Scholarships

The David "Wagga" Hunt Scholarship Foundation was established in 2009 to provide scholarships to deserving high school students of Kingston College and Calabar High School from Grades 8 to 13. To date, we have disbursed over 36 million JMD, in scholarships and school related expenses, in addition, we have provided personal computers to all our scholarship recipients.

Scholarship amounts awarded each year

2024

$3,600,000 JMD

2023

$3,600,000 JMD

2022

$2,400,000 JMD

2021

$2,300,000 JMD

2020

$2,100,000 JMD

2019

$1,900,000 JMD

2018

$1,700,000 JMD

2017

$1,500,000 JMD

2016

$1,300,000 JMD

2015

$1,300,000 JMD

2014

$1,300,000 JMD

2013

$1,000,000 JMD

2012

$800,000 JMD

2011

S600,000 JMD

2010

$400,000 JMD

2009

$200,000 JMD

Scholarship Criteria

Each Scholarship awardee must exhibit the following characteristics for selection:

Scholarship Benefits

From 2009 to 2022, each scholarship awardee received JMD $100,000 annually. In 2023, this amount increased to JMD $150,000 to further assist with school fees, uniforms, lunch, books, and other educational expenses. The scholarship covers Grades 8 through 13 (Upper Sixth Form) for each awardee, amounting to a total of JMD $900,000 per student over the scholarship period.

 Initially, one student per school was awarded the scholarship each year, however in 2017 the program expanded to award two students per school annually.