The University of the West Indies
at Cave Hill, Barbados
The University of the West Indies
at Cave Hill, Barbados
There are several scholarships and bursaries available to undergraduate and graduate
students.
Applications are invited for the following Bursaries and Scholarships which will be available for the academic year 2009/2010 at the Cave Hill Campus.
Details of relevant Regulations and Application forms may be obtained from this website or from the Records Section, Student Affairs.
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Completed application forms must be returned to the Records Section by Tuesday, June 30, 2009 unless otherwise stated.
For more information on Graduate Funding, Awards and Scholarships information, go to the Cave Hill Graduate Studies website
Academic Bursaries
Awarded on the basis of applicant’s Academic Record with specific reference to the student’s performance in the 2008/2009 university examinations (GPA 3.0 and above).
VALUE: BDS$2,230.00
Co-Curricular Bursaries
Awarded on the basis of contribution to university life, as evidenced by the student’s participation in co-curricular activities. (Minimum GPA 3.0 is required.)
VALUE: BDS$2,230.00
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Anthony & Joy Bland Scholarships
ELIGIBILITY: Caribbean Nationals reading for a degree in LAW who have completed Part I and are registered to continue in Parts II and III of the LLB programme.
CRITERIA: Academic merit but some consideration may be given to financial need.
VALUE: Scholarships - BDS$5,000.00 each (2) Bursary - BDS$2,500.00
Barbados Community Foundation Scholarships
ELIGIBILITY: Nationals of Barbados who have completed Level I of the programme reading for a degree in Social Work, Psychology or a related discipline.
CRITERIA: Academic merit and Financial Need.
VALUE: BDS$3,000.00
Barbados Employers Confederation Scholarship
ELIGIBILITY: Barbadian nationals enrolled at the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus
DEGREE: Major in Management Studies including courses in Industrial Relations
CRITERIA: Academic Merit
VALUE: BDS$1,500.00
Barbados Olympic Association Scholarships
ELIGIBILITY: Two (2) 4-year awards to nationals of Barbados who:
(1) have obtained admission to the UWI, Cave Hill Campus to read for a first degree in any field of study.
(2) Achieved a high level of performance in at least one sporting discipline under the aegis of the International Olympic Committee.
CRITERIA: Academic Merit and sporting performance.
VALUE: BD$2,500.00 each per annum.
Barbados Shipping & Trading Co. Ltd. Scholarships
ELIGIBILITY:– Two 2-year awards to nationals of Barbados;
One (1) for a student reading for a degree in Management Studies, which can include a major or minor in any Social Sciences discipline and the other majoring Computer Science or Information Technology with Management whether as a major or minor. Candidates must be under the age of 25 years on 31st of January, in the year of the award. He/She must have successfully completed Level I of the programme with at least a GPA 3.3 and should be entering Level II of the programme.
CRITERIA: Academic Merit and involvement in extra curricular activities. Consideration will also be given to Financial Need.
VALUE: BDS$5,000.00 each per annum.
Candidates will be required to undertake two (2) work attachments in the Summer within the Barbados Shipping & Trading (BS&T) Group of Companies during the two-year period.
CampusBoyz® Entertainment Educational Bursary
ELIGIBILITY: 2 awards are open to CARICOM nationals who have gained admission to the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus to read for a degree in any discipline. . Candidates must be between the 16 – 25 years of age pursuing a first degree, first year, full-time studies at the Cave Hill Campus.
CRITERIA: Academic merit and financial need.
VALUE: BDS$3,000.00 each
Dr. Carol Jacobs Scholarship of the Optimist Club of Ernst & Young
ELIGIBILITY: Nationals of Barbados who have completed the first year of study in the Faculty of Pure & Applied Sciences.
CRITERIA: Academic Merit & Financial Need as well as the student’s involvement in some form of community activity.
VALUE: BDS$1,500.00
The Carrington & Sealy Law Scholarship
ELIGIBILITY: Open to nationals of Barbados who are enrolled at the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus reading for a degree in Law and who have completed Part I of the LLB programme.
CRITERIA: Academic merit and financial need.* Some consideration to be given to involvement in University life.
VALUE: BDS$3,000.00 per annum
Central Bank of Barbados Scholarships (1) and (2)
Scholarship (1)
ELIGIBLITY : Nationals of Barbados who are entering Level II of the B.Sc. (Economics & Mathematics) programme
CRITERIA : Academic Merit
VALUE: BDS$6,000 per annum
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Scholarship (2)
ELIGIBLITY : Nationals of Barbados who have been accepted by the University of the West Indies to read for the B.Sc. (Economics Special) degree
CRITERIA : Academic Merit
VALUE: BDS$8,000 per annum
Chefette Restaurants Scholarships
NO. OF SCHOLARSHIPS: Two(2)
ELIGIBILITY: Nationals of Barbados who are (a) children of staff members of Chefette Restaurants Ltd., who have gained admission to The University of the West Indies to pursue full-time study leading to a degree in any discipline.
CRITERIA: Academic merit.
VALUE : BDS$2,500 each per annum
In the event that no applicant eligible under (a) qualifies for the Scholarships, the awards shall be open to other nationals of Barbados who are full-time students at the UWI, Cave Hill Campus
Cidel Bank& Trust Inc. Scholarship
No of Awards: One (1)
Eligibility: Open to nationals of Barbados who have completed Level I of the programme, reading for an undergraduate degree in Management, Accounting, Economics, Computer Science, Information Technology or a combination of these. A minimum 3.3 GPA average is required.
Criteria : Academic Merit and Financial Need
Value: BDS$5,000.00
ELIGIBILITY: Open to any CARICOM national admitted to the Faculty of Law as a full-time candidate for the LLB degree, and who in the final year of the LLB programme, has received the highest Grade not lower than A in the Course Offshore Financial Law. In the event that there is more than one candidate receiving the same highest grade in the course, the winner of the Scholarship may be determined by considering the actual Marks each candidate received in the Final Examination in the Course.
CRITERIA: Academic merit
VALUE: BDS$5,000.00
District Grand Lodge of Barbados Grant
ELIGIBILITY: Open to nationals of Barbados who have been accepted by the University of the West Indies for full-time study to read for a degree in any discipline.
CRITERIA: Academic merit and financial need.
TENURE: to be dispersed over a 3 year period
VALUE: BDS$5,000.00
Eastern Caribbean Group of Companies Student Award
NO. OF AWARDS: One (1)
ELIGIBILITY: The Award is open to nationals of the OECS countries who have gained admission to the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus to read for a Degree in any discipline.
CRITERIA: Academic Merit and Financial Need
TENURE: One (1) year
VALUE: US$1,000.00
NO. OF AWARDS: One (1)
ELIGIBILITY: Nationals of Barbados and countries of the OECS who gained admission to the Cave Hill Campus to pursue a first degree in Medical Sciences or are in Level II or III programme of the Faculty of Pure & Applied Sciences, majoring in Biology, Chemistry and Physics. In the case of applicants from the Faculty of Pure & Applied Sciences, preference will be given to persons pursuing courses in Energy related studies.
CRITERIA: Academic Merit and Financial Need
VALUE: BDS$6,000.00 per annum
ELIGIBILITY: The award is open to a BARBADIAN who must:
VALUE: BDS$5,000.00
ELIGIBILITY: Caribbean nationals registered in the Level II programmes and reading for degrees in the following areas: Management, Economics and Management, Computer Science and Management, Accounting, Accounting and Economics, Accounting with minor in Economics, Computer Science and Accounting.
CRITERIA: Academic merit. Financial need may also be taken into consideration
VALUE: BDS$6,000.00
It is expected that the successful candidate will undertake a summer internship at Ernst & Young during the period June – August before entering final year.
FirstCaribbean International Scholarships
NO OF SCHOLARSHIPS: Fifteen (15)
ELIGIBILITY: The Scholarships are offered to students at any campus of the University of the West Indies in any discipline as follows:
• Three (3) scholarships for nationals of Barbados
• Three (3) scholarships for nationals of Jamaica
• Three (3) scholarships for nationals of Trinidad & Tobago
• Two (2) scholarships for nationals of the Bahamas
• Three (3) scholarships for nationals of the OECS territories
• One (1) scholarship for a national from any Caribbean country who is the child of an employee of the Bank.CRITERIA: Exceptional academic performance
VALUE: US$2,500.00 each
Sir Frank Walcott Scholarship Fund Enabling Grants 2008/2009
The Sir Frank Walcott Scholarship Fund invites applications for a limited number of Enabling Awards from persons accepted for or already enrolled in a course of study at one of the following:
Goddard Enterprises Scholarship
ELIGIBILITY: Open to nationals of Barbados, Antigua & Barbuda, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines registered in Accounting, Agriculture, Computer Science, Engineering and Management Studies, who have successfully completed one academic year of study at the UWI leading to a degree in that discipline. Priority will be given to students pursuing a degree majoring either in Computer Science or Management Studies.
CRITERIA: Academic merit.
VALUE: BDS$6,000.00 per annum
Herman C. Stoute Memorial Fund Scholarships
Four (4) Scholarships are available:
• Three (3) for Barbadian nationals who are past or present students of Combermere School who have been accepted for a degree programme by the University of the West Indies and
• One (1) for nationals of Commonwealth Caribbean Countries contributing to the University of the West Indies other than Barbados.
Students must be enrolled in a degree programme at this Campus.
CRITERIA: Academic merit and Financial Need.
VALUE: US$1,500.00 each
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Barbados Scholarship
ELIGIBILITY: Nationals of Barbados entering Level III of the programme and reading for a Degree majoring in Accounting.
VALUE: BDS$2,500
CRITERIA: Academic merit. Consideration will also be given to contributions to the social/cultural life of the Campus.
Insurance Corporation Of Barbados Scholarship
ELIGIBILITY: - Open to nationals of Barbados majoring in an Accounting or Management option, and who have completed at least one year of study in the relevant discipline at the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus.
CRITERIA: Academic merit.
VALUE: BDS$2,500.00 per annum
Island Heritage Insurance Scholarship
ELIGIBILITY: 2 scholarships open to nationals of Barbados who were students from either Ellerslie Secondary School and or the St. Leonard’s Boys Secondary School.
CRITERIA: Academic merit and Financial Need..
VALUE: BDS$833.33 each per annum
Kregg Nurse Award For Vision And Fortitude
ELIGIBILITY: Open to students registered at the Cave Hill Campus to read for a degree majoring in any discipline. The awardee must have successfully completed at least one year of study at the Cave Hill Campus.
The award shall be based on nominations from the Deans of Faculties and/or the Guild of Students. Nominee must have identifiable personal challenges in order to be considered. Nominees for the award should have demonstrated success in overcoming personal challenges.VALUE: BDS$3,000.00
Kurleigh King Memorial Scholarship
ELIGIBILITY: Two 2-year scholarships open to nationals of Barbados who are entering the Level II programme of the B.Sc. in Computer Science.VALUE: BDS$5,000 each per annum
CRITERIA: Academic merit; Financial need will be considered as a supplementary factor
Mendes/Boyd Scholarship (formerly CA-NAL)
ELIGIBILITY: Nationals of CARICOM countries in any Faculty entering their Penultimate or final year - in the case of Medical students, those who are entering their Clinical Year; in the case of B.Ed. students, those who are entering their final year.
VALUE: CAN $1,000.00
CRITERIA: The Award will be based on academic merit, leadership qualities, extra-curricular involvement and financial need.
ELIGIBILITY: Nationals of Barbados reading for a degree in the Faculty of Law or in the Faculty of Humanities, Education or the Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences who are entering LEVEL II of the programme.
VALUE: BDS$2,000
CRITERIA: Academic Merit and Financial Need
Patterson Cheltenham Q.C. Scholarship
ELIGIBILITY : Open to nationals of any Caribbean Country who have gained admission to the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus reading for a Degree in Law.
CRITERIA: Academic merit and financial need
VALUE: BDS$5, 000.00 per annum
Pfizer Caribbean Science Prize
ELIGIBILITY : Students registered for a major in Biology, Chemistry or their sub-disciplines in the Department of Biological & Chemical Sciences and have completed Level II of the programme.
CRITERIA: Academic Merit and Financial Need. Participation in extra-curricular activities will be further used to rank the candidates.
VALUE: BDS$1,000.00
The Police Wives Association [Barbados] Educational Awards and Bursaries
The Award is open to all persons who have gained admission to a University to pursue full-time study leading to a degree. Special consideration will be given to children of persons directly employed with Law enforcement agencies.
- The Bursaries are open to persons pursuing full-time study at a University or Tertiary Level Institution. Bursaries may also be awarded for Technical level study.
CRITERIA: Academic merit and financial need
VALUE:
Scholarship: BDS$ 2,500.00 per annum
Bursaries: The value of the bursaries shall be determined annually.
ELIGIBILITY: 1-year award available to CARICOM nationals who have gained admission to the University of the West Indies to read for a degree in the Faculty of Social Sciences.
CRITERIA: Financial Merit.
VALUE: BDS$2, 500.00
Pricewaterhousecoopers Scholarship
ELIGIBILITY: 2-year award to nationals of Antigua, Barbados, Grenada and St. Lucia entering the Level II programme and reading for a degree majoring in Accounting, Management or Computer Science.
CRITERIA: : Academic Merit, (Performance in the University Scholarship Examination may be considered) and Financial Need.
VALUE: BDS$5, 000.00 per annum
The Ralph Boyce Scholarships (sponsored by the Barbados Public Workers’ Co-operative Credit Union Ltd)
NO. OF SCHOLARSHIPS : TWO (2)
ELIGIBILITY : Nationals of Barbados who have gained admission to the University of the West Indies to read for a degree in any discipline. Candidates must be between the ages of 16-25 years and pursuing a First Degree, first year, full-time studies at any Campus of the University of the West Indies. Candidates must be members in good standing of the Barbados Public Workers’ Co-operative Credit Union Limited for at least three (3) years.
CRITERIA: Academic merit and Financial Need
VALUE: BDS$7,500.00 for studies at Cave Hill Campus, BDS$9,000.00 for studies at any other Campus of the University of the West Indies.
Richard Cheltenham Q.C. Scholarships
NO. OF SCHOLARSHIPS : TWO (2) and ONE (1) Grant
ELIGIBILITY : The scholarships are open to nationals of Barbados and countries of the OECS who have gained admission to the University of the West Indies , Cave Hill Campus to read for a Degree in the Faculty of Law and the Faculty of Social Sciences.
CRITERIA: Academic merit and financial need
VALUE:
Scholarship: BDS$3,500.00 eachGrant: BDS$2,000.00 per annum
Sagicor Life Inc. Scholarship (1)
ELIGIBILITY: Open to nationals of Antigua & Barbuda, the Bahamas, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Trinidad & Tobago to read for a degree majoring in the field of Business Studies and who have gained admission to the University of the West Indies.
CRITERIA: Academic Merit
VALUE: BDS$5,000.00 per annum
Sagicor Life Inc. Scholarship (2)
ELIGIBILITY: Open to nationals of Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Grenada, Montserrat, St. Kitts-Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Trinidad & Tobago, to read for a degree majoring in one of the following disciplines viz. Accounting, Computer Science and Business Administration: who have successfully completed at least one academic year of study at the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus leading to a degree in that discipline.
CRITERIA: Academic Merit and Financial Need.
VALUE: BDS$5,000.00 per annum
Scotiabank Barbados Scholarship
ELIGIBILITY: Open to a national of Barbados who is (1) under the age of 21 on the 31st December in the year of the award; (2) obtained admission or is qualified for admission to the University of the West Indies; (3) reading for a first degree in Business and Administrative Studies and other areas of social need including:- Medicine, Agriculture, Engineering, Education and Social Administration.
CRITERIA: Academic merit and Financial Need.
VALUE: BDS$6,000.00 per annum
Scotiabank Eastern Caribbean Scholarship Programme
NO OF SCHOLARSHIPS: One (1) Per country listed below
ELIGIBILITY: Open to nationals of Anguilla, Antigua/Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada. St. Kitts/Nevis, St. Lucia and St. Vincent & the Grenadines who has obtained admission to the University of the West Indies and to the Programme in respect of which he/she has applied for the scholarship.
CRITERIA: Academic merit and Financial Need.
TENURE: Up to three (3) years
VALUE: a minimum of EC$15,000 – EC$25,000 per annum or as determined by each of the above-mentioned countries.
ELIGIBILITY: Open to nationals of Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, the British Virgin Islands, Dominica, Grenada and Carriacou, St. Kitts/Nevis, St. Lucia and St. Vincent & the Grenadines, who have gained admission to the University of the West Indies to read for a degree majoring in one of the following disciplines: Accounting, Computer Science or Management Studies.
CRITERIA: Academic merit.
VALUE: BDS$5,000.00 per annum
Sylvia Gore Moseley Memorial Scholarship
ELIGIBILITY: Open to all students of the University of the West Indies who have completed at least the first year of study in any Faculty at any Campus or in any of the countries of the UWI-12 and who are continuing into second or third year programmes in any Faculty at the Cave Hill Campus.
CRITERIA: Financial Need. Academic performance should only be taken into account as a tie breaker.
VALUE: BDS$3,000.00 per annum. In addition, there shall be a textbook GRANT of $600.00 payable as a refund on the presentation of the relevant receipts.
ELIGIBILITY: Open to nationals of Dominica who are undergraduate students registered for a major in Hotel/Tourism Management at the Cave Hill Campus.
TENURE: one year only.
VALUE: US$2, 000.00
Telford Georges Memorial Scholarship
ELIGIBILITY: Open to nationals of the Eastern Caribbean who are registered as full-time students in the Faculty of Law and is based on the Grade Point Average achieved on the Level I Law examinations of the LLB programme at the Cave Hill Campus.
CRITERIA: Academic merit.
VALUE: BDS$2, 500.00
The UWI (Cave Hill) Co-operative Credit Union Ltd. Scholarships
NO OF SCHOLARSHIPS: Two (2)
ELIGIBILITY: Members of the U.W.I. (Cave Hill) Co-operative Credit Union Ltd., or Children/wards of members, who have gained admission to any campus of the University of West Indies to read for a degree majoring in any discipline.
CRITERIA: Academic merit and financial need
VALUE: BDS$2,500.00 each
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