accommodation
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Airfare (return economy)
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Book allowance
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Maintenance allowance
Please note:
All awardees are required
to sign bonds to return and serve the country or the Government for a stipulated
period.
Scholarships And Fellowships offered by the Ministry of
Education Youth and Culture
GENERAL TEACHERS’ SCHOLARSHIP
The scholarship is available for a first Degree in Arts, Education, Economics or
Accounts at the University of the West Indies for two (2)-three (3) years. Its
value is the cost of tuition.
Eligibility
Candidates should be:
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Jamaican nationals
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Trained teachers with at least two (2) years teaching
experience and eligible for study leave
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Desirous of pursuing a first degree in Arts, Education,
Economics or Accounts.
Conditions Of Award:
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All scholarships are tenable at the University of the West
Indies, Mona
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Applicants must be eligible for study leave; and all
applicants should be accepted to the University of the West Indies
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Successful candidates will be bonded to teach in a government
owned educational institution for three (3) years
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The Scholarship award is valid for the academic year
immediately following the offer of the award and cannot be deferred for any
reason
When To Apply : March 1 –
March 31
Diploma in Education
The scholarship is available for a Diploma in Education at
the University of the West Indies. It is tenable for one year and its value
is the cost of tuition.
Eligibility
Candidates should be:
Conditions Of Award:
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Teacher applicant must be eligible for study leave and all
applicants should be accepted to the University of the West Indies.
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Successful applicant will be bonded to teach in a Government owned
Educational Institution for three (3) years.
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The Scholarship award is valid for the academic year immediately
following the offer of the award and cannot be deferred for any reason.
When To Apply :
March 1 – March 31
Annual Jamaica & Grace Kennedy Scholarship
Jamaica Scholarships (Male & Female)
Jamaica Independence (Open)
Jamaica Independence (Male & Female)
Jamaica Centenary (Alternative years Male &
Female)
Jamaica Adult Suffrage (Open)
Grace Kennedy Scholarship
(Open)
This scholarship is tenable for any first degree at the
University of the West Indies (Mona). Its tenure is for three to five years and
it covers tuition fees, maintenance and book allowance. Applicants should not
be older than 19 years on June 1 of the year of the qualifying examination (i.e.
Cambridge A' Levels or CAPE).
Eligibility
Candidates should:
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Be sitting the
Cambridge ‘A’ Level or CAPE examination in at least three subjects and General Paper in
June.
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Have been born
in Jamaica, or if not his/her parents should be domiciled in Jamaica either at
the time of the applicants’ birth or during the entire period of five years
immediately preceding the year of the examination.
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Have resided in
Jamaica for a period of at least five years immediately preceding the
examination.
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In the case of
the Jamaica Centenary Scholarship applicant (Male/Female) must each submit a
certificate showing that he/she has attended a Public Primary (Infant school
excluded) for at least three years. The 2005/2006 awardee will be a
female.
[The seven (7) Jamaica Scholarships are awarded
on a yearly basis to Jamaican Scholars whose performance was most outstanding in
the G.C.E. ‘A’ Level Examination].
Conditions Of Award:
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Successful
candidates will be bonded to work in Jamaica for a period not exceeding
five(5) years.
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The Scholarship
award is valid for the academic year immediately following the offer of the
award and cannot be deferred for any reason.
When To Apply :
March 1 – March 31
ISSA Foundation Scholarship (Open to Male and Female In
Alternate Years)
Tenable for a first
degree being pursued at the University of the West Indies (Mona) Management
Studies and University of Technology (UTECH) Business Management in the School
of Business Administration. The tenure is
for three years and it is for tuition fees , books and maintenance allowances. Applicants should be under 25
on the 1st of October of the award year.
Eligibility
Candidates should:
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Be a Jamaican
national
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Have resided in
Jamaica for a period of at least five (5) years immediately preceding the year
of the award
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Meet the
matriculation requirements of the University of the West Indies.
Conditions Of Award:
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Successful
candidates will be bonded to work in Jamaica for a period not less than five (5)
years.
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The Scholarship
is valid for the academic year immediately following the offer of the award and
cannot be deferred for any reason.
The 2005/2006 Awardee will be a male.
When To Apply :
April 4 – May 3
Jamaica Technical High School Scholarship (Open)
This
scholarship is tenable at the University of Technology. Applicants should be
pursuing a degree or diploma which should have a duration of not more than three
years. The scholarship covers tuition fees and book allowance.
Eligibility
Candidates should:
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Be sitting at
least five (5) subjects in the CXC/GCE O’ Level Examination, two of which should
be English and Mathematics.
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Be full-time
student of a Technical High School.
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Meet the
matriculation requirements of the University of Technology.
Conditions Of Award:
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Applicants
should apply directly to the University of Technology for admission.
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Successful
candidates will be bonded to work in Jamaica for a period not exceeding five (5)
years.
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The scholarship
is valid for the academic year immediately following the offer of the award
and cannot be deferred for any reason.
When To Apply :
March 1 – March 31
John J. Mills Scholarship
Tenable at
the University of the West Indies
for any first degree.
The tenure is three years and the value is tuition plus an allowance of
$50,000.00. There is no age limit.
Eligibility
Candidates should be:
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Graduate of a
Teachers’ College.
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Jamaican
National.
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Accepted at the
University of the West Indies.
Current scholarship
holders are not eligible
Principals of teachers’ colleges are asked to nominate no more than three (3)
candidates annually. The nomination is based on merit.
Conditions Of Award:
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Candidates
should be eligible for study leave.
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Successful
candidate will be bonded to work in a Government owned Institution for a period
not exceeding five (5) years.
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The Scholarship
is valid for the academic year immediately following the award and cannot be
deferred for any reason.
When To Apply :
March 1 – March 31
Jamaica Government Exhibition Award
Tenable for any first
degree at the University of the West Indies. Funds disbursed under the
scholarship will cover
tuition fee and book allowance.
Eligibility
Candidates should be:
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Jamaican
Nationals.
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Be sitting
University Scholarship Examination.
The Jamaica Government Exhibition Scholarship is
awarded on a yearly basis to Jamaican Nationals whose performance was most
outstanding in the annual University Scholarship Examinations.
Conditions Of Award:
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Successful
candidates will be bonded to work in Jamaica for a period not less than five (5)
years.
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The Scholarship
is valid for the academic year immediately following the award and cannot be
deferred for any reason.
N.B.:
Scholarship Examinations are generally held in February at the
University of the West Indies.
Emancipation Scholarship (Undergraduate, Open to Male &
Female)
Tenable at the
University of the West Indies
and University of Technology for three to five years. Applicants can pursue any
first degree, however, they should be under twenty-five (25) years on August 1st
of the year of the award. The funds disbursed should cover tuition and
maintenance. In addition, a book allowance will be granted.
Eligibility
Candidates should be:
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accepted by or
attending the institutions or have made his/her own application for
admission to the Institution.
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Jamaican
Citizen, domiciled in Jamaica during the last five (5) years.
Conditions Of Award:
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The successful
candidate will be bonded to work in Jamaica for a period not less than five (5)
years.
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The Scholarship
is valid for the academic year immediately following the award and cannot be
deferred for any reason.
When To Apply :
April 4 – May 3
University of Technology Scholarship (Open to Male &
Female)
Offered for any course
at the University of
Technology. The duration of the course should be three to five years. Funds
should cover tuition and book allowance. Applicants should be no more than
thirty (30) years old on October 1st of the year of the
Award.
Eligibility
Candidates should be:
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accepted by or
attending the University of Technology or have made his/her own application for
admission to the University of Technology.
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Jamaican
Nationals.
Conditions Of Award:
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The Scholarship
is valid for the academic year immediately following the award and cannot be
deferred for any reason.
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Successful
candidate will be bonded to work in Jamaica for a period not less than five
years.
When To Apply :
April 4 – May 3
Mathematics/Science With Education
Tenable for three years
at the University of
the West Indies, Mona. Scholarship will cover tuition. Additionally,
there will
be maintenance of thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000.00) and book allowance
of fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000.00)
Eligibility
Candidates must be graduates of a secondary
school, community college or teachers’ college and must either:
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have obtained
passes in five (5) subjects at CXC (General Proficiency or equivalent) including
English (A), Mathematics and two (2) approved Science subjects; OR
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be pursuing a
similar programme of study at U.W.I.
Conditions Of The Award:
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All
scholarships are tenable at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus.
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All applicants
should be accepted at the University of the West Indies, Faculty of Pure and Applied
Sciences (Majoring in Maths or Science with a minor in Education).
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Successful
candidates will be bonded to teach in a Government-owned institution for at least
three (3) years.
When To Apply :
March 1 – May 3
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Emancipation Postgraduate Scholarships
Candidate may pursue any degree programme offered at the
University of the
West Indies, however preference will be given to the following
areas of study:
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Applied
Technology in Agriculture
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Information
Technology
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Mathematics
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Environmental
Studies
The scholarship is
tenable at the
University of the West Indies (Mona, Cave Hill or St. Augustine) and it is valid
for the duration of the course. The value is three hundred and fifty thousand
dollars ($350,000.00) and the applicant should be under forty-five (45) years
old on the first of August in the year of the award.
Eligibility
Applicants must:
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have at least
an Upper Second Class honours degree, or its equivalent, from a recognized
University.
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be Jamaican
citizens domiciled in Jamaica for at least five years.
Conditions Of Award:
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Successful
candidates will be bonded to work in Jamaica for a period not less than three
(3) years.
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The Scholarship
is valid for the academic year immediately following the award and cannot be
deferred for any reason.
When To Apply: April 4-May 3
Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social Science Scholarship
(Post-Graduate)
Tenable at the
Consortium Graduate School of
Social Sciences, U.W.I. for an M.Sc. Development Studies. The tenure is two
years and the value is US$6,000.00 p.a.
Eligibility
Candidates should:
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meet the
matriculation requirements for the Consortium Graduate School of Social
Sciences.
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be Jamaican
Citizen, domiciled in Jamaica during the last five (5) years.
Conditions Of Award:
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Successful
candidates will be bonded to work in Jamaica for a period not less than three
(3) years.
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The Scholarship
is valid for the academic year immediately following the award and cannot be
deferred for any reason.
For further information, please contact the
Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social Sciences, U.W.I (Mona).
For further information contact:
Scholarships and Assistance Unit
Management Development Division
Ministry of Finance and Planning
5th Floor Citibank Building
63-67 Knutsford Boulevard
Kingston 5
Tel: (876) 926-3235-47
Fax: (876) 920-1291
OR
Tertiary Unit
Ministry of Education, Youth and Culture
2 National Heroes Circle
Kingston 4
Tel: (876) 922-1400-9
Fax: (876) 967-4066
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