Academic Award, Scholarship and General Educational Grant Forms

Co-operative Principle #5: Education, Training and Information

The application process is now completely online.
These online forms will only be accessible during review periods which are as follows each year:

  • First review period: July to September
  • Second review period: December to January
CATEGORY DEADLINE
Annual Academic Awards - BSSEE
i.e Common Entrance
Friday, August 11, 2023
Annual Academic Awards - CSEC,
CAPE, Government Awards
i.e. Excellence, Exhibitions & Scholarships
Monday, August 28, 2023
Annual Scholarships Friday, September 15, 2023
General Tertiary Level Study Grants -
Local and overseas
Friday, September 15, 2023
Don't miss the deadline!

The Barbados Public Workers' Co-operative Credit Union Limited in keeping with its mandate to encourage the continuous development of its members offers the following additional membership benefits on an annual basis.

Special conditions will apply in all cases. Consult our website at www.publicworkers.bb for additional details and submission date deadlines.

  1. General Tertiary Level Studies: 
  2. The grants are available to members at any age, pursuing studies up to undergraduate level, both locally and overseas (including online). Consideration will only be given to higher levels of study, under special circumstances.
  3. Annual Academic Awards:
    • for outstanding achievements in the Barbados Secondary Schools' Entrance Examinations (BSSEE).
    • for outstanding achievements in the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate Examinations (CSEC).
    • for outstanding achievements in the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE).
    • in recognition of attainment of Barbados Awards of Excellence.
    • in recognition of attainment of Barbados Government Exhibitions.
    • in recognition of attainment of Barbados Government Scholarships.
  4. Annual Scholarships:
    • H. Delisle Hurley Memorial Scholarships - Barbados Community College (BCC) -Technical, Vocational and Applied Studies.
    • Verta Coppin Memorial Scholarships - Samuel Jackman Prescod Institute (SJPI) -Technical and Vocational Studies.
    • Overcomer Scholarship for local Secondary School Leavers.
    • Sports and Arts Achievement Scholarships.

      *In addition, our Credit Union offers two (2) BPWCCUL Ralph Boyce Scholarships each year, for members enrolled at any campus of the University of the West Indies. Applications for  the Ralph Boyce Scholarship are not accepted via this service. They should be submitted directly to the University of the West Indies via this link: UWI Fees, Financial Aid and Scholarships . UWI's application deadline is usually either May or June of the current academic year. Applicants should consult the UWI for any changes.

  5. Educational Partner Scholarships:
    • Career Development Institute (CDI) Unavailable
    • Barbados Institute of Management & Productivity Scholarships (BIMAP) Unavailable

IMPORTANT NOTES:

Prior to completing this online form, please have all supporting documents ready for upload i.e. your examination results slip, transcripts, personal letter et cetera. Each file you upload must be 5MB or less and can be either of these formats: JPEG, PDF, DOC or DOCX formats. Once you submit, you will not be able to access the application form again and will need to email or submit printed copies to a branch location, before the submission deadline.

These forms will work with all modern web browsers using desktop computers, laptops and tablets but not on mobile phones. 

These forms cannot be downloaded or printed.

Once a submission is received, a confirmation email is sent almost immediately from our software provider: CALSS Support and not BPWCCUL directly. Please check your email box (including spam/junk mail) to confirm that we have received your submission

NOTE: If you experience any errors with these online forms, where possible, send us a screenshot via email to: grantsadmin@bpwccul.bb so that we can investigate.

For additional information, visit the below website links.