Minister provides Update on Scholarships

Eighty-four scholarships were awarded between June 2003 and April 2004 under the BVI Scholarship Program. In responding to a question by Leader of the Opposition Hon. Ralph T. O’Neal, Education Minister Hon. Lloyd Black stated that of those 84 awards, 34 were given to students from the various secondary schools who met the 6.0 and above rate point average.

Mr. Black said the first two of the four years are tenable at the H. L. Stoutt Community College at Paraquita Bay, and of the 34  awards to high school graduates: 4 awardees are pursuing Accounts; 2 Corporate and Trust Administration; 2 Computer Studies; 2 Finance; 2 General Business Studies; 3 General Science; 6 General Studies; 6 Legal Studies; 1 Natural Science; and 1 Office Administration.

15 of the 84 awards were approved for studies at the H. L. Stoutt Community College only, the Minister said.

Another 35  of the 84 recipients of BVI scholarships were awarded scholarships for studies abroad: 2 in Accounting; 2  in Architecture; 1 in Business Studies; 3 in Communications; 7 in Computer Studies; 4 in Culinary Arts; 1 in Physical Education; 2 in Electronics; 2 in Finance; 1 in Food Education; 1 in Law and Forensic Science; 1 in Marine Studies; 1 in Medicine; 2 in Nursing; 2 in Psychology; 1 in Social Work; and 1 in Tourism. 30 of the scholarship recipients studying abroad are in the USA; the others are in Canada (1), United Kingdom (2), Puerto Rico (1), and United States Virgin Islands (1).