CCRIF SPC Awards 112,000 Dollars in Scholarships to Nine University of the West Indies Students in Climate Resilience Studies
CARIBBEAN — Nine Caribbean students pursuing climate resilience and related studies at the University of the West Indies will benefit from scholarships funded by CCRIF SPC for the 2026 to 2027 academic year, with the facility investing 112,000 dollars in the awards, according to the announcement published November 10, 2026.
The nine awardees will pursue undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in climate adaptation and disaster preparedness, including climate science, meteorology, natural resource management, geoinformatics, geology and engineering, at UWI campuses at Cave Hill in Barbados, Mona in Jamaica and St. Augustine in Trinidad and Tobago.
This year awards include five postgraduate scholarships, each valued at up to 11,000 dollars, supporting master level studies, with recipients from Antigua and Barbuda, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, and Trinidad and Tobago. The announcement did not name the individual recipients.
Published by GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
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