Following is a break-down of the costs of accommodation and average living expenses for a student staying at the Cave Hill Campus of the University of the West Indies.

Note: All costs are quoted in BDS$, $USD 1.00 = $BDS 2.00.

The prices shown are calculated based on a period of 16 weeks from August 26 - December 21, 2007 for Semester 1, and a period of 17 weeks from January 14 - May 15, 2008 for Semester 2. This does not include the Christmas break. Any additional period must be paid for separately at the relevant daily rate.


The figures given for off-campus accommodation and living expenses are estimates based on current market prices.

Non-Barbadian students who will be returning home at the end of the academic year, should make provision for the cost of return airfare.

A sum of approximately BDS$ 500.00 should be allocated to meet settling expenses in Barbados. Scholarship, Bursary and other award holders are advised to travel with enough money to cover the cost of at least one month's expenses, pending receipt of their emoluments.

Provision should be made for the cost of theses, research papers and dissertations estimated as follows:

• Undergraduate
  • Research Papers: $BDS 500.00 - $BDS 600.00
  • Theses: $BDS 800.00 - $BDS 1,000.00
    
• Graduate
  • B. A., B. Sc., LL. B.: $BDs 400.00
  • B. Ed.: $BDS 600.00