The Ministry of Education, Youth, Sports and Social Services would like to announce the launch of the 2024 scholarship application season which opens on March 11th 2024. This initiative offers invaluable opportunities for Turks and Caicos Islanders to apply for scholarship opportunities within the Ministry’s priority areas.  For more information on our priority areas please visit our website at https://gov.tc/scholarshipsecretariat.

Estimated awards within each award category as follows: –

• Standard Financial Assistance ………………………………………………….(55) including:

o    Cadet Financial Assistance …………………………………………………(2)

o    The TCI Hope Award …………………………………………………………..(2)

o    Intl. Associate’s Degree / A-Level awards ……………………… (3)

o    TCICC Academic Excellence Award …………………………………..(7-preselected)

• Athletic Financial Assistance ……………………………………………………..(3)
• National Scholars Awards ………………………………………………………….(4 -preselected)
• Special Needs Students Financial Assistance Award ……………(2)
• BWIC – GCE Advanced Level …………………………………………………….(3)

Explanatory notes in the link provided above outlines the criteria for each award category.

Our new application method

Our new application method for financial assistance marks a departure from traditional email or paper submissions; all applications must now be submitted exclusively through tcig-nefa.grantplatform.com/. Utilizing the Good Grants platform, an internationalized grant-making platform, applicants can easily apply online by clicking the provided link.

Dates

• Application deadline: 30th May, 2024 at [11:59 pm] [EST]
• Please note the application deadline, this date is final and there will be no extensions provided for the initial submission. The system will automatically prevent application submission after the deadline.
• There is an extension date for the below documents IF NECESSARY up to June 30th.
  • Acceptance Letter
  • Transcript
• Successful applicants will be notified in early August 2024.

Support

If you have any questions about the application process, please contact the Scholarship Secretariat Unit by email to [scholarshipsecretariat@tciedu.tc]. DO NOT SEND APPLICATION SUBMISSION TO THIS ADDRESS.

• You may edit your application after submitting, up until the deadline date.
• Please make sure all your personal details are entered accurately, including contact details, so that we may contact you if your application is successful.
• You are allowed to submit to more than one category, as long as the work submitted meets the criteria. However you can only be awarded 1 award.
• You can use the ‘copy’ feature to create a copy of your application and change the category as required.