The MTN Bright Scholarship Program Ends July 17

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The MTN Ghana Foundation has announced that it would close enrollment in its Bright Scholarship Program on the 17th^th July 2019. The scholarship applications began on June 13th.^th 2019.

The Foundation therefore encourages qualified students who have not yet applied to do so by the deadline. The scholarship is open to first-year students or students pursuing their studies and pursuing their studies at one of Ghana's public 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 must be major subjects: English language, mathematics, integrated sciences or social 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 the addressscholieship.mtn.com.gh or go to an MTN service center to get the application forms.

Commenting on the MTN Bright Scholarship, MTN's General Service Manager, Mr. Samuel Koranteng said, "We are pleased to have launched the second edition of the MTN Bright Scholarship. We are committed to providing opportunities for bright and needy students have a promising 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 can have access like other students."

The MTN Ghana Foundation will award 100 scholarships to students from public institutions of higher education across the country for the 2019 academic year. The launch of the MTN Bright scholarship in 2018 is part of MTN's commitment to Ghanaians at the commemoration of its 20^th Anniversary in 2016. During the celebrations, MTN, through the MTN Ghana Foundation, pledged to award a total of 300 scholarships over a three-year period. 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 Fellowship, the MTN Ghana Foundation launched the Teacher Development Award Program in 2015. Since the launch of this program, 60 teachers received scholarships to pursue bachelor's or master's degrees at the University of Cape Coast and at the University of Winneba Education. The MTN Ghana Foundation continues to invest in sustainable projects aimed at improving the well-being of Ghanaians.