Accra, April 10, - MTN Ghana
Foundation is inviting students to apply for its Bright Scholarships, which is
opened from April, 3 to May, 3 2018.
A statement issued in Accra by
Mrs Georgina Asare Fiagbenu, Senior Manager Corporate Communications, said the
Foundation would award 100 scholarships to students in public tertiary
institutions each year for three years.
“In all, 300 scholarships will be
awarded over a period of three years,” it added.
It said beneficiaries would be
selected from all 10 regions of Ghana with the scholarships covering the cost
of tuition, accommodation and a stipend for books and other relevant reading
materials.
The statement said the
scholarship was opened to both senor high school graduates and continuing
students in public universities.
It said for high school graduates
to qualify for MTN Bright Scholarship, they should have credit passes in six
(6) subjects with an overall aggregate of 24 at the WASSCE/SSSCE respectively.
It said three of the six subjects
should be core subjects- English Language, Mathematics, Integrated Science or
Social Studies and the other three must be in applicant’s respective electives.
It said continuing students’
applicants should have a minimum GPA of 3.0 and be involved in extra-curricular
activities.
Qualified applicants can apply
through-Scholarships.mtn.com.gh or visit any MTN Service Center for
applications forms.
Mr Samuel Koranteng, the Acting
Corporate Services Executive of MTN, said, “Over the years, MTN identified the
crucial role funding plays in helping brilliant and needy students to achieve
their dreams and aspirations.”
He said in view of that, the
Foundation made conscious efforts to ease that burden by awarding scholarships
such as the MTN Bright scholarships to enable these students to complete their
education.
The commencement of the Bright
Scholarships is in honour of the promise MTN made to Ghanaians during the
commemoration of its 20th Anniversary in 2016.
For over 20 years, the Foundation
has awarded over 1000 scholarships to students from basic school to tertiary
level.
The statement said aside the Bright
Scholarship, MTN Ghana Foundation launched the Teacher Improvement Award
Programme in 2015 and since the inception of the programme, 60 teachers have
been awarded scholarships to pursue First or Master’s degree at the University
of Cape Coast and the University Education, Winneba.
MTN Bright Scholarship falls
under education, which is one of the three focus areas of the MTN Ghana
Foundation and since the launch of the Foundation in 2007, it has invested in
over 82 educational projects across the country.
Some of these projects include a
boys’ dormitory block for Akropong School for the blind, a six-unit classroom
block for Kodjonya Millennium School, eight unit dormitory block for Owerriman
SHS, a three unit classroom block for Akatsi, 108 Seater Library at Tsito
Senior High School and the provision of over 1000 scholarships for needy but
brilliant students across the country.
It said MTN Ghana Foundation
would continue to commit resources to support initiatives such as this to
enhance capacity building.
GNA
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