The UWI Development and Endowment Fund has received a donation of some Ninety Million Jamaican Dollars (J$90M)from the Banyan Tree Foundation in Canada. Banyan Tree provides gifts to charities that operate programmes geared towards promoting development and self reliance. The Development and Endowment Fund is a non-profit organization which raises funds to support developmental activities at the UWI. The fund has allocated numerous scholarships, coordinates internship opportunities and has been involved in a number of refurbishing projects at Mona.