Mission

To assist with the diversification of the economies of the Caribbean Region by harnessing science and technology for economic development, thereby helping to raise the standard of living.

Objectives

  1. Accelerate education reform that supports technology‐based entrepreneurship by:
    • Promoting and offering STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) programs including robotics camps and computer coding workshops for Caribbean youth
    • Offering business and entrepreneurship education programs for Caribbean youth
    • Carrying out STEM teacher training exercises in the Region
  2. Stimulate technology‐based entrepreneurship by identifying and funding science and technology projects in new and existing enterprises that are relevant to the economic development needs of the Region, and
  3. Provide scientific and engineering advisory services to Caribbean governments by working with the Caribbean Diaspora for Science, Technology and Innovation (CADSTI) to leverage the expertise that resides in the Diaspora.

Upcoming Events and Opportunities


CSF Accomplishments

SPISE Program

  • 245 students since 2012, from 17 Caribbean countries
  • Anguilla, Antigua, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Grenadines, Guyana, Jamaica, Martinique, Montserrat, Nevis, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Tobago, Trinidad
  • SPISE alumni attending prestigious universities, including MIT, Caltech, Stanford, Harvard, Princeton, Columbia, Yale, Dartmouth, Cornell, Carnegie Mellon, U Penn, McMaster, UWI

SPISE Internship Program

  • 71 internships since 2014
  • 26 host organizations in the US, Canada, UK and the Caribbean
  • Biotechnology, artificial intelligence/ machine learning, software development, electrical engineering, renewable energy, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering

Robotics Camp

  • 355 students in Barbados since 2015

Computer Coding Workshop

  • Barbados since 2018
  • St. Lucia since 2019
  • Dominica since 2020
  • All Caribbean citizens since 2021

STEM Teacher Training Workshop

  • 9 workshops during 2015-2017
  • For primary school teachers in St. Vincent, Antigua, Barbados, St. Kitts, Dominica and Jamaica

CaribVenture Startup Challenge

  • CSF's first grant of US$ 20,000 to AES Energy systems of Barbados in January 2017, to develop software to aid energy audits and manage electricity usage

CADSTI-UK STEM Coaching Club

  • For students in the London area to help prepare for the GCSE in the STEM disciplines

STEM Blueprint for the Caribbean

  • “Creating a STEM-based Economic Pillar for the Caribbean: A Blueprint”, Journal of Education and Development in the Caribbean (Vol. 18 No. 1, pp 234-270, 2019)
  • Related CSF publication: Comprehensive blueprint commissioned by the Ministry of Labour of Barbados on harnessing STEM to create more and better employment opportunities for the people of Barbados, September 2016

Caribbean STEM Olympiads

  • Press release, short video clips, and tables summarizing the activities and results (including the medalists by country and event) of the inaugural 2023 Caribbean STEM Olympiads


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