FAQs – Antigua & Barbuda Board of Education

To find out more about how the Scholarship Department can help you, please take some time to read through our frequently asked questions.

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Applications

1. What is the procedure in applying for a scholarship?

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2. What is the procedure for someone who is Re-applying for a scholarship?

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3. Where can I get the application forms?

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4. What is the deadline for applying for a scholarship?

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5. Is the application season currently open?

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6. Is there a guarantee I would receive the scholarship if I apply?

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7. What scholarships do you have available?

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8. Does the Board of Education have a list of universities that I am required to apply to?

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9. Who is eligible to be a surety?

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10. What does the surety have to do?

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11. Can I apply for a scholarship to pursue both my Bachelors and Masters (or Associates & Bachelors)?

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12. Do I have to supply a copy of both my birth certificate and passport?

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13. What is a rationale and how long does it have to be?

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14. Is there an age limit?

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Funding

1. What is the value of the National Scholarship and how much will I receive if I apply?

2. Am I required to repay the Board of Education after completion of my studies?

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3. Are the monies disbursed annually or per semester?

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4. Does the Board of Education provide funding for online courses?

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5. Does the Board of Education provide funding for Masters and Ph.Ds’?

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6. What is economic cost and will the Board of Education or the government of Antigua and Barbuda cover this?

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7. Doesn’t the government cover my economic cost even if I attend UWI without sponsorship from the Board of Education?

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Completion

1. Am I expected to return immediately after the completion of my studies?

2. Am I still expected to serve a maximum of three years’ service if I received only a ONE year’s scholarship?

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3. As an online student, am I not serving my bond while I study? Will I have to complete three (3) years after completing my online studies?

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4. If I decided not to return to the Antigua and Barbuda to fulfill my bond, what is required of me then? How much will I have to repay? Is a payment plan set in place?

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Furthering of Studies

1. If I desire to further my studies and I didn’t utilize all of my scholarship funds, can the outstanding monies from my current (or previous) scholarship be transferred to my other programme of studies?

2. Will I be allowed to further my studies after completion of my current course of studies?

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3. How many years am I allowed if I am granted permission to further my studies?

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4. Can I complete an OPT (Optional Training Programme) before returning to fulfill my bond?

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5. Can I re-apply for a scholarship even though I received one previously? If so, when?

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