About the Scholarship

This award offered at the UWI is known as The Barbados Employers' Confederation Scholarship. It is awarded to a Barbadian to read for a degree majoring in Management which includes a course in Industrial Relations at the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus.

The Scholarship covers a period of up to three (3) years. It is valued at BDS$1500.00 per annum which is to be used in meeting the student's maintenance costs, books, fees and incidental expenses.

The Scholarship has been presented since 1964.

Requirements

The continuance of the Award shall be subject to reports of good conduct and satisfactory academic progress to be submitted annually by the University of the West Indies. A scholarship may be withdrawn at the discretion of the Council of the Barbados Employers' Confederation if the student fails to maintain the necessary standard.

The availability of the Award shall be suitably advertised by the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus. The Award shall be made on the basis of good academic performance. Applicants will be short-listed and interviewed for final selection of the candidate for the Award, by the Council of the Barbados Employers' Confederation on the recommendation of the University authorities. The decision of the Council of the Barbados Employers' Confederation as to the qualification of an applicant shall be final and binding on the applicant.

Mrs. Charmaine Napoleon-Ramsay (left) making the presentation to Scholarship awardee Sasha Dawson (right)

The Barbados Employers' Confederation Scholarship for 2006-2007 has been awarded to Ms. Sasha Dawson.

Ms. Dawson a third-year student of the University of the West Indies at Cave Hill Campus is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Science Degree in Management. She is a former student of the St. Michael School and Queen’s College.

The BEC's Scholarship is an annual award presented to students at the UWI Cave Hill Campus pursuing a degree majoring in Management, which includes a course in Industrial Relations.  

Past recipients

Normal Hazelwood    2005-2006
Denise Holder           2004-2005
Shernelle Springer     2003-2004
Shernell Nurse          2002-2003
Natasha Devonish     2001-2002               
Natasha Devonish      2000-2001
Andrez Greene          1999-2000
Natalie Jones             1998-1999
Michelle Scantlebury  1996-1997
Brian Richards           1995-1996