{"id":327,"date":"2022-10-05T21:23:32","date_gmt":"2022-10-05T20:23:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/mdaamgsteeringgroup\/?p=327"},"modified":"2022-10-05T21:23:32","modified_gmt":"2022-10-05T20:23:32","slug":"gracekennedy-jamaican-birthright-programme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/mdaamgsteeringgroup\/gracekennedy-jamaican-birthright-programme\/","title":{"rendered":"GraceKennedy Jamaican Birthright Programme"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gracekennedy.com\/gk-foundations\/gk-birthright\/information-on-gracekennedy-jamaican-birthright-programme\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-safelink=\"true\" data-linkindex=\"0\">GraceKennedy Jamaican Birthright Programme<\/a>\u00a0is a fully-funded five-week professional internship providing students of Jamaican heritage with the opportunity to connect with their roots and gain professional experience working for GraceKennedy. While in Jamaica, programme participants also undertake cultural immersion trips known as Heritage Pathway tours across the island.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-328 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/mdaamgsteeringgroup\/files\/2022\/10\/GraceKen-Birthright-Programme-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/mdaamgsteeringgroup\/files\/2022\/10\/GraceKen-Birthright-Programme-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/mdaamgsteeringgroup\/files\/2022\/10\/GraceKen-Birthright-Programme-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/mdaamgsteeringgroup\/files\/2022\/10\/GraceKen-Birthright-Programme-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/mdaamgsteeringgroup\/files\/2022\/10\/GraceKen-Birthright-Programme-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/mdaamgsteeringgroup\/files\/2022\/10\/GraceKen-Birthright-Programme-144x144.jpg 144w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/mdaamgsteeringgroup\/files\/2022\/10\/GraceKen-Birthright-Programme-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/mdaamgsteeringgroup\/files\/2022\/10\/GraceKen-Birthright-Programme-105x105.jpg 105w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/mdaamgsteeringgroup\/files\/2022\/10\/GraceKen-Birthright-Programme-570x570.jpg 570w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/mdaamgsteeringgroup\/files\/2022\/10\/GraceKen-Birthright-Programme-380x380.jpg 380w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/mdaamgsteeringgroup\/files\/2022\/10\/GraceKen-Birthright-Programme-285x285.jpg 285w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/mdaamgsteeringgroup\/files\/2022\/10\/GraceKen-Birthright-Programme.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Flights to and from Jamaica, accommodation and living expenses are covered by GraceKennedy for the duration of the programme. To be eligible for the programme, students must be:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Aged 18 to 25<\/li>\n<li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Of Jamaican heritage (with at least one parent, grandparent\u00a0<u>or<\/u>\u00a0great-grandparent born on the island)<\/li>\n<li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Pursuing undergraduate or postgraduate study\n<ul type=\"circle\">\n<li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Applications are considered on a case-by-case basis, so if a student is not on track to graduate with a 2:1\/merit, they should still apply.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Resident in the UK, US or Canada<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-329 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/mdaamgsteeringgroup\/files\/2022\/10\/GKen-Info-session-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/mdaamgsteeringgroup\/files\/2022\/10\/GKen-Info-session-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/mdaamgsteeringgroup\/files\/2022\/10\/GKen-Info-session-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/mdaamgsteeringgroup\/files\/2022\/10\/GKen-Info-session-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/mdaamgsteeringgroup\/files\/2022\/10\/GKen-Info-session-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/mdaamgsteeringgroup\/files\/2022\/10\/GKen-Info-session-144x144.jpg 144w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/mdaamgsteeringgroup\/files\/2022\/10\/GKen-Info-session-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/mdaamgsteeringgroup\/files\/2022\/10\/GKen-Info-session-105x105.jpg 105w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/mdaamgsteeringgroup\/files\/2022\/10\/GKen-Info-session-570x570.jpg 570w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/mdaamgsteeringgroup\/files\/2022\/10\/GKen-Info-session-380x380.jpg 380w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/mdaamgsteeringgroup\/files\/2022\/10\/GKen-Info-session-285x285.jpg 285w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/mdaamgsteeringgroup\/files\/2022\/10\/GKen-Info-session.jpg 1084w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">On Thursday October 13th at 6pm UK time, there will be an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/us06web.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/tZYqdOqqqzMqGd3az0Y5iyB9c9b6LyR5cBtX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-safelink=\"true\" data-linkindex=\"1\">online information session<\/a>\u00a0for students who wish to find out more about the programme. Applications are currently open and will close at the end of November.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0GraceKennedy Jamaican Birthright Programme\u00a0is a fully-funded five-week professional internship providing students of Jamaican heritage with the opportunity to connect with their roots and gain professional experience working for GraceKennedy. While in Jamaica, programme participants also undertake cultural immersion trips known as Heritage Pathway tours across the island. Flights to and from Jamaica, accommodation and living<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/mdaamgsteeringgroup\/gracekennedy-jamaican-birthright-programme\/\" class=\"themebutton\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31919,"featured_media":328,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-327","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-scholarships"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/mdaamgsteeringgroup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/327","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/mdaamgsteeringgroup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/mdaamgsteeringgroup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/mdaamgsteeringgroup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=327"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/mdaamgsteeringgroup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/327\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":330,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/mdaamgsteeringgroup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/327\/revisions\/330"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/mdaamgsteeringgroup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/328"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/mdaamgsteeringgroup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=327"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/mdaamgsteeringgroup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=327"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/mdaamgsteeringgroup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=327"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}