Sareka Crawford                             Talicia Bennett

Sareka Crawford and Talicia Bennett gain extensions on their 2019 scholarships

As a result of the crippling effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the administration of schooling in Jamaica, new scholarships will not be awarded for the 2020/21 academic year.

Instead, the Directors of the Gillian Whylie Scholarship Fund have decided to further the scholarships of the current awardees through to 2021.

The Directors are therefore pleased to inform that Ms. Sareka Crawford and Ms. Talicia Bennett will receive financial support through extensions of their scholarships for the academic year 2020/21.  Ms. Crawford will receive another JM$200,000 for her second year at the University of the West Indies.  Ms. Bennett will have $100,000 available to assist with expenses for her second year in CAPE studies at St. Jago High School.

More information on the two awardees is available on the 2019 scholarship page of this website.  We congratulate Ms. Crawford and Ms. Bennett on their performances and wish them well as they further their studies in the difficult arena of the global Covid-19 pandemic.

Sareka Crawford

Ms. Crawford, who received the GWSF scholarship for 2019/20 to attend the University of the West Indies, excelled in her first year gaining a 3.49 GPA average.

Ms. Crawford also immersed herself in University life by becoming:

– Assistant Secretary for the Caribbean Regional Youth Council Extended Committee for Communications and Information;

– Project Manager of the UWI Guild External Affairs Committee;

– Assistant Secretary for Youth Inspiring Positive Change JA. Ltd;

– Secretary of UWI UNESCO;

– Committee Member of the UWI Vice President of Services and Special Projects Committee;

– Member of the UWI Mona Spanish Club;

– Member of the Mary Seacole Hall Sign Language Club;

– Member of the Called to Lead Jamaica Club;

– Member of the Model UN Club.

Talicia Bennett

Ms. Bennett has been successful in her first year of her CAPE studies at St. Jago High School. She sat 4 subjects and earned distinctions in three of the four.  Ms. Bennett is the Entertainment Coordinator for the Foreign Languages Association and the Public Relations Officer for the 4-H Club.  Ms. Bennett now tackles her final CAPE year to complete her High School education.