In a short ceremony on Monday October 7, 2019, at the Assembly Hall of Lower Manya Krobo Municipal Assembly, 51 continuing students from various tertiary institutions in the country received their letters granting them, government scholarship for 2019/2020 academic year.
This will be followed by cheques from the scholarship secretariats to the respective schools to credit the accounts of the students.
The scholarship covers students from both public and private tertiary institutions, reading Technical, Business and Commercial, Medicine, Linguistic, Hospitality, Education, Midwifery and Nursing programmes.
In his purpose for gathering address, the Municipal Chief Executive for the area, Hon. Simon Kweku Tetteh thanked the president, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for decentralizing the scheme to the various Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies for easy access.
“ … previously, before you get government scholarship you have to apply to their office in Accra, you have to chase it several time before you might even be called for the interview. Our president seeing the challenge that student would have to go through, under the current boss of the scholarship secretariat, it should be decentralized to the assemblies,” Simon Tetteh said.
According to him, about 150 applications were received, all were invited for interview by panel of eminent members; 81 applicants had passed their interview and enlisted to Accra. However, 51 have qualified and received their awarding letters today.
Mr. Simon Kweku Tetteh said even though metropolitans are qualified for a maximum of eighty thousand Ghana Cedis, his municipal has been granted eighty-two thousand Ghana Cedis, covering tuition fees for fifty-one students from both urban and rural belts of his municipality.
He has urged beneficiaries to tell the public about the good job the president is doing and also support him (president) by voting for him in the 2020 presidential election.
A level 200 Psychology student of University of Cape Coast, Naomi Narh-Korli said, it was to her surprise that she is one of the beneficiaries.
“I thank God for the opportunity, my prayer is that I meet my dream; so I return to help the needy,” Naomi said.
Samuel Afedi Kwesi, a Business Administration student of Valley View University, who saw the call on social media was in a state of joy after he received his letter.
According to him, “when I got the admission where to get the fees was hectic, but upon receiving my letter today I am happy.”
According to the awarding letter signed by the registrar of scholarship at the Scholarship Secretariat in Accra, Mr. Kingsely Agyeman, the scholarship is subject to annual renewal and termination in the event misconduct and poor academic performance
Below is the details of the letter.
EMPLOYING LIVE: TRANSFORMING GHANA
OUR REF:
YOUR REF:
THE DISTRICT CHIEF EXECUTIVE
LOWER MANYA KROBO DISTRICT ASSEMBLY
Dear Sir/Madam,
SCHOLARSHIP MAWARD BY GOVERNMENT OF GHANA
I am pleased to inform you that the under listed students have been awarded scholarship by the Government of Ghana to pursue various courses at the VARIOUS UNIVERSITIES for the 2019/2020 academic year on the conditions outline below
1. The Scholarship covers only tuition fee to the tune of the various amount per the attached list
2. The validity of the scholarship is subject to annual renewal.
3. Further, I am to stress that the scholarship is liable to termination in the event of the following conditions:
a) Misconduct
b) Unsatisfactory progress in your studies
c) Failure to pass any prescribed examination
4. It will be your responsibility to keep the secretariat informed of their progress at the end of the academic year.
5. The total amount of Eighty-Two Thousand Two Hundred and Twenty-Two Ghana Cedis Twenty-Two Pesewas only (GHC 82,222.22) and this would be paid to the various universities per the attached scheduled.
6. We shall be grateful if the various beneficiaries are credited with the amount paid on their behalf.
KINGSLEY AGYEMAN
REGISTRAR OF SCHOLARSHIP
CC: ALL STTUDENTS
Source: ritefmonline.org
