OVERVIEW

The YBPS Scholarship Committee has developed a program of scholarships geared toward providing educational opportunities for Barbadians and Caribbean Nationals whether living in their home countries or in the USA. We are convinced that investing in the Caribbean's human resource represents the most strategic plan for facilitating the Caribbean Regions' growth potential.

Successive generations of Caribbean Nationals have always attached the highest priority to the acquisition of a higher education. The YBPS Scholarship program, in many ways, represents an acknowledgment and endorsement of this fine West Indian tradition.

The scholarships, which are based on academic excellence, are open to undergraduate students who are entering university, college or polytechnic for the first time (first degree). Recipients may use the scholarship to cover the costs of tuition, fees, books, room and board, computers, health insurance, general living expenses and other college-related expenses.

SCHOLARSHIPS

The Trident Scholarship is a single scholarship to be awarded to a student of Barbadian descent living in Barbados or the USA and enrolled in an accredited college, university or polytechnic in Barbados, the Caribbean or the USA.

The Pride of Barbados Scholarship consists of individual scholarships to be awarded to students who are either:

  • Barbadian heritage (i.e., a parent or a grandparent must be Barbadian) and enrolled or accepted in a matriculated undergraduate program at 1) an accredited college or university in the USA, 2) University of the West Indies or one of its affiliates 3) the community college located in Barbados or 4) polytechnic located in Barbados.
  • A National of one of the Member or Associate States of CARICOM and enrolled in a matriculated undergraduate program at the University of the West Indies or one of its Affiliates.
For the 2012-2013 year, YBPS will be awarding three (3) Pride of Barbados scholarships.

APPLICATION FORM

YBPS Scholarship Application Form

DEADLINE

April 30, 2012

Please mail your scholarship application to:
Scholarship Selection Committee
Young Barbadian Professionals Society
P.O. Box 6582
New York, NY 10150

You can also email or fax your application to:
Linda Gadsby, Esq. at youngbarbadianprofessionals@yahoo.com or (212) 389-3333 (fax)

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