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Title	Faculty	Overview	Body	Value	Number of Awards	Maximum Tenure	Deadline	Condition	Criteria	Method of Selection	Special Requirements	How to Apply	Please Note
Wes Hall Social Entrepreneurs Award	agriculture, Institute of Gender and Development Studies, engineering, fst, Faculty of Sports, humed, law, medsci, socsci		The award is available to full-time Jamaican students who: are registered in any faculty at the University of the West Indies, Mona; have completed at least level one (1) of their degree programme.	CAD $10,000	To be decided by donor				The award will be based on: Good academic standing; verifiable financial need; demonstrable involvement in community/co-curricular activities; satisfying all other requirements of The UWI pertaining to Students' behaviour and performance; students from St. Thomas, Jamaica and very impoverished regions and priotized over others.	The scholarship will be advertised on the campus website and/or any other University approved media. Short-listed candidates will be interviewed by a panel comprising personnel from the UWI and the donor.
Westwood High School First-Year Bursary	agriculture, Institute of Gender and Development Studies, engineering, fst, Faculty of Sports, humed, law, medsci, socsci		Jamaican Nationals Westwood High School Graduate Currently in First Year	J$40,000.00	One (1) per year				verifiable financial need; involvement in co-curricular/community activities; leadership qualities etc;	The scholarship would be advertised on the University’s website; Applicants short-listed on the basis of performance in University Scholarship Examination or Advanced Level GCE/CAPE Examination Candidates would be interviewed by a panel comprising personnel from University and the Donors or as otherwise specified.
WIGUT BURSARIES (OFFERED BY THE WEST INDIES GROUP OF UNIVERSITY TEACHERS, JAMAICA (WIGUT))	engineering, fst, humed, law, medsci, socsci		The award is available to Jamaican Nationals who are: pursuing studies on the Mona Campus leading to a first degree in any faculty; entering the Level II or Level III of the degree programme.	J $40,000.00	To be decided by Donor	Two (2) years (students in the MB,BS degree programme may be granted extended tenure)			The award will be based on: high academic achievement in the annual University Examinations (at least a GPA of 3.3); demonstrable financial need.	Short-listed candidates will be selected by a panel comprising personnel from the University and the WIGUT (Jamaica).
YOUNG JAMAICAN SCHOLAR BOOK GRANT	fst, socsci		The award is available to students who are: Jamaican nationals; Full time students registered in either the Faculty of Humanities & Education, Science and Technology or Social Sciences; Entering levels two (2) or three (3) at the Mona Campus.	J$120,000.00	One (1)	One (1) year			The award will be based on: academic achievement (at least a GPA of 3.0) demonstrable financial need; participation in co-curricular activities (e.g. sports/ music/ clubs or societies).	The successful candidate(s) will be selected by a Committee comprising personnel from the Donor and U.W.I
“The PK Initiative” Bursary	fst, socsci		The award is available to MALES registered in the Faculty of Social Sciences or Science and Technology Undergraduate Degree programme who are: Full Time or Part Time; in the second year of their degree programme; Jamaican nationals; 17-25 years old; commuting from Portmore, St. Catherine.	$100,000.00 each	Two (2)	One (1) year			The award will be based on: verifiable financial need	Candidates will be interviewed by a panel comprising of personnel from the University and the donors.	Applications should be accompanied with: UWI Status Letter Essay justifying financial need

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