Dear Media Partner,

Since 2020, students at The University of the West Indies (The UWI) pursuing degrees in Psychology or related disciplines, either at the undergraduate or graduate level have had the opportunity to benefit from scholarships provided by the Lisa Gore Seifart Endowment Fund. Annually, the fund allocates US $5000 to support qualifying students in their academic pursuits. However, this academic year, the Board of The Gore Family Foundation has agreed to a generous one hundred percent increase to US $10,000 in scholarship funding per year.

Pro Vice-Chancellor of Graduate Studies and Research at The UWI, Professor Aldrie Henry-Lee reported that enquiries about scholarships begin even before annual calls for applications are issued each academic year.

“We have observed an increased interest from postgraduate students inquiring about the availability of this scholarship. Many have expressed a pressing need for financial assistance given difficult circumstances.

The support of the Gore Family Foundation has been instrumental in fostering academic excellence in the lives of deserving scholars and we are grateful for this additional contribution which, and will enhance access to pursue UWI programmes.”

Kindly see the attached Media Release containing further details. We would be grateful for your kind consideration for publishing.

Thank you.

Kind regards,