ST. LUCIANS are being invited to apply for scholarships being offered by the Government of Cuba to pursue studies at the Bachelor’s and Postgraduate level, tenable at universities in Cuba for the academic year commencing August this year.
To be eligible for selection for medicine undergraduate studies, applicants must: be citizens of Saint Lucia of less than 25 years; possess a current medical certificate that shows good physical and mental health; provide a valid Certificate of Character; and have a minimum of two passes at A’ Level examinations or equivalent in Biology, Chemistry, Physics and/or Mathematics and a minimum of five passes at CXC level [Grade I, II and III General only] in the relevant subject areas.
POSTGRADUATE Studies can be undertaken in the following subject areas: Internal Medicine; Paeadiatrics; Gynaecology and Obstetrics; General Surgery; or Hygiene and Epidemiology
To be eligible for selection for post-graduate scholarship, an applicant must: be a graduate of the Latin American School of Medicine in Cuba; possess a current medical certificate that shows good physical and mental health; and provide a valid Certificate of Character.
There is no age limit for post-graduate studies
Undergraduate Health Care Technology studies can be undertaken in the following subject areas: Clinical Bioanalysis; Hygiene and Epidemiology; Imaging and Medical Radiophysics; Speech and Hearing Therapy and Related Sciences; Nutrition; Health Rehabilitation; or Health Information System and Nursing.
Ministry of Higher Education of the Republic of Cuba is offering studies which can be undertaken in the following subject areas: Architecture; Agronomy; Pedagogy in Biology; Chemistry; Spanish; Literature; Mathematics or Physics; Law; Engineering (Electric, Chemistry, Mechanics, Electronic and Telecommunications or Civil); Computer Sciences; Veterinary Medicine; Pharmaceutical Sciences; or Psychology
To be eligible for selection for Health Care Technology and the Ministry of Higher Education of the Republic of Cuba undergraduate scholarship, applicants must: citizens of Saint Lucia of less than 25 years; possess a current medical certificate that shows good physical and mental health; provide a valid Certificate of Character; and possess passes in unit one and unit two of the Caribbean Advance Proficiency Examination (CAPE)/an Associate Degree/a Diploma from Sir Arthur Lewis Community College (SALCC) and a minimum of five (5) CXC passes at [Grade I, II and III General only] including Mathematics and English in the relevant subject areas.
Interested persons can obtain application forms at the Human Resource Development Department of the Ministry of Education, Human Resource Development and Labour, 4th Floor, Francis Compton Building, The Waterfront, Castries. For further information persons may also contact the Division at telephone numbers 468-5229/5434.
The deadline date for submission of application forms together with transcripts, verified certificates and other relevant documents to the Human Resource Development (HRD) Department is Thursday, March 24, 2016.