The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat wishes to advise Member States and Associate Members that it has received a communication from the American Caribbean Maritime Foundation (ACMF) informing of scholarship and grant opportunities for Caribbean nationals who are aspiring maritime and shipping professionals, pursuing studies at the following universities –
• The Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) in Jamaica;
• The University of Trinidad and Tobago;
• The LJM Maritime Academy in The Bahamas;
• MatPal Marine Institute in Guyana; and
• Atlantic Alliance Off-Shore Marine Training Institute in Guyana.
2. Interested individuals can explore scholarship and grant opportunities and complete applications using ACMF’s easy-to-use digital platform at https://apply.acmfdn.org/. This site, which accepts applications from high school and tertiary level students, is open from 1 January with a deadline date of Tuesday, 30 April 2024 for all applications to be submitted.
3. The ACMF is a United States non-profit, tax-exempt organisation, and is the only entity solely dedicated to sponsoring academic scholarships and grants to aspiring Caribbean and CARICOM maritime professionals and seafarers. To date, ACMF has funded full tuition and grants for over two hundred (200) students in nine (9) Caribbean countries. The organisation has produced scholars and grantees hailing from The Bahamas, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago and The Dominican Republic.
4. Member States and Associate Members are advised to encourage Caribbean nationals pursuing studies in the maritime and shipping industries to explore these scholarships opportunities and are also reminded that the closing date is imminent.
