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OAS SCHOLARSHIP/THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES OPEN CAMPUS
CERTIFICATE IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
The Department of Education, Innovation and Gender Relations informs of the call for applications from desirous persons of pursuing an online Undergraduate Certificate in Early Childhood Education with the University of The West Indies Open Campus.
Scholarship Overview
| PROGRAM |
Undergraduate Certificate
Early Childhood Development and Family Studies
Open to students who are admitted to the certificate program beginning Semester (1) in the 2021/2022 academic year. Students admitted to the first year of the Bachelor's in Education degree program may also be considered should scholarship offers become available
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| MODALITY |
Online, The UWI Open Campus Platform, with in-country face to face practical component |
| LANGUAGE |
English |
| DURATION |
1 year |
| CALENDAR |
The UWI Open Campus Admission Deadline: July 16, 2021
OAS Scholarship Application Deadline: July 30, 2021
Semester Begins August 29, 2021
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| BENEFIT |
- Full tuition scholarship offers to citizens of OAS English speaking Caribbean Member States, except for Math and/or English prerequisites.
- Access to the Inter American Teacher Education Network (ITEN)‒UWI STRAM Virtual Community (VC) of Practice, for which an additional certificate will be provided upon completion.
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Eligibility Requirements
To be considered for this scholarship opportunity, an applicant must:
- Have a firm or provisional admission letter from The University of the West Indies, Open Campus;
- Submit a complete scholarship application with all required supporting documents; and
- Be a citizen and/or permanent legal resident of Saint Lucia.
The following applicants are ineligible:
- Current OAS scholarship recipients;
- OAS General Secretary, (GS/OAS) staff and their immediate relatives or GS/OAS consultants; and
- OAS Permanent officials and their immediate relatives.
Admission information
Interested candidates are encouraged to read the programme description at https://www.open.uwi.edu/admissions/apply-now or on the OAS-The UWI Open Campus link at http://www.oas.org/en/scholarships/default.asp before filling out the OAS online Scholarship application form at Organization of American States (oas.org) .
Additional programme details is available Scholarships & Bursaries | www.open.uwi.edu. Application information can be obtained at https://www.open.uwi.edu/ecdfs/faq-fact-sheets and https://www.open.uwi.edu/ecdfs/contact-us.
Please pay careful attention to the deadline dates stated in the table above, when applying for this scholarship. Questions about this scholarship opportunity should be sent to scholarships@oas.org with the subject “OAS-The UWI Open Campus Scholarship Program.”
Expenses not covered by the scholarship
| FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY OF SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS |
The Scholarship Recipient is responsible for any and all additional costs, including, but not limited to:
1. Tuition cost to complete prerequisite courses, if required,
2. Remaining University fees, including
a) ID Card: $5.00
b) Guild Fees: $ 20.00
c) Technology Fee (per semester):
i) 1 course: $20.00
ii) 2 courses: $35.00
d) Application fees; and
e) Books and study materials.
3. Any additional costs not included in the OAS‒ The UWI Open Campus Scholarship.
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Selection of Awardees
The UWI Open Campus and the OAS will select the scholarship awardees and their names will be published in August 2021 at www.oas.org/scholarhsips. The OAS will contact selected candidates by email with the scholarship offer and instructions for the scholarship acceptance. Please note that unsuccessful applicants will not be contacted.
If you require any further information, kindly visit the Human Resource Development (HRD) Unit of the Department of Education, Innovation and Gender Relations, 4th Floor, Francis Compton Building, The Waterfront, Castries, or contact the Unit via telephone numbers 468-5229/5430.
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