{"id":66,"date":"2019-01-07T15:21:02","date_gmt":"2019-01-07T19:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fst\/faculty-prizes-scholarships\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T19:20:24","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T23:20:24","slug":"faculty-prizes-scholarships","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fst\/students-central-hub\/faculty-prizes-scholarships\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty Prizes &#038; Scholarships"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"container-fluid page-wrapper site-font\">\n<section>\n<div class=\"lc-block\">\n<div editable=\"rich\">\n<h1 class=\"page-header\">Faculty Prizes &#038; Scholarships    <\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"faculty-content-page\">\n<style type=\"text\/css\">.scholarships td\n{border: 1px solid #666;\n padding: 5px;}<\/p>\n<p>.scholarships table {padding:5px; border: 1px solid #666; }\n<\/style>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fst\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/Students-Central-Hub\/Awards-Scholarships.jpg\" style=\"width: 600px; height: 337px;\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"lc-block\" editable=\"rich\">\n<p data-end=\"180\" data-start=\"79\"><strong data-end=\"106\" data-start=\"79\">Prizes and scholarships<\/strong> offer valuable opportunities to recognize and reward academic excellence.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"lc-block\" editable=\"rich\">\n<p data-end=\"422\" data-start=\"182\"><strong data-end=\"192\" data-start=\"182\">Prizes<\/strong> are awarded based on outstanding academic performance and typically do not require an application. While they are usually of lesser monetary value than scholarships, they serve as important acknowledgments of student achievement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"lc-block\" editable=\"rich\">\n<p data-end=\"565\" data-start=\"424\"><strong data-end=\"440\" data-start=\"424\">Scholarships<\/strong>, on the other hand, must be applied for at the <strong data-end=\"518\" data-start=\"488\">start of the academic year<\/strong> and generally offer greater financial support.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"lc-block\">\n<div editable=\"rich\">\n<h3 data-end=\"594\" data-start=\"572\"><span style=\"font-size:18px;\"><strong data-end=\"594\" data-start=\"576\">Faculty Prizes<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"lc-block\" editable=\"rich\">\n<p data-end=\"682\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\" data-start=\"595\">A full listing of Faculty Prizes can be found in the <strong data-end=\"668\" data-start=\"648\">Faculty Handbook<\/strong> and includes:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<table align=\"center\" class=\"scholarships\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>2 Dean&rsquo;s Prizes&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>2 Best Students<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Faculty Prize<\/td>\n<td>Best Level 1 Performance<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>The Graham Gooding Biology Prize<\/td>\n<td>Best Biological Sciences Student<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>R. L. Seale &amp; Co. Ltd. Prize in Chemistry<\/td>\n<td>Best Biological Sciences\/Chemistry Student<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>The Pfizer Ltd. Prize in Biochemistry&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>Best Biochemistry Student<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>The Louis Chinnery Prize in Ecology<\/td>\n<td>Best Ecology Student<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>The Mount Gay Distilleries Prize in Microbiology<\/td>\n<td>Best Microbiology Student<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>FST Innovation (FINO) Award&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>Best Innovative Student<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/Resources\/Revised-Prizes-Information-for-the-Websites-ARW.pdf\">Click here<\/a> for more information on the prizes available through the Faculty.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lc-block\">\n<div editable=\"rich\">\n<h3 data-end=\"187\" data-start=\"167\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:18px;\"><strong data-end=\"187\" data-start=\"171\">Scholarships<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"lc-block\" editable=\"rich\">\n<p data-end=\"569\" data-start=\"188\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Scholarships offer significant financial support and must be applied for by the <strong data-end=\"289\" data-start=\"268\">first week of May<\/strong> each academic year. Most are available to <strong data-end=\"356\" data-start=\"332\">current UWI students<\/strong>, with some open to students across all disciplines. Those pursuing a <strong data-end=\"442\" data-start=\"426\">double major<\/strong><strong data-end=\"442\" data-start=\"426\"> &#8211;&nbsp;<\/strong>particularly with <strong data-end=\"475\" data-start=\"461\">Accounting<\/strong> or <strong data-end=\"493\" data-start=\"479\">Management<\/strong> as a second major &#8211; may be eligible for additional scholarship opportunities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"lc-block\" editable=\"rich\">\n<p data-end=\"698\" data-start=\"571\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/studentfinancing\/scholarships\/undergraduate-scholarships.aspx\">Click here<\/a> to explore the <strong>scholarships and science fee grants offered through the Faculty of Science and Technology (FST)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"lc-block\">\n<div editable=\"rich\">\n<h3 data-end=\"738\" data-start=\"705\"><span style=\"font-size:18px;\"><strong data-end=\"738\" data-start=\"709\">Postgraduate Scholarships<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"lc-block\" editable=\"rich\">\n<p data-end=\"934\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\" data-start=\"739\">Postgraduate students may also apply for scholarships through the <strong data-end=\"849\" data-start=\"805\">School for Graduate Studies and Research<\/strong>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/gradstudies\/scholarships-and-funding\/scholarships\">Click here<\/a> for more details on available postgraduate funding opportunities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Faculty Prizes &#038; Scholarships &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Prizes and scholarships offer valuable opportunities to recognize and reward academic excellence. 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