CCRIF-UWI Scholarship Programme

Provides scholarships to citizens of Caricom or Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) member countries for undergraduate and postgraduate study at The UWI in fields such as natural resource management, climate change, meteorology, geography/geology, and civil/environmental engineering. Visit

www.ccrif.org/content/programmes/ccrif-uwi-scholarship.

Application deadline for undergraduate programmes: May 31.

Application deadline for

graduate programmes: June 5. BGR/ISA At-sea training programmeFederal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources of the Federal Republic of Germany (BGR), in accordance with its exploration contract for polymetallic sulphides with the International Seabed Authority, is offering four at-sea training places for candidates from developing States from August 21 to October 13, 2017.The training programme aims to provide on-board and laboratory work and scientific techniques for exploration of polymetallic sulphides by developing investigative planning skills, on-board work experience and data analysis and interpretation skills.For more information please visit the ISA/BGR Training web page. Applications should be submitted by e-mail, in one of the official languages of the Authority to

training@isa.org.jmDeadline: June 26, 2017. Provides opportunities for university graduates who are citizens of Caricom or CCRIF member countries who have specialised in the areas of disaster risk management, environmental management, actuarial science, geography, climate studies, and other similar areas to be assigned to national and regional organisations for practical work assignments

www.ccrif.org/content/regional-internship-programme. BGLC Education GrantThe Betting Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC) awards cash grants, which is paid towards tuition costs, to students just entering or those continuing to the next year of their studies at a tertiary institution in Jamaica.Details and application requirements and forms are available for download at the BGLC’s website at

www.bglc.gov.jm.

Application deadline: July 14. GraceKennedy FoundationThe foundation will provide over $20 million to students studying at the tertiary level. The scholarship period opened May 1 and will close in July. Qualifying criteria and application details are listed on

www.gracekennedy.com/gkfscholarships.

Application deadline: July 15. Open to British men under the age of 21 of Caribbean descent.Tenable at Brunel University, London, specifically Brunel Business School, the Department of Economics and Finance, the College of Engineering, Design and Physical Sciences, or the College of Health and Life Sciences. Contact: Dr Dwain Neil, The Reach Society, at

leriko@blueyonder.co.uk.

Application deadline: August 31.