ACMF Scholarship & Grant Application Portal
The opportunities offered by ACMF are designed to address the diversity of need within Caribbean maritime training, to include scholarships and grants, underwriting sea time for our scholars to prepare them to work on ships, funding classrooms and essential equipment, and mentoring.
Note: High School applicants must have at least six (6) CXCs to apply.
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ACMF scholarships are offered to students with strong academic performance along with demonstrated leadership, service, and community involvement. The scholarship is offered to students that attend the following institutions:
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Kingston, Jamaica
Caribbean Maritime University
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Wallerfield, Trinidad
The University of Trinidad and Tobago
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Nassau City, Bahamas
LJM Maritime Academy
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Georgetown, Guyana
MatPal Marine Institute
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Georgetown, Guyana
AA Maritime & Offshore Training Institute
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Overview of the Foundation
We believe that the maritime industry has a critical and unique role to play in reducing poverty, addressing gender inequality issues, and spurring economic growth in the Caribbean. (www.acmfdn.org)
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The ACMF's Mission
Alleviating poverty and transforming lives in the Caribbean through maritime education and community development.
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Our Scholarships
The Foundation funds scholarships, grants, equipment for maritime training and education in the Caribbean. We extend scholarships to students attending or planning to attend any of our academic partners: Caribbean Maritime University (Jamaica), University of Trinidad and Tobago, LJM Maritime Academy (Bahamas), and MatPal Marine Institute (Guyana).
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The ACMF's Career Exchange Programme
The ACMF currently operates a Career Exchange Programme. We encourage students to complete their profile on the jobs board (www.acmf-carex.org) even if they have not yet graduated.
Hear from Our Awardees
After over a 5 years of awarding scholarships and grants to students across the caribbean we have produced a number of successful graduates. Below is what some of them has to say about our program.
Tre’von Ferguson (Bahamas)
“The ACMF scholarship was the driving force to turn my childhood dream into a reality by funding my tertiary education at the Caribbean Maritime University. ”
BSc, Marine Transportation, Caribbean Maritime University (Class of 2020)
Danielle Landeis (Jamaica)
“Being a recipient of this scholarship has really impacted my quality of education, as I don’t have to worry about the financial aspect [of my education]. I’m more focused on my education and improving my skills of being a Cyber Security Analyst or a Cyber Incident Responder. ”
BSc, Cyber Security and Digital Forensics, Caribbean Maritime University (Class of 2022)
Glenardo Simpson (Jamaica)
“The ACMF scholarship has taken me places and provided opportunities to meet maritime professionals who will be important to my future. I can’t thank them them enough. ”
BSc Candidate, Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Caribbean Maritime University
Have any questions?
Then contact the American Caribbean Maritime Foundation.
We are dedicated to giving opportunities are designed to address the diversity of need within Caribbean maritime training, to include scholarships and grants, underwriting sea time for our scholars to prepare them to work on ships, funding classrooms and essential equipment, and mentoring.
If you have any issues with our application portal or have questions regarding our work, please feel free to contact us