May 2010


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4 Sports Management scholarships

The Faculty of Social Sciences, UWI, has distributed
four scholarships to students of the inaugural class of the FIFA/UWI/CIES Postgraduate Diploma in Sports Management. On Wednesday May 12, 2010, academic and administrative staff convened at the Faculty of Social Sciences lounge to witness the distribution of scholarships, courtesy the Centre for International Sports Studies (CIES), the academic arm of FIFA, the world governing body in football.

Recipients of the 2010 CIES partial scholarships included Christian Medina, a computer science and management professional; Seychelle Grant, a community sports nutritionist in training; Arlon James a secondary school teacher; and Mauricia Nicholson, a national football and hockey player. The scholarships are to assist students offset some of their tuition and travel costs while in pursuit of the Diploma.

Applications for the January 2011 intake of students for the postgraduate programmes in Sports Management open in July 2010. All interested persons are encouraged to apply online before the September 30th 2010 deadline at www.sta.uwi.edu/postgrad/apply.asp

For more information on the FIFA/UWI/CIES Diploma in Sports Management log on to http://sta.uwi.edu/fss/dms/M.ScPGDip.inSportsManagement.asp or email Ms. Charisse Broome, Programme Coordinator at Charisse.Broome@sta.uwi.edu or Mrs. Pavitra Moonsammy at pavitra.moonsammy@sta.uwi.edu