The International Office, one of the functional areas under the Student Enrolment and Retention Unit (SERU) supports The UWI Cave Hill Campus' internationalisation agenda.
The Cave Hill International Office:
- Supports the admission, transition and retention of international undergraduate and graduate students and visiting scholars.
- Promotes student mobility by facilitating global short-term learning opportunities (in-coming and out-going).
- Facilitates international partnerships by liaising with external (global and local) partners.
Canada-CARICOM Faculty Leadership Programme
The Canada-CARICOM Faculty Leadership Programme provides faculty or international liaison officers/managers from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) with short-term exchange opportunities for professional development, graduate study or research at Canadian postsecondary institutions.
The goal of the Canada-CARICOM Faculty Leadership Programme is to support international collaboration between Canadian postsecondary institutions and institutions in the CARICOM through professional development opportunities for faculty and staff. Faculty or international liaison officers/managers, hereby referred to as “candidates”, remain employed full-time as faculty or as international liaison officers/managers at a recognized institution during this exchange.
Scholarship Value and Duration
The Canadian institution will receive funding from DFATD for all successful candidates in the form of a contribution agreement and will be responsible for disbursing the funds to scholarship recipients.
The scholarship value varies depending on the duration. The scholarship value is:
- $2,700 CAN for faculty members for two to three weeks of course work or research as part of their professional development;
- $2,700 CAN for international directors, managers or administrators for two to three weeks of course work, or for a practicum in the area of internationalization of postsecondary institutions or student mobility as part of their professional development; or
- $9,700 CAN for faculty members for five to six months of study or research at the graduate level.
In addition to the funds allocated to the recipient by DFATD, the Canadian host institution may also claim $300 CAN per scholarship recipient to assist with the administrative costs once the scholarship recipient arrives in Canada.
Eligible expenses
Canadian institutions will disburse scholarship funds to the scholarship recipient to cover costs including:
- visa and/or study/work permit fees;
- airfare, for the scholarship recipient only, to Canada by the most direct and economical route and return airfare upon completion of the scholarship;
- health insurance;
- living expenses;
- ground transportation expenses, including a monthly bus pass; and
- books, supplies, and equipment, excluding computers, required for the recipient’s study or research.