Myrlchina Lewis, Senior Tax Officer at the Revenue Department has been awarded the highly coveted Chevening Scholarship to study at the University of Birmingham this fall.
The award was presented by Governor, H.E. Peter Beckingham and Hon. Washington C. Misick, Minister of Finance, Investment & Trade.
The Chevening Scholarship is awarded to outstanding individuals with leadership potential, and offers financial support for a Master’s level degree at one of the UK’s leading universities.
“I would like to thank God and my family for all their support and encouragement,” said Ms. Lewis. “It is truly an honour to be a recipient of the Chevening Scholarship.
“Last year marked the first time the Turks & Caicos Islands featured an awardee in almost a decade. Hopefully I can be a motivation to potential applicants for the 2016 award.”
To be eligible for a Chevening Scholarship, an applicant must:
- Be a citizen of a Chevening-eligible country, and intend to return there after your studies
- Hold a degree that is equivalent to at least an upper second-class honors degree in the UK
- Have completed at least two years’ work or equivalent experience before applying for a Chevening Scholarship
- Be able to meet the Chevening minimum English language requirement
- Be able to obtain the correct visa, and receive an unconditional offer from a UK university
Further details of the application process are available at www.chevening.org/apply. Applications for the 2016/17 scholarship scheme will close on 3rd November 2015 at 23:59.