Two students from the University of the West Indies, Mona-Western Jamaica Campus will be awarded the inaugural Emile Martin scholarship during an awards ceremony to be held on December 14, 2015, 4.30pm at the Doctor’s Cave Bathing Club. This will be the first scholarship awarded as part of an agreement between Doctor’s Cave Bathing Club and the UWI Mona-Western Jamaica Campus, where each year, a student pursuing at least the Minor in Entertainment and Cultural Enterprise Management or Cultural Studies offered by the Institute of Caribbean Studies will be awarded scholarships which will cover the duration of their programme.

Both applicants went through a rigorous selection process, which considered their performance in the Entertainment and Cultural Enterprise Management programme, which provides the opportunity for students to contribute to Jamaica’s increasing cultural enterprise through examining the cultural and creative industries, entrepreneurship, event planning and management and building the Jamaican brand. This was particularly important considering Emile Martin’s involvement in the Tourism and Travel Industry, and his contribution to the expansion of culture in Western Jamaica.

This scholarship commemorates the life of Emile Martin, Chairman of the Doctor's Cave Bathing Club, one of the cornerstones of Jamaica’s tourism product. The scholarship is valued at $1.035 million and covers the full tuition for a Bachelor of Arts student pursuing in the first instance at least a Minor in Cultural Studies or Entertainment and Cultural Enterprise Management at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona – Western Jamaica Campus (WJC). The Emile Martin Scholarship is tenable for three years [four years if the student does not have the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations passes or an associate degree] with a total of 90 credits, with the Scholarship student receiving up to US$3000 annually.