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The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) 2020 Scholarships to Caribbean Nationals at Caribbean and International Universities to Pursue Undergraduate and Postgraduate Degrees Programmes
The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) invites applications for scholarships to pursue undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes in hazard/disaster related disciplines such as disaster risk management (DRM), disaster risk financing, natural resources management, climate change, civil with environmental engineering, actuarial science, meteorology, and other similar areas.
The scholarships are tenable at the following universities: UWI (all campuses); University of Technology, Jamaica; Northern Caribbean University (Jamaica); University of Guyana; and University of Suriname as well as other accredited universities in the USA, UK and Canada. Additional information is provided in the table below:
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CCRIF Scholarship Programme
Minimum of 8 Postgraduate scholarships per year
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- 1 Extra-Regional Scholarship
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- Value up to US$40,000
- Students must be admitted to a university in the United Kingdom, United States or Canada for study areas related to DRM, Climate Change, Environment, Engineering, Actual Science etc.
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- Value US$11,000 each
- Students must be admitted to: University of the West Indies; University of Technology, Jamaica; Northern Caribbean University (Jamaica); University of Guyana; or University of Suriname in areas similar to the extra-regional scholarship
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- Value up to US$11,000
- For students enrolled in the UWI-CCRIF course Fundamental of Disaster Risk Financing (with emphasis on CCRIF Parametric Insurance Policies) for Advancing the Development of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) – on UWI Open Campus starting August 2020.
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Application deadline: June 15, 2020
http://www.ccrif.org/content/scholarship
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CCRIF-UWI Scholarship Programme
4 Undergraduate Scholarships per year
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- Value US$4,000 per year for 2 years (2nd and final year)
- Students must apply at the end of their 1st year
- Students must be registered at one of the UWI campuses and pursuing select degrees related to DRM, civil engineering, geography, environmental management etc.
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http://www.ccrif.org/content/programmes/ccrif-uwi-scholarship
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CCRIF POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS
To apply for one of these scholarships, please visit the following http://www.ccrif.org/content/scholarship
CCRIF-UWI UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS
To apply for one of these scholarships, visit the scholarship section on your campus website to obtain the application form then submit along with the other relevant documents to the Office of Student Financing. Additional information can be found at http://www.ccrif.org/content/programmes/ccrif-uwi-scholarship
CCRIF-UWI POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS
Students who are interested in scholarships to pursue postgraduate studies at the University of the West Indies should apply through the newly expanded CCRIF Scholarship Programme. Please visit this link for additional information http://www.ccrif.org/content/scholarship
LANGUAGE
English is the official language of CCRIF and therefore all applications must be submitted in English.
APPLICATION DEADLINE
Deadline for receipt of applications is June 15, 2020.
OTHER INFORMATION
Information on eligibility requirements and conditions of award can be found at the links provided above.
For addition information please email: technicalassistance@ccrif.org.
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