MTN Ghana Foundation has presented
100 scholarships to the second batch of its MTN Bright Scholarship beneficiaries
at the MTN house in Accra.
MTN Bright Scholarship is an
initiative by the MTN Ghana Foundation to financially assist needy and
brilliant students in public tertiary institutions to complete their
education.The scholarship covers the cost of tuition, accommodation, a stipend
for books and other relevant reading materials for the duration of their
studies. The beneficiaries are students from public tertiary institutions
across the country.
Speaking at the scholarship
presentation ceremony, the CEO of MTN Ghana,Mr.Selorm Adadevoh said, “It
really saddens me to see young talents not achieve their potential because we
do not have the right instruments in place to support such talented youth. This
is why I believe the MTN Bright Scholarship is key in supporting under-privileged students who
would have missed higher education as a result of lack of funding.”
“I have always believed that access
to education is a must if we are ever going to straddle out of our 3rd
world designation. It is the most fundamental source of hope, and the most
guaranteed path for us all to improve our lives in a sustainable way. It is for
this reason that I will like to say a big thank you to the MTN Foundation Board
Chairman and Members for the vision to invest in the future of very talented
youth who will no doubt lead the change that Ghana needs, by launching such a
life changing and impactful initiative. Ayekoo!!!”
The Deputy Minister in charge of Tertiary and
Vocational Education, Hon Gifty Twum-Ampofo who was the Special guest of honor commended MTN
Ghanafor the initiative. She said this initiative will ease the burden on
government. She advised the
beneficiaries to take advantage of opportunities available and not just sit and
hope for things to get better for them.
MTN
Bright Scholarship presentation ceremony was attended by various dignitaries including Prof.PlangeRhulea
board member of the MTN Foundation, Mr. Robertson Andah Head, Counselling Unit,
University of Mines and Technology Tarkwa, Mr. Moses Maclean Abnory Registrar,
Takoradi Technical University, Emmanuel Aidoo, Assistant Registrar University
of Cape Coast, Mrs, HagaBampoh-Addo, Deputy Registrar University of Education
and Dr. Duke Akoto Deputy Registrar Ghana Institute of Journalism, parents and
guardians.
MTN
Bright Scholarship is in fulfillment of a commitment MTN made to Ghanaians
during the commemoration of its 20th Anniversary in 2016. During the
celebrations, MTN, through the MTN Ghana Foundation promised to award a total
of 300 scholarships over a period of three years. The first batch of 100
scholarships were awarded in 2018 to students in public tertiary institutions
across the country.
The process for the first batch
of MTN BrightScholarship started in July2019 with a request to qualified
students to submit applications for consideration. A total of 2,674
applications were received from all 16 regions of Ghana and the number was
pruned to 300 applicants. The shortlisted candidates were subsequently invited
for interviews. The interviews were conducted by an independent panel which
comprised academia and accredited human resource personnel.
The panel, after interviewing and
verifying information received, selected 100 students who will be awarded the
MTN Bright Scholarship. The list of successful students was published in the
newspapers prior to the presentations of the scholarships in Accra.
