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Lyford Cay Foundations relies entirely on the generosity of our donors to carry out our work of transforming thousands of lives through education.

Our Belief

We believe that increasing attainment of higher education across the country is key to the development of a prosperous, healthy and peaceful Bahamas.

An educated society promotes

01 Sustainable development
02 Greater social cohesion
03 The expansion of the middle class
04 Reduced poverty, unemployment, and crime
05 Better governance
06 Better health and family life
07 Prosperity
08 Happiness

Discover Us

Our Programmes

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  • Scholarships
  • Focus
  • Community Grants
    • For students
    • Scholarships
    • Partial awards offered to qualified Bahamian high-school graduates for post-secondary study internationally.
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    • For students
    • Focus
    • An out-of-school time college access and readiness programme, preparing public school students to become first generation college graduates.
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    • For organizations
    • Community Grants
    • Financial assistance provided to support initiatives of Bahamian non-profits that provide educational opportunities.
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    1. Awards are for undergraduate, graduate, and technical and vocational study.
    2. Awards are renewable year over year given a required GPA is maintained.
    3. Largest private funder of scholarships in The Bahamas.
    4. On average, 30-35 new scholarships are awarded annually for international study.
    1. Students are recruited in grade four from six primary schools in Nassau’s North-west district.
    2. Programming is provided for eight years through to high school graduation.
    3. Students receive all the resources needed
      for success.
    4. FOCUS also creates learning, professional development and growth opportunities for educators and teachers in training.
    5. FOCUS students will be first in their families to earn college degrees. 36 new grade four students join FOCUS each year.
    1. Non-profits operating in The Bahamas with projects or programmes providing education opportunities are eligible.
    2. Awards are for undergraduate, graduate, and technical and vocational study.
    3. Awards are renewable year over year given a required GPA is maintained.
    4. On average, each year around 20 non-profits receive grants ranging from $5,000 up to $25,000.
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