The Medical Specialization Scholarship has been established to support fully qualified Caymanian Junior doctors to undertake formal specialty training after consultation with the Health Services Authority (HSA) and the Ministry of Health. Our goal is to ensure the Cayman Islands has suitably qualified specialists to meet the needs of local hospitals and the community.
The scholarship will be awarded for up to five years for the applicant to pursue studies at an institution recognised to provide high-level training in the specialty being pursued. The application is open to all doctors in public or private practice who meet the scholarship criteria including possessing the right to be Caymanian.
New medical specialisation scholars would be bonded to return to the Health Services Authority and work for at least the length of time spent on the medical specialisation scholarship.
The Medical Specialisation Scholarship shall be applied as follows based on administrative review:
- Tuition and other school-related fees and expenses.
- Living expenses such as accommodation, utilities, groceries, transportation, airfare, etc.
- Other expenses such as medical equipment, conferences, etc will be paid as invoiced if approval is granted.
Eligibility
- Doctors who are registered in the country/state of study are eligible to apply.
- Applicants must possess the Right to be Caymanian at the application closing date.
- To take up the Scholarship, a candidate must be enrolled for a full-time higher specialist training position in an institution recognised as being able to provide higher specialist training by the supervising committee.
- Each applicant must complete the application on the online portal, submitting all required documents.
- Applicants must demonstrate an interest in the field of study deemed high priority to the Caymanian community, supported by an objective demonstration of a high aptitude and recommendations by 2 senior clinicians with whom there has been a close working relationship.
- The final decision will be based on feedback from the interview by a panel of selected professionals.
Please note that scholarship funding is not guaranteed, and the Education Council therefore reserves the following rights:
- to prioritise the award of scholarships by areas of specialisation;
- to prioritise the award of scholarships based on the availability of funds as determined by Cabinet.
Medical Specialisation Scholarship 2027
The Medical Specialization Scholarship has been established to support fully qualified Caymanian Junior doctors to undertake formal specialty training after consultation with the Health Services Authority (HSA) and the Ministry of Health. Our goal is to ensure the Cayman Islands has suitably qualified specialists to meet the needs of local hospitals and the community.
The scholarship will be awarded for up to five years for the applicant to pursue studies at an institution recognised to provide high-level training in the specialty being pursued. The application is open to all doctors in public or private practice who meet the scholarship criteria including possessing the right to be Caymanian.
New medical specialisation scholars would be bonded to return to the Health Services Authority and work for at least the length of time spent on the medical specialisation scholarship.
The Medical Specialisation Scholarship shall be applied as follows based on administrative review:
- Tuition and other school-related fees and expenses.
- Living expenses such as accommodation, utilities, groceries, transportation, airfare, etc.
- Other expenses such as medical equipment, conferences, etc will be paid as invoiced if approval is granted.
Eligibility
- Doctors who are registered in the country/state of study are eligible to apply.
- Applicants must possess the Right to be Caymanian at the application closing date.
- To take up the Scholarship, a candidate must be enrolled for a full-time higher specialist training position in an institution recognised as being able to provide higher specialist training by the supervising committee.
- Each applicant must complete the application on the online portal, submitting all required documents.
- Applicants must demonstrate an interest in the field of study deemed high priority to the Caymanian community, supported by an objective demonstration of a high aptitude and recommendations by 2 senior clinicians with whom there has been a close working relationship.
- The final decision will be based on feedback from the interview by a panel of selected professionals.
Please note that scholarship funding is not guaranteed, and the Education Council therefore reserves the following rights:
- to prioritise the award of scholarships by areas of specialisation;
- to prioritise the award of scholarships based on the availability of funds as determined by Cabinet.