Four Caymanian students have been selected as the 2026 recipients of scholarships from the Insurance Managers Association of Cayman’s Educational Scholarship Fund.
The recipients are Amiya Tahal, who will study mechanical engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison; De-Andre Beckford, who will pursue accountancy and data science at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Johanna Dixon, who will study film production at the University of Salford in Manchester; and Shaniah Terry, who will pursue finance at the University of Miami.
Also joining this year’s cohort is Ericia Burke, a 2025 IMAC scholarship recipient who began her Sport Administration (Exploratory) programme at Georgia State University in January 2026, following a deferred start to her studies.
IMAC said its scholarship fund has raised more than US$5 million since it was established in 1994 and has helped more than 90 Caymanian students pursue tertiary education across a range of disciplines.
Jessica Powell, chair of the IMAC Educational Scholarship Fund Committee and a former scholarship recipient, said the programme can make a significant difference for students as they enter higher education.
“As a former IMAC scholarship recipient, I know first-hand the difference this support can make at such an important stage in a young person’s life,” Powell said. “It is rewarding to now have the opportunity to help extend that same support to the next generation of Caymanian students.”
Powell said the four recipients had demonstrated strong potential and that the organisation looked forward to seeing their future contributions to the Cayman community.
To learn more about the IMAC Educational Scholarship Fund, its impact and how to support the programme, click here.
