Nassau, Bahamas — Lyford Cay Foundations is pleased to announce that its online application for scholarships to study at post-secondary institutions abroad is now open.

All applications must be completed and submitted through the Foundations’ website , www.lyfordcayfoundation.org.

The deadline for all applications and corresponding documentation is April 15, 2015.

Lyford Cay Foundations offer scholarships to Bahamian citizens to complete bachelor’s and master’s degrees as well as technical and vocational training programmes. Prospective applicants must provide an acceptance letter from the institution of their choosing located in the U.S., Canada, U.K., Europe or Caribbean.

The criteria considered includes financial need and capacity, academic merit, accreditation of institution, availability of field of study in The Bahamas, career goal and personal qualifications.

Special named awards are available for study in business, theology, fine arts, economics, engineering, law (graduate level), architecture and special education. To date more than 1,400 scholarships have been awarded to bright Bahamian scholars.

Scholarship awards range in value up to $15,000 per year and are renewable annually given a minimum grade point average is maintained. Special awards valued up to $25,000 are available for first generation college students studying in Canada.

All scholarship decisions are made by an independent committee that includes previous scholarship recipients. Decisions are usually communicated in late June or early July.

All interested persons are invited to an application help session at the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture on Thompson Blvd on Thursday, February 12, 2015 or Thursday, March 19, 2015.