How To Apply For Scholarship Using The Online Scholarship Application System In Ghana

How To Apply For Scholarship Using The Online Scholarship Application System In Ghana. 

Recently, the Vice president, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia made the official launch of the online scholarship application system and Ghanaians were happy over this — since it will help individuals to rely on the online application system to avoid moving from one office to another in the midst of this pandemic coronavirus situation.

To Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, he made a statement about the Online Scholarship Application System and you can check below;

“In line with President Akufo-Addo’s vision to digitize and formalize government service delivery processes, I launched the Online Scholarship Application and Administration System under the auspices of the National Scholarship Secretariat.

Under the new system, applicants can apply from the comfort of their homes, take an aptitude test and be interviewed in their own districts without coming to Accra as in the past.

This new system will ensure further transparency in the award of scholarships and reduce the risk of corruption as all workflow regarding scholarship applications will be streamlined. Again, the new system will provide accurate and reliable data on scholarship beneficiaries as well as tracking their academic progress.

I commended the leadership at the Secretariat for overseeing the massive improvements which have positively rebranded the outfit, especially the decentralization of the procedure of awarding scholarships nationwide. Today, every Ghanaian child, irrespective of their social, religious, ethnic background or political affiliation, can have the opportunity of enjoying a Government of Ghana scholarship.”

Requirements To Apply For Scholarship Online in Ghana

LOCAL TERTIARY SCHOLARSHIPS
A. Applicants are to take note of the following;

• i. Should have gained admission into a local tertiary institution
• ii. Should have registered and enrolled to undertake the course
• iii. The Institution should be accredited by the National Accreditation Board (NAB)
• iv. Categories of Local Tertiary Institutions (Private and Public)
• v. Nurses/Teacher Training Colleges
  • Colleges of Agriculture
  • Polytechnics
  • Technical Universities
  • Universities
  • Certificate awarding tertiary institutions

B. Continuing students should apply online between 1St April – 15Th May of each academic year.

C. New students who had late admission should apply between 1st – 30th September of each academic year

D. Applicants will undertake an online aptitude test during the application process.

E. Appear before a panel for interviews in your selected district

F. The information of the applicant will be forwarded to the institutions of the applicant for confirmation and validation.

G. Electronic award letters will be issued to the successful applicants by the Scholarships Secretariat.

H. Payment of scholarship entitlements to respective institutions

FOREIGN TERTIARY SCHOLARSHIPS

A. Information for existing beneficiaries
Existing foreign scholarship beneficiaries will be given a portal to enable them renew their awards annually online.

B. Bilateral Applications
Prospective applicants for bilateral scholarship awards will be required to complete the online application upon confirmation of their awards by the awarding country.

C. Non-Bilateral Scholarship Awards
All applications for non-bilateral awards will be received online when advertised.