Maritime Linkup: Beyond Borders Webinars and Scholarship Opportunity

29 July 2020

The American Caribbean Maritime Foundation (ACMF), in association with the Caribbean Association of National Training Authorities, and CARICOM Youth Ambassadors, will launch the Maritime Linkup: Beyond Borders Webinars on the 19 August, with subsequent sessions on 9 and 23 September; and 7 and 21 October 2020. The five-part webinar series is free to students and educators. It focuses on connecting Caribbean youth with educational and professional opportunity in the maritime sector and blue economy. Participants are encouraged to register at https://tinyurl.com/maritimelinkup.

The ACMF will fund a full-tuition scholarship, namely the ACMF CANTA Scholarship, which is to be awarded at the final webinar on 21 October. The recipient, who must have attended the first three webinars, may study at one of the ACMF academic partners—the Caribbean Maritime University in Jamaica or the University of Trinidad and Tobago.  The ACMF CANTA Scholarships application can be downloaded at the ACMF websitehttps://www.acmfdn.org/scholarships/