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Association of Bermuda International Companies (ABIC
from Your Future 2022
by Ian Coles
International Business Scholarship Fund
The Association of Bermuda Bermuda’s largest academic and needs based scholarship fund for Bermudian students. For more than 45 years its scholarship programme has supported promising students at the undergraduate and post-graduate levels leading to careers in Bermuda’s international business sector and supporting services.
The ABIC Education Awards are supported by more than 50 member companies looking to encourage young Bermudians to join the international business sector. In the past decade the to 190 Bermudian students pursuing full undergraduate or post-graduate degrees at accredited colleges or universities abroad. • Scholarships are awarded based on
• received from Bermudian students awarded undergraduate two-year scholarships valued at $30,000 and one post-graduate scholarship valued at $20,000. • In 2010 ABIC partnered with several other scholarship providers to launch
a comprehensive online scholarship resource, www.bermudascholarships. com that gives students the ability to search for available scholarships and apply directly online. • On the 35th anniversary, ABIC announced a new scholarship, the
Shernelle Outerbridge Memorial Award sponsored by Zurich for an additional $15,000 for undergraduate business or • provide a separate annual award to support a Bermudian student excelling in accounting at the undergraduate or post graduate level who can studying accounting at an accredited international university. • Each year PwC provides the shortlisted students with an interview training workshop prior to their interviews. • Each awardee is assigned a mentor who will provide one-on-one support, knowledge sharing, perspective and wisdom that will help students with their education and career choices.
The submission deadline for the ABIC
CELEBRATING
YEARS OF INVESTING IN EDUCATION
GLOBAL REACH STARTS LOCALLY WITH THE HELP OF AN ABIC SCHOLARSHIP.
Available to students pursuing studies related to need and academic merit.
Undergraduate scholarships are valued at $15,000 per year for up to two years. Graduate Scholarship is valued at $20,000 for one year.
Please apply directly online at bermudascholarships.com. For more information contact Greta Peters at 441-293-4600 or gpeters@abic.bm.
