Our Purpose
What We Support
Flowing from its Vision, Mission, Transformational Goal and Core Values, the UCC wants to provide support for:
Deserving Students
Students and potential students who are doing well academically and are good citizens but need tuition and other educational assistance.
Students in Need
Students who have other needs which are negatively impacting their progress.
Impactful Projects
Projects that will have a positive impact on Jamaica’s economy, environment and social spheres.
Research
Research that will guide programmes with a positive impact on Jamaica’s economy, environment and social spheres.
Our Impact and Commitment
Changing lives through education
The UCC has directly supported hundreds of scholarships over the last 10 years including for inmates and officers from Jamaica's Adult Correctional Centres, with Stand Up for Jamaica and the Department of Correctional Services.
As part of its corporate social responsibility and ESG approach, the UCC supports a number of charities and encourages its staff, faculty, students and alumni to do the same.
100sScholarships supported over the last 10 years
65Recipients celebrated at the 2026 Scholarship Orientation
11UCC Foundation scholarships offered
2005Founded as a US not-for-profit corporation
About the UCC Foundation
The main channel for supporting UCC
The UCC Foundation, US Inc. (UCCF) is to be the main channel through which financial support for UCC activities such as research, innovation, education, community and economic development will be routed.
- 2005 Registered in the USA as a not-for-profit corporation
- 2007 Registered as a company in Jamaica
- 2018 Registered as a charity in Jamaica
UCCF News
Latest Updates
Scholarship stories, relief initiatives and community impact news from the UCC Foundation.
March 11, 2026
Scholarships
The UCC Foundation hosted its inaugural Scholarship Recognition Ceremony and launched the Sean Thelwell Memorial Scholarship, recognizing student achievement and philanthropic support for education.
November 10, 2025
Relief Drive
The UCC Foundation continued its post-hurricane relief efforts by delivering care packages to regional campuses and supporting affected students and staff.
November 6, 2025
Campus Support
The Foundation launched its relief mission with the delivery of hurricane relief packages to the Montego Bay campus, with plans to extend support to other regional campuses.
Scholarship Event
UCC Foundation Scholarship Orientation 2026
Sunday, August 23, 2026
The UCC Foundation hosted its inaugural Scholarship Orientation, celebrating 65 scholarship recipients in the presence of their families and loved ones — a significant milestone in recognising and supporting students as they embark on their academic journeys at UCC.
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