Applications are invited from suitably qualified Barbadians for the 2022 National Development Scholarships at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, which may be awarded in the following areas:
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No
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Proposed Area
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Level of Study
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1
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Agricultural Engineering - Digital Agriculture - post harvest technology
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Undergraduate / Postgraduate
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2
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Climate Change / Environmental Sustainable Development
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Postgraduate
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3
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Cyber Security
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Postgraduate
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4
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Geospatial Technology
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Postgraduate
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5
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Dendrology
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Undergraduate
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6
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Development Disorders
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Postgraduate
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7
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Entomology - Study of insects
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Postgraduate
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8
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Human Resource Management with any of the following specialisations :
* Data Science and HR Analytics
* Industrial Relations
* Organisational Leadership and Management
* Recruiting
* Workforce Planning
* Job Evaluation
* HR Technology
* Compensation and Benefits
HR development / Employee Development with any of the following specialisations :
* E-Learning
* Instructional Design
* Education Technology
* AI in Learning
* Gamification8
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Postgraduate
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9
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Innovation, Technology and the Law
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Postgraduate
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10
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Environmental and Energy Law
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Postgraduate
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11
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Gerontology / Geriatrics
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Postgraduate
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12
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Ocean Maritime Energy
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Postgraduate
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13
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Social Entrepreneurship
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Postgraduate
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14
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NGO and Devlopment Management
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Postgraduate
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15
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Renewable Energy Engineering
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Postgraduate
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16
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Wound Care Management
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Postgraduate
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17
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Hospital Administration
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Undergraduate / Postgraduate
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18
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Registered Deititian Nutrition
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Undergraduate / Postgraduate
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19
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Podiatry
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Undergraduate / Postgraduate
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20
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Speech and Language Pathology
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Undergraduate / Postgraduate
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21
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Cardiovascular Perfusion
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Postgraduate
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22
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Rehabilitation
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Postgraduate
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23
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Prosthetist and Orthotist
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Postgraduate
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24
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Forensic Medicine
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Postgraduate
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25
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Development Disorders (Autism)
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Postgraduate
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26
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Biomechanics
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Postgraduate
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27
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Blue Economy
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Postgraduate
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28
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Marine Biology
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Postgraduate
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29
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Building/Quantity Surveying
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Undergraduate
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30
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Property Management
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Undergraduate
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31
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Biomedical Engineering
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Undergraduate / Postgraduate
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32
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Hydrology – Water Management and Water Conservation
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Undergraduate / Postgraduate
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33
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Phyto-pharmaceutics
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Undergraduate / Postgraduate
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34
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Therapeutic Radiology
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Undergraduate / Postgraduate
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35
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Urban Planning
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Undergraduate / Postgraduate
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36
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Quantity Surveying
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Undergraduate / Postgraduate |
ELIGIBILITY
Applicants must:
- be citizens of Barbados
- be between the age of eighteen (18) and forty (40); and
- have been accepted at an Internationally accredited University
Programmes offered at campuses of the University of the West Indies will not be considered.
VALUE
The scholarship covers:
(a) one (1) direct economy class ticket to the country of study at the commencement of the course, and one (1) return ticket to Barbados on completion of the programme.
(b) Full tuition fees, payable directly to the University.
(c) A book allowance of $1,000.00 (once).
(d) A clothing allowance of $736.00 (once), applicable for students pursuing studies in cold countries.
(e) Living allowance
$6,300.00 per annum for students pursuing studies in the USA.
$5,880.00 per annum for students pursuing studies in Canada.
$7,560.00 per annum for students pursuing studies in the United Kingdom.
OBLIGATION
Successful applicants will be required to enter a bond with sureties to return and work in Barbados on completion of the course, on the basis of one year for each year of the award.
Application forms and further information may be obtained online at http://mes.gov.bb/Resources/Download-Forms/
or at the Ministry of Education, Technological and Vocational Training, Elsie Payne Complex, Constitution Road, St. Michael, where completed forms must be submitted no later than September 2nd , 2022.
Incomplete applications will not be accepted.