The MTN Bright Scholarship Program Ends July 13th

General News of Thursday, July 11, 2019

Source: MTN Ghana

2019-07-11

The MTN Ghana Foundation has announced that it will close enrollments for its Bright Scholarship program on July 13, 2019. Applications for the scholarship began on June 13, 2019.

The Foundation therefore urges qualified students who have not yet applied to do so by the deadline. The scholarship is open to first-year students or continuing education courses at one of Ghana's higher education institutions.

To qualify for the MTN Bright Scholarship, students must have a credit card in six (6) subjects, for a total of 24 at WASSCE / SSSCE. Three of the six subjects should be core subjects; English, mathematics, integrated sciences or human sciences and the other three must be chosen by their candidates.

Students pursuing their studies must have a minimum average of 3.0 points, be involved in extracurricular activities, prove that they do not encounter any problem of academic discipline and should not serve a bond of good conduct.

Qualified candidates can apply via the web portal at scholarship.mtn.com.gh or visit all MTN service centers to obtain application forms.

Commenting on the MTN Bright Stock Exchange, MTN's General Service Manager, Mr. Samuel Koranteng, said, "We are pleased to have launched the second edition of the MTN Bright Stock Exchange. We are committed to providing bright and needy students with opportunities to have a bright future through education.

Mr Koranteng said: "Thanks to the MTN Bright scholarship, we want to make sure that underprivileged students who would have missed higher education because of a lack of funding are getting access like other students."

The MTN Ghana Foundation will award 100 scholarships to students from public higher education institutions across the country for the 2019 academic year. The launch of the MTN Bright scholarship in 2018 was an achievement of 39, a commitment by MTN to Ghanaians at the commemoration of its 20th anniversary in 2016. During the celebrations, MTN, through the MTN Ghana Foundation, had pledged to grant 300 scholarships period three years. The first batch of 100 scholarships was awarded in 2018 to students from public higher education institutions across the country.

For more than 10 years, the Foundation has awarded more than 1000 scholarships to students from elementary to higher education. In addition to the Bright Scholarship, the MTN Ghana Foundation launched the Teacher Development Reward Program in 2015. Since the launch of this program, 60 teachers have received scholarships to enable them to pursue a Bachelor's or Master's degree at the university. University of Cape Coast and at the University of Education, Winneba. . The MTN Ghana Foundation continues to invest in sustainable projects aimed at improving the well-being of Ghanaians.