Applications are invited from suitably qualified Barbadians for the 2024 National Development Scholarships at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
Applicants must be citizens of Barbados, between ages 18 and 40, and have been accepted at an Internationally Accredited University.
Scholarships may be awarded in the following areas: Data Analytical and Artificial Intelligence; Robotics and Machine Learning; Electronic Vehicle Maintenance; Repair and Engineering; Renewable Energy and Sustainable Development; Indoor Air Quality; Ergonomics and Human Factors Engineering; Forensic Pathology; Communication Sciences and Disorders; Audiology; Speech Therapy; Object Conservation for Sculptures; Archaeology; Artifacts and Ethnographic; and Dendrology.
Programmes offered at campuses of The University of the West Indies will not be considered.
The scholarship covers:
- one direct economy class ticket to the country of study at the commencement of the course, and one return ticket to Barbados on completion of the programme
- full tuition fees, payable directly to the university
- a book allowance of $ 1,000.00 (once)
- a clothing allowance of $736.00 (once), applicable for students pursuing studies in cold countries, and
- Living allowance as follows: USA $6,300.00 per annum; CAN.$5,880.00 per annum, and United Kingdom £7,560.00 per annum.
Successful applicants will be required to enter a bond with two sureties to return and work in Barbados on completion of the course, on the basis of one year for each year of the award.
For application forms and further information, visit the website of the Ministry of Education, Technological and Vocational Training (METVT), or collect directly from the METVT’s Elsie Payne Complex, Constitution Road, St. Michael.
Completed forms must be submitted by Friday, October 25, 2024. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.