The University of the West Indies, Mona will collaborate with the Inter Secondary Schools Association (ISSA) to host the UWI, Mona Football Scholarship Festival on January 7-10, 2010 at the Mona Bowl. The Football Scholarship Festival is a part of the refocused sports development efforts by UWI, Mona.

The event is designed to allow talented and academically eligible young athletes to be recruited by local and overseas coaches and provide an opportunity for them to attend a University free of cost through participation in a series of football matches.

The Festival will be organized in the form of a series of games over a three day period, where the UWI Mona team will play the combination of the Manning and Dacosta Cup players as scouting matches. A feature all Manning all Dacosta pre-game match will be held prior to UWI Mona’s Major League Game against Police. This staging will represent the first of an annual event on the Campus’ Sporting Calendar.

The University also intends to offer a holistic development beyond the field of play through motivational talks for the athletes and information sharing sessions highlighting UWI’s academic offerings.

Other areas of recent sports development at UWI, Mona include the upgrading of facilities, the acquisition of some of Jamaica’s best coaches, a nutrition programme and also a sports scholarship programme. For more details on the Football Scholarship Festival interested persons may contact the Sports Office at 702-4476.