Postgraduate Scholarships

Scholarship Application Form | Referee Form

Applications are invited for the award of the following Postgraduate Scholarships for the 2009-2010 academic year:

UWI Postgraduate Scholarships –
available to national, regional and international students.

Scholarships are tenable only at the St. Augustine campus of The University of the West Indies and are normally awarded for a maximum period of TWO (2) YEARS. PhD candidates may be awarded an additional year subject to satisfactory progress.

The current annual value of the award is:
ST. AUGUSTINE CAMPUS - TT$    60,000.00 per annum

These scholarships are offered only to full-time persons with at least an Upper Second Class or its equivalent pursuing Higher Degrees by Research (M.Phil./Ph.D.) at the
St. Augustine Campus.

Eric Williams Memorial Scholarship –
available to Caricom Nationals only

Applicants must be CARICOM nationals with University degrees with at least Upper Second Class or its equivalent in History, Economics or Political Science.  The successful candidate will be required to pursue full-time studies for the M.Phil. or Ph.D. degree at The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, researching a topic in Caribbean History, Caribbean Economic Development or Caribbean Politics.

The Scholarship will be awarded for two (2) years for the (M.Phil.) or three (3) years for the (Ph.D.) and subject to satisfactory academic progress. The annual value of the scholarship is TT$60,000 per annum.

Elsa Goveia Scholarships:

(i) Applicants must be graduates of The University of the West Indies, University of Guyana or another Caribbean University.

(ii) Two (2) scholarships to be awarded as follows:

(a)  To persons currently registered full-time for the M.Phil. or Ph.D. degree in Caribbean History or who have applied for full-time admission to such a programme for the academic year 2008/09.

(b) For studies leading to the M.Phil./Ph.D. degree in the areas of Sociology, Anthropology, Cultural Studies and Gender Studies.

(iii) Scholarships will be tenable at The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine for two (2) years with the possibility of an extension to a third year for Ph.D. candidates only..

(iv)  The value of the scholarship is TT$60,000.00 per annum

Application forms and details for these Scholarships are available from The Senior Assistant Registrar, Campus Office of Graduate Studies and Research, The University of the West Indies
St. Augustine, Trinidad, W.I. Application forms can also be downloaded here

NB:  The forms are to be completed in duplicate and submitted with two (2) referees’ report forms.  However, candidates who have applied for entry to their degree for this academic year (2008/09) ARE NOT required to submit additional referees’ forms with their application.  You are required to return your application to the Campus Office of Graduate Studies and Research, New Student Administration Building no later than June 30, 2009.

THE CLOSING DATE FOR RECEIPT OF ALL APPLICATIONS IS   JUNE 30TH, 2009.