The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and the University of the West Indies (UWI), through the Caribbean Institute of Media and Communications (CARIMAC), yesterday signed a US$150,000 Memorandum of Understanding for five bursaries to begin September 2017.
The five bursaries are being named in honour of five Caribbean media stalwarts — the late Roy Lawrence and Tony Cozier; Tony Becca, Headley Samuels and Joseph Perreira.
“The programme is geared towards affording students with a specific interest in cricket as they pursue further education in Media/Communications programmes to include undergraduate studies in Integrated Marketing Communication, Journalism (Radio, Television, Print and Online) and Digital Media Production said Head of CARIMAC, Professor Hopeton Dunn.
This relationship is for three years.
Professor Dunn noted that the MoU has prompted CARIMAC to add two new courses in the short term – Cricket Commentary and Analytics and Sport Culture and Caribbean Media. This, Dunn says will begin for the new academic year.
The selection criteria for the programme have been prepared and the five students will be selected shortly.
