THE Zara Group of Companies in collaboration with the Guyana Police Force (GFP) is offering four fully-funded undergraduate degree scholarships for full-time prospective University of Guyana (UG) students.

In a statement from the group on Thursday, it was explained that the scholarships are available for the academic year commencing September 2017.

The scholarships are fully-funded for four years and beneficiaries are required to maintain a grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or above.

Two of the scholarships will be available to the public while the other two will be offered to immediate family members of ranks from the Guyana Police Force.
To be eligible to apply for the scholarships, applicants must have: recently completed the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) 2017 examination, with minimum of eight subjects; proof of acceptance from UG; demonstrated need for financial assistance (letter stating parents’ income); planning to enroll full-time in a bachelor’s degree programme; letter to show they have completed at least 100 hours community service; and a letter addressed to the GPF – Zara scholarship committee stating future goals and plans to achieve them.

Persons interested in applying are asked to send an email to: gpfzarascholarship@gmail.com at the soonest possible time. The deadline for applications is Wednesday, August 23, 2017.

Senior Vice President of the Zara Group, Jay Subraj said in the statement that the scholarship is the companies’ way of committing to their corporate social responsibilities.

The Zara Group of Companies was established about 30 years ago by a Guyanese family. The company was mainly involved in real estate business and managing apartment buildings in New York City.

So far, the company has collaborated with several organisations including the Central Islamic Organisation of Guyana (CIOG) and the GPF.

In March of this year, the Zara Group launched the first Cyber Security Centre in Georgetown at the recommissioning of the Felix Austin Computer training centre.
They provided over 3,000 persons, including children and members of the Guyana Police Force (GPF), with computer training.

The Zara Group of Companies has contributed tremendously to the GPF, having expended a total of $20.5M towards the establishment of three computer centres here.

The GPF/Zara Computer Centre in Berbice was commissioned on June 2, 2012, the one in Essequibo on July 8, 2013, and the one in Georgetown on November 28, 2013, all by then Commissioner of Police Leroy Brumell.