All Bahamas Merit Scholars

The All Bahamas Merit Scholarship is awarded to the applicant who has demonstrated exceptional academic ability, excellence in co-curricular activities, has been accepted to an academically prestigious College or University, has a strong ethos of public service, possesses an unwavering dedication to improving the lives of all Bahamians, and has demonstrated a strong moral character and the potential to lead.

Academic achievement should be celebrated more so than it often is in the Bahamas. The All Bahamas Merit Scholars represent some of the best minds of their generations. Please reach out to them with any questions or if you are in the need of advice or help.

YearNameHigh SchoolUniversityMajor
2016Simone CambridgeQueen’s CollegeMcGill University (Canada)Art History & Urban Studies
2015Domonic McDonaldQueen’s CollegeUniversity of Western OntarioPolitical Science
2014Gabrielle MossBishop Michael Eldon SchoolJohns Hopkins UniversityApplied Mathematics
2013Shannon ButlerQueen’s CollegeUniversity of St. Andrew’sMedicine
2012Theophilus MossSt. Augustine’s CollegeJohns Hopkins UniversityMechanical Engineering
2011Jamia MossSt. Augustine’s CollegeCollege of St. BenedictBiochemistry & Spanish
2010Cliford BoweBishop Michael Eldon SchoolGeorgia Institute of Technology 
2009Jenna Chaplin University of the PacificFine Arts and Psychology
2008Genymphas Higgs Drexel UniversityBiomedical Engineering
2007Lisa Rodgers Brown UniversityEducation & Biology
2006Kyle Chea Vassar CollegeForeign Lanaguages & Medicine
2005Andrea Culmer McGill University (Canada)Chemistry & Medicine
2004Sharelle Ferguson HarvardSocial Studies
2003Sebastian Hutchison University of PennsylvaniaFinance and Accounting
2002Peter Blair Duke UniversityPhysics and Mathematics
2000Ricardo Davis Queen’s University (Canada)Biochemistry
1999Ryan Knowles Boston UniversityAccounting & Finance
1998Damian Archer University of Western Ontario, UWI MonaChemistry & Medicine
1997Jehan Unwala Tufts UniversityInternational Relations & Economics
1996Rhys Powell Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyElectrical Engineering
1995Damian Forbes Yale UniversityEconomics
1993Shireen Denise Donaldson Johns Hopkins UniversityBiochemistry