The University of Ghana (UG) has awarded scholarships to 1,358 students for the 2025/2026 academic year through its Students’ Financial Aid Office (SFAO).
This is part of efforts to ensure equitable access to higher education for students.
The SFAO drew support through nine local and eight foreign scholarship schemes, while three new schemes joined the programme this academic year, with 14 others recognised for sustained contributions.
A ceremony was held on the university campus to celebrate academic potential supported through financial assistance.
It brought together beneficiaries, alumni, donors, development partners, university management and student leaders.
Donors
The donors in the scholarship schemes included UG itself through its Internally Generated Funds and its Chaplaincy board, the Students Representative Council (SRC), and other associations within the university.
The university’s alumni groups, such as the University of Ghana Alumni Association of North America (UGAANA), other private organisations, families, and individuals, are also donors and major contributors to the scholarship schemes.
Impact
Speaking at the event, the Vice-Chancellor of the UG, Professor Nana Aba Appiah Amfo, underscored the role of scholarships in bridging inequality and acknowledged the role of the donors in shaping futures.
She also reaffirmed the university’s commitment to enabling talented but financially constrained students to pursue tertiary education.
“At the University of Ghana, our priority is to provide a transformative student experience. And today, we have seen what it looks like in practice,” she stated.
Prof. Amfo further commended the SFAO for their efforts, adding that the true measure of the awards would reflect in the future success of the beneficiaries.
Collective responsibility
The UGAANA President, Kwabena Annor-Ampofo, described the event as a demonstration of collective responsibility and urged broader participation.
“We have witnessed the power of possibility and proof that when a community invests in education, lives are transformed and futures are created,” he said.
He also highlighted the broader national impact of the initiative, explaining that “this programme is not just changing the lives of individual students, it is shaping the destiny of families, communities, and our nation.”
Mr Annor-Ampofo commended the SFAO and donors for sustained commitment, but stressed that unmet need remained significant.
“Many brilliant minds still wait for the chance. Let us build a stronger foundation and make sure that no capable student loses the opportunity to learn because of financial limitations,” he said.
He also took the opportunity to call on UG alumni in North America to participate in the association’s upcoming 10th anniversary in September next year.
Source:
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