Twenty- Seven (27) Partial Scholarships were awarded to final year students at the St. Vincent & the Grenadines Community College-Division of Teacher Education on Friday 3rd November, 2023. The Handing Over Ceremony was held at the SVGCC Community College, Villa Campus.
These scholarships were awarded to deserving students who are in financial need and will assist recipients with defraying some of the costs associated with pursing their studies, this includes transportation, meals, programme fees as well as practice teaching materials.
At the Ceremony, Nigel Scott (Director of SVGCC) and Dr. Marise Butler (SVGCC-DTE Dean) expressed their immense gratitude to the Mustique Charitable Foundation for their continued support over the years and reinforced the purpose of these scholarships while urging recipients to utilize the funds as they are intended.
Natalia Gill (MCF Project Director) reminded the recipients about the importance of teachers in a child’s life and highlighted that receiving this scholarship is an opportunity for them to assist in the development of our nation’s future leaders.