HIGHER EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES
A review of educational opportunities and funding available for Caribbean people wishing to pursue Higher Education.
UNIVERSITY OF THE
WEST INDIES (UWI)
For over 70 years The University of the West Indies (The UWI) has provided service and leadership to the Caribbean region and wider world. The UWI has evolved from a university college of London in Jamaica with 33 medical students in 1948 to an internationally respected, regional university with near 50,000 students and five campuses.
Barbados, Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago. Antigua & Barbuda, Open Campus
YOUTH PROGRAMS & FINANCE OPPORTUNITIES
RHODES TRUST SCHOLARSHIP
Applications for the Rhodes Scholarship are now open! The Scholarship enables talented young people, from anywhere in the world, to study a postgraduate degree at the University of Oxford.
- Fully funded postgraduate study at the University of Oxford
- Meet new people from across the world
- Join an engaging community and network of Rhodes Scholars
Apply on our website, and share the opportunity with your friends!
Global Applications Invited
TARGET OXBRIDGE
Target Oxbridge is a free programme that aims to help black African and Caribbean students and students of mixed race with black African and Caribbean heritage increase their chances of getting into the Universities of Oxford or Cambridge (known collectively as Oxbridge). Since launching in 2012, Target Oxbridge has helped over 200 students to secure Oxbridge offers.
United Kingdom
THE LIGHTHOUSE PROJECT
Excellent mentoring and training opportunity with Google for 16-19 year-olds of African and Caribbean heritage.
Learn from a highly skilled Google mentor who will support you to develop your employability skills and knowledge of routes into Business and Technology careers.
United Kingdom
CODING BLACK FEMALES SCRATCH COURSE
CodeYourWhy and Coding Black Females are partnering to create a Free 8 week Scratch Coding course for 10 girls of Black or mixed heritage aged between 10 and 15 in Jamaica and the UK. The course runs every 8 weeks, sign up to be added to the waitlist for the next course. Course Time: (Thursday) 6pm - 7pm BST, 12pm-1pm EST Course Frequency: Weekly Course Length: 8 weeks.
Jamaica/United Kingdom
BAME SCHOLARSHIP FOR PROSPECTIVE MEDICAL STUDENTS
This scholarship seeks to help students from BAME backgrounds in securing places in medical/dental school by providing 10 students with completely free support with their medical school applications including UCAT, BMAT, personal statement, and interview support. See the link below for further details, previous reviews, and the application form. Sign up via the link below.