The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) has launched a scholarship programme for Caribbean nationals pursuing graduate studies in disaster risk management and related areas, including meteorology and climate change:
The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) is pleased to announce the launch of its Extra-Regional Scholarship Programme for Caribbean nationals. Through this programme, CCRIF will provide three scholarships annually for citizens in its member states wishing to obtain a Masters or MBA degree in areas related to disaster risk management at a university in the United Kingdom, United States or Canada.
This Extra-Regional Scholarship programme is part of CCRIF’s Technical Assistance (TA) Programme, which is designed to help countries in the region deepen their understanding of natural hazards and catastrophe risk and the potential impacts of climate change. The scholarship component of the TA programme will help to create a cadre of professionals who can play a key role in developing national and regional strategies that will lead to improved disaster risk management and increased climate change resilience. To this end, CCRIF has allocated US$140,000 in its annual budget for extra-regional tertiary education scholarships.
The Facility also provides funding for the CCRIF-University of the West Indies (UWI) scholarship programme for undergraduate and post-graduate students and a professional development grant support programme for staff in key Caribbean regional and national institutions.
Applications are now invited for the extra-regional scholarships for the 2012-13 academic year from individuals who are citizens of one of the sixteen CCRIF member countries (Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Trinidad & Tobago and the Turks & Caicos Islands).
Eligible programmes of study include Masters-level courses in the following areas:
• Disaster Risk Management
• Property/Casualty Insurance
• Disaster Management
• Meteorology/Climate Change
• Engineering (Civil/Environmental/Building with disaster focus)Interested applicants should visit the CCRIF scholarship website to download an application form and to obtain additional information on eligibility, value of scholarships, application requirements and selection criteria. Applications must be submitted by April 13, 2012.
Source: CCRIF via the International Institute for Sustainable Development.
