The CTO Basis – the charity that funds Caribbean nationals pursuing additional research in tourism and associated topics – will honour the reminiscence of the late Jean Holder, the primary secretary common of the Caribbean Tourism Group (CTO), with its latest scholarship.
The muse is introducing the Jean Holder Memorial Scholarship of as much as US$7500 to a Caribbean nationwide in search of to boost their expertise in any space of sustainable tourism improvement.
Recognised globally as the daddy of Caribbean tourism improvement, Holder, who died in January 2022, performed a crucial position in altering the course of Caribbean tourism. He devoted over 30 years of his skilled life to the event and growth of the sector within the area by charting its path in direction of turning into the first overseas trade earner and the engine of financial progress.
Amongst his many priorities had been making certain the area’s tourism sector turned sustainable, and serving to Caribbean nationals perceive that employment within the tourism business offered a profession of service. He harassed the necessity for Caribbean kids to be taught the significance of tourism from a really early age and pioneered the eco-tourism convention, which later turned the Sustainable Tourism Convention.
“Jean Holder was a champion of tourism training in any respect ranges within the Caribbean and an architect of the CTO Scholarship Basis. He was additionally a relentless advocate for sustainable tourism in all its kinds. Due to this fact, it’s becoming that we identify this scholarship after him in honour of the yeoman service he gave to Caribbean tourism for over three a long time,” stated Jacqueline Johnson, chairman of the CTO Basis and CEO of MarryCaribbean.com, a division of International Bridal Group “The muse is grateful to Mr Holder’s kids for permitting us to recognise his contribution on this method.”
Candidates may apply for the Bonita Morgan Memorial Scholarship, the Audrey Palmer Hawks Memorial Scholarship, the Arley Sobers Memorial Scholarship or a research grant.
The CTO Scholarship Basis is a 501 (C) (3) entity established in 1997. Its primary intention is to supply alternatives for Caribbean nationals to pursue research within the areas of tourism and different tourism-related disciplines, together with hospitality and language coaching.
To use for the Jean Holder Memorial Scholarship, or any of the scholarships or grants being provided by the muse this yr, please go to https://ctofoundation.org/
The deadline for the receipt of purposes is Friday 10 Might 2024.
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