Financial aid is available for prospective as well as current students. To assist you, we have compiled a list of the agencies to which you may apply in order to fund your way through college. This list is by no means exhaustive as other funding is provided through private organisations and individuals. For further information please speak with the Guidance Counsellor at Vaughn Hall, Celestial Drive RM 37, The Student’s Development Officer: Vaughn Hall RM or enquire at the Students’ Services Unit, also at Vaughn Hall.
1. The Students’ Loan Bureau
Sagicor Sigma Building 1st & 2nd Floors
63-67 Knutsford Boulevard
Kingston 5
1 (876) 754 2559 or Toll Free: 1888 991 2603
2. Ministry of Labour and Social Security
Programme for Advancement through Health and Education (PATH) Grant of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00)
Apply at the Ministry of Labour Office in your parish
1. Government of Jamaica, Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Programme of Advancement through Health and Education (PATH) Tertiary Bursary for (2nd to 4th year students) Eligibility: There must be a genuine NEED and maintain a 3.0 GPA (Must have been on PATH in Secondary School) Application Forms are usually sent to the college and accessed from the Guidance Counsellor’s Office. Value: ($100,000.00)
2. Carreras Scholarship: Offered to students in years 1-4. You must maintain a GPA of 3.0 (Application Forms are usually sent to the College and accessed from the Guidance Counsellor’s Office). Value: ($100,000.00)
3. The NCB Foundation Scholarship: Applicable to all year groups. Application forms are available on the NCB Foundation Website
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Application period April 09, 2018 – June 08, 2018
4. The Douglas Samuels Memorial Scholarship offered through The Mona Baptist Church: 4-6 University Meadows, Kingston 6,
Jamaica. (Application Forms are usually sent to the College and accessed from the Guidance Counsellor’s Office)
5. Ministry of Education, Jamaica Values and Attitude Project for Tertiary Students (JAMVAT): A work and study programme where
JAMVAT pays thirty percent (30%) of your tuition after you have sufficiently completed 200 hours of Community Service. Eligibility: Must be enrolled in a Tertiary Institution, and have a GPA of 2.5 and above. (Address: 14 Gibraltor Camp Way, UWI, Mona
Campus, Kingston 7)
6. The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Poverty Reduction Programme (PRP) Tertiary Scholarships: Applications are available at the JSIF Office/website: jsif.org and selected SDC Offices for (St. James, Clarendon, St. Catherine, Kingston and St. Andrew) Value: Ninety Percent of fee (90%) up to ($350,000.00)
7. The Culture Health Arts Sports and Education Fund (CHASE FUND) 52-60 Grenada Crescent Kingston 5, Jamaica, W.I. (for Early Childhood Practitioners)
