GraceKennedy Foundation scholarships on offer

Applications are now open for the 2023 GraceKennedy Foundation (GKF) scholarships.

More than $25 million in scholarships will be awarded by GKF to Jamaican students attending The University of the West Indies, the University of Technology and the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts in the 2023/24 academic year.

"Education is the key to unlocking opportunities and achieving success. GraceKennedy believes that every student should have the chance to pursue their dreams, regardless of their financial status. We are proud to offer these scholarships to help students achieve their academic goals," said Caroline Mahfood, chief executive officer of GKF.

Additionally, the Foundation will this year, for the first time, offer a scholarship in the name of Luis Fred Kennedy, former governing director and chairman of GraceKennedy. It is opened to students reading for a Bachelor of Science degree in Logistics and Supply Chain Management at the Caribbean Maritime University.

The new annual Luis Fred Kennedy scholarship will be partially funded by proceeds from sales of Firstborn: The Life of Luis Fred Kennedy, a biography written by his son and chairman of GKF, Dr Fred Kennedy.

Applications close on June 30, 2023. Existing scholarship recipients who maintain at least a 3.0 GPA and fulfil the required volunteer hours, will have their scholarship renewed until they have completed their course of study.

For more details of GKF scholarship criteria and application forms, please visit https://gkfoundation.eformsolutions.com/. Only online applications will be accepted.