Undergraduate Academic Scholarships
The Lyford Cay Foundations offer scholarships generally worth $7,500 per annum each.
The selection criteria are weighted as follows:
| Academic merit | 35% |
| Financial need | 35% |
| Caliber of proposed college or university | 10% |
| Field of study | 10% |
| Candidate’s personal qualities | 10% |
To determine academic merit, the Screening Committee evaluates numerous factors including a candidate’s GPA, local and international test scores (BGCSE, SAT, AP and IB), the rigour of the academic programmes pursued, awards and recommendations.
Priority is given to fields of study considered most valuable to the economic needs of The Bahamas. These include agriculture, the arts, economics, education, engineering, environmental studies, financial services, foreign languages, health sciences, hospitality management, quantity surveying, sciences, technology and tourism.
The Committee also considers the applicant’s financial resources, the cost of attendance at the proposed college or university, the caliber of the institution and a candidate’s personal qualities, including his or her leadership skills and contribution to the community.
Deadline for all applications is March 31 of each year.
