David “Wagga” Hunt Scholarship Foundation to disburse J$3.6 M to 24 scholarship recipients of Calabar High School & Kingston College for the 2023-2024 School Year

By Sports Desk September 22, 2023
Recipients of the 2022 David "Wagga" Hunt Foundation scholarship. Recipients of the 2022 David "Wagga" Hunt Foundation scholarship.

The David “Wagga” Hunt Scholarship Foundation is set to disburse J$3.6 M to 24 scholarship recipients of Calabar High School & Kingston College for the 2023-2024 School Year.

They will have 24 students (12 from each school). The recipients will be announced during as Awards Ceremony on Sunday at the Social Club Auditorium in New Kingston.

The David “Wagga” Hunt Scholarship Foundation was established in 2009 to honour the legacy of football coach and sport administrator extraordinaire, David “Wagga” Hunt, an alumnus of Kingston College and revered football coach of Calabar High and Meadhaven United Football Club.

On Hunt’s untimely passing in 2007 his family and a group of friends established the Foundation to assist needy students at both schools with scholarships. 

Each year, the foundation awards scholarships valued at J$100,000.00, beginning at grade 8 (two per school) and continuing through to grade 13, for a total of J$600,000.00.

Beginning, 2023-2024 school year the annual disbursement per recipient will be increased from J$100,000 to J$150,000. The disbursement covers books, lunch, and other related expenses. 

Selection is based on financial need, academic performance, participation in extra-curricular activity, deportment, and discipline.

These criteria must be maintained throughout the life of the scholarship. The Foundation has awarded to date 50 scholarships valued at J$22.6 million.

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