The Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission is inviting tertiary students from the Lupus Foundation of Jamaica members to apply for a grant of $60,000 towards their tertiary tuition fees.

The Betting, Gaming & Lotteries Commission (BGLC), a statutory body of the Ministry of Finance in the Government of Jamaica offers grants annually to tertiary level students through the BGLC Tertiary Education Grant, to provide assistance with tuition fees for full-time undergraduate students enrolled to attend an accredited tertiary Institution in Jamaica.

For the academic year 2022/23, the Commission has allocated 30 of its 300 Tertiary Grants of $60,000 for persons from vulnerable groups, including patient-members of Lupus Foundation of Jamaica. 

Applicants are invited to apply online on the BGLC website using a special link https://bit.ly/BGLCGrants-SpecialGroups on or before the application deadline of Friday July 15, 2022.

Applicants must be Jamaican, have a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 2.75 or greater and complete a 500-word writing assignment, as well as upload required documents at the time of application. However, the Commission has waived the usual age limit of 26 years for this group of special applicants. 

Other details including instructions for writing assignment and documents required can be found on the BGLC Website:  https://www.bglc.gov.jm/?q=Education_Grant

Applicants are strongly advised to notify the Lupus Foundation of Jamaica immediately upon completion of their application so that the Foundation can assist the Commission with the identification of the applicants in the database and to ensure they are considered among the “Special Applications” referred by the LFJ.  Contact the LFJ office at 8767548458 or 8767783892 or info@lupusfoundationjamaica.org.