Bermuda Government Scholarships and Awards Deadline Approaching

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March 26th2014

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Tina Evans Caines

294-9354

Bermuda Government Scholarships and Awards Deadline Approaching

With the deadline of Tuesday, April 1stfast approaching, the Ministry of Education and Economic Development is reminding students that applications for the Bermuda Government Scholarship and Awards are still being accepted and forms are available online at The scholarships and awards include, Teacher Training Awards; Mature Student Awards; Further Education Awards and Bermuda Government Scholarships.

In recent years, the Ministry of Education and Economic Development has assisted students to attend universities such as Emory University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), University of California (Berkeley), The New England Institute of Technology, Dalhousie University, St. Mary’s University, Mt. St. Vincent University, Hampton University, Kingston University, Pennsylvania State University, McGill University, and Andrews University, among numerous others.

Areas of study have included primary and early years’ education, child and youth study, theology, law, social work, nursing, medicine, mechanical engineering, biomedical studies, architecture, international business, and many others.

The details of the scholarships and awards are as follows:

Teacher Training Awards valued at $15,000 per year for up to three years and are given to promising Bachelor of Education candidates studying subjects where there are shortages of local candidates, such as geography, English language, arts, mathematics, modern foreign languages and special education. Awardees are expected to return to Bermuda and teach within the Bermuda Public School System;

Mature student Awardsvalued at $15,000 for up to three years for successful candidates who are over the age of 35 and who wish to return to post-secondary education;

Further Education Awards valued at between $1,500 and $10,000 and awarded to students who are in financial need studying at university; and,

Bermuda Government Scholarshipsvalued at up to $35,000for tuition and accommodation for Bermuda’s top scholars. This scholarship is tenable for up to four years.

For more information please direct questions to Ms. Darlene Hartley, Education Liaison Officer for the Board of Education, at 278-3318 or viaemail at .

Applicants are encouraged to submit completed application forms together with supporting documentation, no later than Tuesday April 1st 2014, to:

The Scholarships and Awards Committee

Ministry of Education and Economic Development

P.O. Box HM 1185, Hamilton HM EX

or application forms can be delivered to the

Scholarships and Awards Committee

Ministry of Education and Economic Development

14 Waller’s Point Road, Southside, St. David’s DD 03

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