Extra-Regional Scholarships 2013
Overview
The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) is a risk pooling facility, owned, operated and registered in the Caribbean to serve Caribbean governments and their communities to reduce the economic impact of natural catastrophes.
Through its Scholarship/Professional Development Programme of the wider CCRIF Technical Assistance Programme, CCRIF is providing a maximum of two scholarships annually for students pursuing a Masters or an MBA programme in a number of pre-identified areas (see eligibility criteria) which are available at universities in the United Kingdom/United States/Canada.
Eligibility
Applications are hereby invited from individuals who are citizens of CARICOM member countries and/or CCRIF member countries.
Eligible programmes include Masters-level courses in the following areas which are not available at regional universities but which are available at universities in the United Kingdom/United States:
- (Catastrophe) Risk Management
- Property/Casualty Insurance
- Meteorology
- Other hazard/disaster related disciplines
- Eligible programmes also include an MBA with a Major in risk management and/or insurance or a related field.
Applicants should be holders of a First Class or Upper Second Class Honours degree (or have a GPA of at least 3.5) and have some related work experience.
The scholarships are valued at a maximum of US$40,000 each and are specifically for those applicants who would have gained admission to a Masters level programme or an MBA programme fitting the eligibility criteria presented above.
The scholarships will be awarded to applicants who have demonstrated academic excellence, are involved in, or currently work in the field of risk/disaster management or sustainable development in the Caribbean and have a record of broader community involvement.
Preference will be given to individuals with supporting nominations from publically-funded (Government) national and regional agencies whose mandates are specific to risk management, disaster management, meteorology, engineering or environmental management.
In the event that the CCRIF scholarship does not cover the total cost of attendance for a specified programme of study, the candidate will be required to demonstrate the availability of support funding to cover the entirety of the programme being considered.
Important
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- Please affix your name to the documents to be uploaded.
- Names of the uploaded documents must match their contents.
Application for 2013 is now closed - additional submissions cannot be accepted.
For additional information or for clarification, please email: ccrifscholarships@ccrif.org