Saint Lucia’s Keryn Nelson wins 2020 Chevening Scholarship!

The Chevening Scholarship winner for Saint Lucia was officially announced today in a news release from the British High Commission in Castries. Keryn Nelson copped the award for Saint Lucia – joining eight other awardees across the region from Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. She will be pursuing an MSc in Media Communication and Development at London School of Economics and Political Science.

Resident British Commissioner to Saint Lucia, Mr. Steve McCready said “I wish to congratulate Keryn on her wonderful achievement. I am sure that she will make the most of this truly valuable experience and I hope that she enjoys the upcoming year of learning and discovery”.

Applications for 2021 to 2022 Chevening Scholarships will officially open on 3 September and close on 3 November 2020. Interested persons will be able to apply at www.chevening.org/apply.

The 2020 Chevening Scholars from the other islands are:
Antigua and Barbuda
– A’Shante O’Keiffe pursuing an MSc in Education at University of Edinburgh 
– Loretta Benjamin pursuing an MSc in Strategic Management of Projects at UCL (University College London) 
– Simone Dias pursuing an MSc in Urban Regeneration and Development at University of Manchester

Barbados
– Toni Thorne pursuing an MBA Masters in Business Administration at University of Cambridge with The Cambridge Commonwealth, European & International Trust
– Danielle Howell pursuing an MSc in Coastal and Marine Resource Management at University of Portsmouth

Dominica
– Naomi Matthew pursuing an MSc in Development Economics at University of Nottingham

Grenada
– Olvine Holas pursuing an MSc in International Business and Emerging Markets at University of Edinburgh

St Vincent and the Grenadines
– Franz George pursuing an MSc in Industrial/Organisational and Business Psychology at UCL (University College London) 

Barbados
– Toni Thorne pursuing an MBA Masters in Business Administration at University of Cambridge with The Cambridge Commonwealth, European & International Trust
– Danielle Howell pursuing an MSc in Coastal and Marine Resource Management at University of Portsmouth

Dominica
– Naomi Matthew pursuing an MSc in Development Economics at University of Nottingham

St Vincent and the Grenadines
-Franz George pursuing an MSc in Industrial/Organisational and Business Psychology at UCL (University College London)