UG SPONSORSHIP: 2022/2023 UG SCHOLARSHIP PORTAL OPENED FOR LEVEL 100 STUDENTS


Source: Samuel K. Owusu

University of Ghana students come from across Ghana, Africa and throughout the world, representing diverse perspectives, experiences, backgrounds and cultures. Through the Students Financial Aid Office (SFAO), the university makes every effort to provide financial aid to qualified Ghanaian undergraduate applicants with limited finances.

Hence, the University of Ghana Students Financial Aid Office (SFAO) has opened applications for the UG Scholarship for level 100 students. This scholarship seeks to provide financial support (tuition fees) to needy and brilliant REGULAR MAIN CAMPUS and CITY CAMPUS Undergraduate students of the University of Ghana.

Click Here To Apply/Complete Online Application Form: https://apply.ug.edu.gh/finaid/login/62c2efa2-212d-448c-8d54-68018f53f0ca

 DEADLINE DATE: THURSDAY, 2ND MARCH 2023 AT 2:00 PM: For the submission of the applications with relevant supporting documents

A. HOW TO APPLY FOR UG SCHOLARSHIP

You are required to read the eligibility page and complete appropriate online form and submit with all the relevant supporting documentation. It is important that you respond fully to all the questions on the form that are applicable to you. You may be asked for additional information if corrections are needed or if any information/response on your application is not clear.

The next step is an interview with shortlisted applicants. If your application is successful, you will receive written notification from the SFAO describing the kind of financial aid that you have been awarded. The award would be credited to your student account at the University of Ghana.


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B. FINANCIAL AID FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS

The SFAO is accepting applications from regular Main Campus and City Campus students for the 2022-2023 academic year.

You are eligible to apply if you:

  • Are a Level 100 student.
  • Are a regular student (main / city campus)
  • Are regular fee-paying student (main campus)
  • Are able to demonstrate limited family income and/or insufficient funds to cover most or all educational related expenses.
  • Have the will to succeed (determination, perseverance and success in other pursuits).
  • Obtained an aggregate of 20 or better at the WASSCE.


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C. SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS

The following are examples of documents that can be used to support applications:

  • Official pay slip or payroll record of parents/guardians or the applicant.
  • Recent school receipts/ bills of siblings of school going age.
  • Tax return receipts– IRS, VAT, tabletop hawking receipts, etc.
  • Birth Certificates (of siblings).
  • Death Certificate or Burial permit (in case of death of a parent).
  • Pension letter for retired parents/guardians.
  • Bank Statements / Ghana Cocoa Board Farmers Association Passbook.
  • SSNIT contribution statements.
  • Money transfer receipts.
  • National Health Insurance receipts (showing premium paid).
  • Evidence of other dependents of parents/guardians.
  • Any other supporting documents that you believe will assist in the processing, of your application.


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D. PLEASE NOTE

It is important that your eligibility for student financial aid be based on accurate information. In doing so, together, we can ensure that the right students get financial support and that the integrity of the University of Ghana Students Financial Aid programme is preserved.

Misrepresentation in any form or manner shall render an application null and void. Any awards made based on a misrepresentation shall be withdrawn or refunded by the applicant, and in addition, he/she also may be prosecuted.

You are required to submit a completed application form with all the supporting documentation to the SFAO. It is important that you respond fully to all the questions on the form that are applicable to you. You may be asked for additional information. Click here to complete Online Application Form.


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E. DEADLINE: For the submission of the applications with relevant supporting documents is Thursday, 2nd March 2023 at 2:00 pm.

A group photograph of some beneficiaries of the 2023 UG Sponsorship and SRC YI BI Boa Scholarship, Head of the Financial Aid Office ( Ms. Selina Saaka Torrison), and the 2022 SRC Scholarship Committee Head (Mr. Samuel Kwame Owusu)


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F. OUR CONTACT

STUDENTS FINANCIAL AID OFFICE (SFAO): HEAD: MS. SELINA TORRISON SAAKA. Office Location: House No. 11 East Legon - Main Campus behind the College of Agriculture and Consumer Sciences and opposite Center for Gender Studies (CEGENSA). Thus, is alone the street beside the School of Veterinary Medicine heading towards Akuafo Annexes. E-mail: finaid@ug.edu.gh Telephone: 0302945312/0205186904/0206804077 or 0303965240. Postal Address: Students Financial Aid Office, University of Ghana, P.O. Box LG 25, Legon, Accra, Ghana. Scholarships include: UG Sponsorship, SYC Yi Bi Boa Scholarship, E.P.I Scholarships, EY CSR Scholarship, Fondazione Edu Scholarship, Larry Addo Scholarship, Sadhu T.L Vaswani/Indian Association of Ghana Endowment Fund, The GE Scholarship, etc. Visit the office for all your questions, scholarships and financial aids .

OFFICE OF STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS can also be found in the same building with the Students Financial Aid. This office is responsible for providing support for students with disabilities or special needs. They help these students manage their academics and provide any help possible aides, the braille system or even note takers.

Students can also access the STUDENTS LOAN TRUST FUND (SLTF): The office of the Students Loan Trust Fund can be found in the SRC Union building on the left side of the Central Cafeteria (CC). All you need is to secure a GHANA CARD, E-ZWICH CARD, PERSONAL EMAIL ADDRESS, and have an ACTIVE PHONE NUMBER

ENJOY Student Life; Be SUPPORTED by the STUDENTS LOAN TRUST FUND. 

 WhatsApp: 0504021579 

Call: 0501402578  

Visit: www.sltf.gov.gh


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