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June 2019 |
Professor Rose-Marie Belle Antoine, Dean of the Faculty of Law, is passionate about the Makandal Daaga scholarship and the “tremendous opportunity for the scholars who are given the tools of law to further their important work in activism and social development. It also furthers the goal of the Faculty of Law and The UWI to create greater access to the Law programme based on more broad-based, relevant criteria. Both lead to building better, more socially centred lawyers who will strive to reconstruct our societies for the greater good, promoting ideals of egalitarianism and justice." The Makandal Daaga scholarship is an equal opportunity scholarship where applicants may be of any age, gender, race, or CARICOM nationality. It targets candidates who would not normally qualify for entry into the Bachelor of Laws (LLB) programme based only on academic qualifications. Applicants must be persons with a discernible record of advocating for positive social change in their communities through concrete work on issues of justice, equality, or democracy, whether in an NGO, governmental, regional, or individual capacity and must also satisfy at least the minimum matriculation requirements of The UWI. Kareem Marcelle, the first recipient of the Makandal Daaga Scholarship in Law (2017), urges anyone involved in activism in the Caribbean to apply for the scholarship, “Even if you feel disheartened that law may be too hard, I am telling you that this Faculty will help you achieve your goal. If you work with them, they will work with you. If you know that you have been working hard continuously for your community (it does not have to be a physical community. It could be a community of so many different persons and groups) a law degree can definitely help you achieve that”. To apply for the Scholarship please visit https://sta.uwi.edu/scholarships |
In response to issues such as corruption and structural inequality, the Faculty of Law at UWI’s St Augustine Campus is seeking to create lawyers who will be meaningful change agents within the Caribbean. It is doing so through the Makandal Daaga Scholarship in Law.