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Office of Student Financing

Number of Awards: 
One (1)
Value: 
CAD $3000
Maximum Tenure: 
One (1) year
Eligibility: 

The award is available to full time students registered in the Undergraduate Degree programme who have completed at least one(1) level of the programme and are:

  • registered in the Faculty of Medical Sciences, Science and Technology, Social Sciences or Law at The University of the West Indies, Mona;
  • Jamaican national;
  • from the Parish of Trelawny ;
  • first in family to attend university.

 

Criteria: 

The award will be based on:

  • good academic standing;
  • verifiable financial need;
  • demonstrable involvement in community and co-curricular activities;

Satisfying all other requirements of The UWI pertaining to Students’ behaviour and performance. 

 

Method of Selection: 

Short-listed candidates will be interviewed by a panel comprising personnel from the UWI and the donor. 

Special Requirements: 

The applicant must write an essay on one or all of the following:

  1. The Importance of giving back and paying it forward to fellow Jamaicans;
  2. The importance of living sustainably in Jamaica inclusive of the impacts of over tourism and Global Warming on the island;
  3. The role higher education plays on Jamaican society’s development. 

Office of Student Financing

The University of the West Indies Mona, Jamaica

Tel: 702-4646 | Fax: 702-4647

Email: stufinc@uwimona.edu.jm

Opening Hours:

8:30 am to 4:30pm Mondays to Fridays

Additional contact numbers 876-441-4120 and 876-441-3584

 

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