BCF Scholarships Program

The BCF Scholarships Program provides scholarships to youth of Barbadian heritage pursuing post-secondary education at Canadian universities and colleges. A total of 79 Scholarships valued at $238,000 have been granted to date, Including scholarships granted by Barbados Ball Canada Aid (now Barbados Canada Association) before Barbados Canada Foundation (BCF) assumed management of the scholarships program.  

Scholarships available are for $4,000 each and include:
  • The Bass Installation Scholarship sponsored by Bass Installation, a leader in glass installation, providing services to the commercial, residential, institutional and industrial sectors in the Greater Toronto Area. This scholarship is open to students pursuing studies related to the construction industry in the fields of engineering, architecture or construction management.
  • The Gloria Baylis Memorial Scholarships sponsored by Baylis Medical Company, which develops medical devices and offers world-class training for healthcare professionals.
  • The Blue Circle Energy Scholarship sponsored by Blue Circle Energy, a renewable energy company that designs, finances and installs ground-mounted solar installations in Barbados. This scholarship is available first and foremost to students who wish to pursue post-secondary technical education in the fields of the environment or renewable energy (electrical or environmental engineering preferred). Blue Circle Energy also offers a summer internship opportunity in Barbados for the scholarship recipient as long as the recipient is enrolled in the programming described.
  • The BOCC Scholarship, sponsored by Barbados Overseas Community Canada, a non-profit organization which is now defunct.
  • The Harold M. Brathwaite Memorial Scholarship funded by Barbados Canada Foundation.
  • The Aubrey & Marla Dan Foundation Scholarship sponsored by the Aubrey & Marla Dan Foundation. 
  • The Diproinduca Canada Scholarships sponsored by Diproinduca Canada Ltd, a by-product management and alternative raw materials production company serving the steel, oil, and mining industries.
  • The Donald MacKinlay Memorial Scholarship sponsored by Barbados Canada Association.
  • The John Rollock Memorial Scholarship funded by Barbados Canada Foundation.
Additional BCF sponsored scholarships may be available depending on donation revenue.

Applications must be submitted by email between May 2, 2022 and June 17, 2022.

For inquiries email us at bcfscholarships@gmail.com.

Barbados Canadian Friendship Scholarship

In 2007 Barbados Ball Canada Aid established an endowment at York University to fund the Barbados Canadian Friendship Scholarship.. This scholarship is awarded annually to a full-time undergraduate or graduate student at York University who "demonstrates a clear and compelling passion for, and a history of working with, the Barbadian community or the Barbadian-Canadian community. Applicants must have a minimum admission average of 80%, and must demonstrate financial need. Recipients of this award must be Canadian citizens, permanent residents or protected persons and Ontario residents."   

​The endowment fund now stands at $279,929 and a total of 15 scholarships valued at $71,250 have been awarded to date.

​If you are attending York University and are interested in applying for the Barbados Canadian Friendship Scholarship, click here for more information.