Scholarships Awarded to Seven Individuals This Year

The Government of Montserrat has awarded scholarships to seven individuals to pursue undergraduate studies abroad.

The successful persons are Anisha Turner who will be pursuing a degree in Plant Science, Kenita Barzey who will be pursuing a Bachelor of Science Degree in Pharmacy, Kerry-Ann Weekes and Fionan Brown – Nursing, Akyla Davis Mathematics of Finance, Jayden Ryan Civil Engineering and Tezinia Woodley Art and Science of Modern Embalming.

A press release from the Office of the Deputy Governor states that twenty-five applicants were considered this year by the National Training and Scholarship Advisory Committee.

The applications were reviewed against the established criteria and recommendations were submitted to Cabinet for approval.

Scholarship recipients are considered based on the Government of Montserrat’s Learning and Development priorities.

These priorities are principally informed by Government’s policy agenda which is the foundation of the island’s development thrust.

For 2022-2023, the Government has prioritized areas that would enable Montserrat to create modern and high-quality education, deliver priority infrastructure projects to support private sector development and provide health services that supports a reduction in public health concerns among others.

In submitting their priority learning needs, Ministries and Departments were also required to consider the  number of critical posts which have been vacant for extended periods and have proven hard to fill; and positions identified as critical, hard to fill and approved for funding under the Technical Cooperation Programme.

Consideration was also given to the areas required for succession planning and business continuity; and the areas identified where serving officers need to attain the basic qualifications for current job.

The ODG says the number of awards issued yearly is dependent on the budget allocated to scholarships and the number of awardees who would complete studies in the particular year. 

In fiscal year 2021/2022, a total of five scholarships were awarded.

In confirming with its commitment to developing a culture of continuous learning within the public service and the wider Montserrat Community, the ODG says financial assistance will be given to applicants who are pursuing studies at various Institution across the region and the United Kingdom. 

Further bursaries would be given to applicants who are pursuing Distance Education with the University of the West Indies Open Campus.