2023 Scholarship Programme - Specialty Awards

In addition to the general undergraduate awards, students may also be eligible for one of the below awards depending on their field of study and other criteria.

Abaco Scholarship (Lyford Cay Foundation Inc.)

• Scholarship  award valued up to US$10,000 per year
• Bahamian citizenship and residency in Abaco.
• Priority will be given to technical training and vocational fields of study as outlined in the Technical Training and Vocational Scholarship Programme.

Estelle Siebens Excellence Scholarship (Lyford Cay Foundation Inc.)

• One scholarship awarded annually valued up to US$15,000 per year.
• For study in the US and Canada at the undergraduate and graduate levels
• Approved fields of study are agriculture, architecture, economics, education, engineering, marine construction, marine design and manufacturing systems

 Bahamas Billfish Championship Scholarship (Lyford Cay Foundation Inc.)

• Two scholarships awarded annually worth up to US$15,000 per year
• One undergraduate scholarship in marine and environmental biology
• One technical training and vocational scholarship in marine mechanics

The Rogers Family Scholarship Fund (The Canadian Lyford Cay Foundation)

• Valued up to CDN$25,000 annually
• For study in Canada at the undergraduate level
• Preference given to first generation students
• Open field of study, with preference given to students who are accepted into the Edward Rogers School of Business Management at Ryerson University

The Birchall Family Scholarship (The Canadian Lyford Cay Foundation)

• Valued at CDN$15,000 annually
• For study in Canada at the undergraduate level
• Open field of study

The Nihon Family Scholarship (The Canadian Lyford Cay Foundation)

• Valued at CDN$10,000 annually
• For study in Canada at the undergraduate level
• Open field of study
• Candidates must demonstrate leadership skills such as team captaincy, participation in student government, civic contributions or community service

Applicants must also have earned at least a bronze award in the Governor-General’s Youth Award programme