Apply Now: Ghana Scholarship Secretariat Application Portal For 2023/2024

The Ghana Scholarship Secretariat following a directive from the H.E President Dankwa Akufo Addo, on December 1, 2020, in a press conference dubbed the “Big Announcement”, Formally opened the online scholarship application portal for the first batch graduates of the free SHS policy.

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The Local Tertiary awards are in form payment of Thesis and Bursary grants to Postgraduate Students in the Public Tertiary Institutions in Ghana.

The award also covers payment of Disability Grants to the Physically Challenged Ghanaian Students in Tertiary Institutions and Long Stay Allowance for Medical Science students in Public Tertiary Institutions in the country.

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Mode of Application

Application forms are downloaded from the Secretariat’s website (www.ghanascholarshipsecretariat.com) after a registration code is sent to the various institutions at the beginning of the academic year.

Duly completed application forms must be endorsed by the designated institutional authority and submitted through the Dean of Graduate School to the Scholarships Secretariat. This facility does not apply to sandwich, part-time, private/fee paying students in public tertiary institutions.

The documents are vetted by the Secretariat to ensure conformity to eligibility criteria.
For Disability allowance, completed application forms must be accompanied with medical certificate stating the percentage of disability.

Requirements

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.

HOW TO APPLY

THE 4 EASY STEPS TO YOUR SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION

Open the web address www.scholarshipgh.com
Create an account to register
Complete the application form and upload academic transcripts, admission letters and academic certificate.
Complete an online aptitude test and be scheduled for a selection interview in your selected disctrict.

KINDLY CONTACT THE SECRETARIAT FOR MORE INFORMATION

Hotlines: 0302 9629 28, 0302 9629 29, 0302 9629 30, 0302 9629 31
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.ghanascholarshipsecretariat.com
GPS Address: GA 028-2065