NAME OF FEATURE | THE GLEANER | THURSDAY, MAY 18, 2023 27 SCHOLARSHIPS TO GO F ATUR | THE GLEANER | THURSDAY, MAY 18, 2023 THE BETTING Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC) is inviting tertiary students to apply for the 2023-2024 BGLC Tertiary Education Grant. The BGLCTertiary Education Grant is an important initiative for the regulator of Jamaica’s gambling industry, as it enables the Commission to ensure that proceeds of gambling are used for good causes. Vitus Evans, executive director of the BGLC, said: “The BGLC will invest $19M to assist tertiary students with tuition fees for the academic year 2023-2024. Qualified students will receive $60,000 each towards tuition.” The grant is applied to tuition fees for undergraduate studies only, at any tertiary institution in Jamaica. The BGLC accepts applications from students attending first to fourth year of an undergraduate programme at an accredited tertiary institution in Jamaica. Students may be participating in any course of study; however, they must be attending full-time, and be no older than 26 years in September 2023. APPLICATION PORTAL To access the online application portal, students should visit the BGLC’s website at www.bglc. gov.jm. Students are required to complete the online form, providing information on their course of study, personal contact details, and contact details for two references. App l i ca t i ons mus t be accompanied by supporting documents, which are uploaded to the online portal. The documents required are a current photograph, certified copies of a national photo ID, and the latest available transcript reflecting grades for at least 1 semester of the 2022-2023 academic year, and a GPA of at least 2.75 (on a 4.0 scale). An important aspect of the application is a 600-word writing assignment. “Each year, we ask the students to complete a writing assignment which demonstrates their awareness of an issue related to the gambling industry,”explained Wendy Robertson, manager, corporate affairs & communication at the BGLC. The theme for the 2023 period is ‘Responsible Gaming’. The deadline for applications for the 2023-2024 BGLC Tertiary Education Grant is July 14, 2023. The BGLC has invested J$104 million to assist over 1,800 students since the launch of the BGLC Education Grant in 2014. BGLC Chairman, Clovis Metcalfe (right), presents a BGLC’s Tertiary Education Grant awardee with a package. CONTRIBUTED BGLC invites applications for tertiary education grant BGLC
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