Two Belizeans Win UWI Scholarships

Two Belizean students have bested 6,000 other applicants across the region for one of 20 available open scholarships from the University of the west Indies. Rensi Franklin and Jose Cawich, both graduates from Saint John's College Junior College, have been awarded the scholarships which will cover tuition, room and board, books, and other fees.

Both students will attend UWI's Mona Campus in Jamaica where Cawich will take up studies in biotechnology and Franklin will be doing pre-med.

This is the first year that Belizeans have won two scholarships which are each worth about US$15,000 per year.