2006 Caribbean Hotel Foundation Scholarships Announced

The Caribbean Hotel Foundation (CHF) of the Caribbean Hotel Association (CHA) is making a call to Caribbean hospitality employees, educators, and students wishing to pursue studies in the field to apply for its 2006 Scholarship Program.

“As we have increased the number and value of available scholarships in 2005, we also received more applications than usual, so we expect that competition will be at least as tight in 2006,” said Gill Titcombe, CHF coordinator.

In 2005, CHF awarded a total of 44 scholarships, covering 17 Caribbean islands, and totaling $126,000 –representing a 100 percent increase over the previous year- out of 125 applications.

In 2006, several corporate scholarships will be up for takes: a scholarship of $10,000 a year during three years from Virgin Holidays; two $7,000 Interval International scholarships; two $7,000 scholarships supported by the Cruise Industry, one of those for environmental studies.

Application forms are available on the CHF website, at www.caribbeanhotelfoundation.org, and upon request by writing to info@caribbeanhotelfoundation.org. CHF will receive completed applications between January 1 and March 15, 2006.