Scholarships To Go 2019

18 THE GLEANER | TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 2019 HUMANITIES AMBASSADOR J GARY COOPER BURSARY Level of study: Degree Eligibility: Available to Jamaican Nationals who are entering level II or level III in the Faculties of Science and Technology, Social Sciences, Humanities and Education (one award per Faculty). The award will be based on good academic performance, verifiable financial need, participation and leadership in co-curricular activities. Number of awards being offered: four Amount being awarded: $120,000 Duration of scholarship: One year Deadline for applications: June 28, 2019 Where tenable: University of theWest Indies Website: https://www.mona.uwi.edu/osf/ Contact: Office of Student Financing Email: stufinc@uwimona.edu.jm Telephone: 876-702-4646 AMBASSADOR SUE COBB SCHOLARSHIP Eligibility: The award is available to Jamaica nationals or students of Jamaican parentage who are registered at the UWI and will be entering their final year of study. The award will be based on high academic performance in the last academic year’s University exami- nations (at least a GPA of 3.3); demonstrable leadership potential; significant participation in co-curricular activities (e.g. sports, music and/or the arts). Number of awards being offered: one Amount awarded: Tuition Duration of scholarship: One year Deadline for applications: June 28, 2019 Where tenable: University of theWest Indies Website: https://www.mona.uwi.edu/osf/ Contact: Office of Student Financing Email: stufinc@uwimona.edu.jm Telephone: 876-702-4646 JOE PEREIRA SCHOLARSHIP (THE) Eligibility: The award is available to students of Jamaican nationality, registered in a full- time government sponsored undergraduate degree programme tenable in the Faculty of Science and Technology OR the Faculty of Social Sciences or the Faculty of Humanities & Education, entering level 2 or level three of the degree programme, high academic achievement (at least a GPA of 3.3), verifiable financial need. Method of selection: Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed by a panel comprising personnel from the University and WIGUT (Jamaica). Condition : The recipient is expected to par- ticipate in fifty (50) hours of voluntary ser- vice in an area of service approved byWIGUT (Jamaica) Number of awards being offered : one Amount being awarded: $250,000 Duration : One year Deadline for applications: June 28, 2019 Where tenable: University of theWest Indies Website: https://www.mona.uwi.edu/osf/ Contact: Office of Student Financing Email: stufinc@uwimona.edu.jm Telephone: 876-702-4646 NATIONWIDE NEWS NETWORK SCHOLARSHIP FOR JOURNALISM Course of Study: Degree Eligibility: The award is available to students who are: registered full-time in the Faculty of Humanities & Education; majoring in Journalism Number of awards: one Amount awarded: $125,000 Maximum tenure: One year Criteria: The award will be based on: strong academic performance (at least a GPA of 3.0); demonstrable financial need; verifiable involvement in co-curricular/community in- volvement and leadership qualities. Method of selection: Shortlisted candidates shall be interviewed by a panel comprising personnel from the University and the Donor organisation. Condition: The recipient is expected to complete 100 hours of Internship with the Nationwide News Network. Deadline for applications: June 28, 2019 Where tenable: University of theWest Indies Website: https://www.mona.uwi.edu/osf/ Contact: Office of Student Financing Email: stufinc@uwimona.edu.jm Telephone: 876-702-4646 POTTINGER SCHOLARSHIP FOR NEEDY STUDENTS Course of study: Degree Eligibility: The award is available to Jamaican nationals entering their final year of study in a full-time degree programme either within the Faculties of Humanities and Education, Science and Technology or Social Sciences and have had holiday job experience. The award will be based on high academic achievement, verifiable financial need and involvement in community activities. Method of selection: Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed by a panel comprised of the UWI and donor personnel Number of awards being offered: one Amount being awarded: $120,000 Duration: One year Deadline for applications: June 28, 2019 Where tenable: University of theWest Indies Website: https://www.mona.uwi.edu/osf/ Contact : Office of Student Financing Email: stufinc@uwimona.edu.jm Telephone: 876-702-4646 THE SPANISH-JAMAICAN FOUNDATION (SJF) BURSARY FOR MODERN LANGUAGES Eligibility: The award is available to students who are Jamaican nationals, registered in the Faculty of Humanities and Education pursuing a BA in Spanish and entering any level. Criteria: The award will be based on high academic performance, verifiable financial need and participation in co-curricular activ- ities. NB: Preference will be given to students from St. Ann, St James, Trelawny or Hanover. Method of Selection: Short-listed candidates will be interviewed by a panel consisting of representatives from The Spanish-Jamaican Foundation, the UWI Development and Endowment Fund and/or the Modern Languages Department. Number of awards being offered: five Amount to be awarded: $50,000 MaximumTenure: One year Deadline for applications: June 28, 2019 Where tenable: University of theWest Indies Website: https://www.mona.uwi.edu/osf/ Contact: Office of Student Financing Email: stufinc@uwimona.edu.jm Telephone: 876-702-4646 HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT HORACE ROBERTS ETHICS AWARD Specialist area: Human resource management Eligibility/Qualifications: This scholarship is provided in memory of Horace Roberts, a former UCC Lecturer. It is available to ap- plicants enrolling in the Human Resource Degree programme. Applicants may be new or continuing students, demonstrating high academic standards and financial need. Amount awarded: $40,000 Number of awards being offered: One Deadline for applications: June 28, 2019 Where tenable: University of the Commonwealth Caribbean Method of selection: Kathleen Roberts and UCC Committee Email: scholarships@ucc.edu.jm Telephone: 876-906-3000 Rudolph Brown/Photographer JavinWilliams (centre), of HERBOO Corporation Limited, 2013 First Heritage Co-operative Credit Union (FHC) entrepreneur awardee, shows his product to (from left) Balvin Vanriel, chairman of FHC; Valerrie Veira, CEOof the Jamaica Business Development Corporation; Dr Kadamawe Knife, lecturer, researcher, UWI and director officer of Social Entrepreneurship; and Roxann Linton, CEO of the FHC, at the FHC Entrepreneur Awards ceremony at the Courtyard Marriott Hotel in New Kingston on Wednesday, April 24, 2019. THE GLEANER’S SCHOLARSHIPS TO GO | TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 2019