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:
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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.
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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)
