GNPC Foundation Foreign Scholarship

GNPC Foundation Foreign Scholarship

The Ghana National Petroleum Corporations (GNPC) Foreign Scholarship is a highly selective full scholarship offered to Ghanaians to further their studies abroad. The awards are for master’s and Ph.D. programs only.

GNPC Foundation Foreign Scholarship DURATION

Masters:

1 year with full sponsorship
2 years – Tuition-Free Universities only
Ph.D.:
3 years only

THE AWARD

• A limited number of awards will be given for the year. Each scholarship provides:
• Approved tuition fees (where applicable)
• Stipend (living allowance)
• Book Allowance
• One-time warm clothing allowance (where applicable)
• Provision towards the cost of fieldwork undertaken overseas (usually the cost of one economy class return airfare to your fieldwork location), where approved.
• Approved airfare from your home country to the country of study.

SCHOLARSHIP ELIGIBILITY

• The applicant must be a Ghanaian. He/she must have obtained admission to undertake a master’s or Ph.D. program.
• He/she must hold a first degree of at least second-class upper (for masters applicants), and relevant postgraduate qualification (for Ph.D. applicants).
• He/she must be permanently resident in Ghana in the last six to twelve months.
• He/she must be available to start your academic studies by the start of the academic year for which you seek sponsorship.
• The applicant must not be pursuing a Ph.D. or Masterïs degree at the time of application.

GNPC SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION PROCEDURE

Online
Opens on: 8th September

Closes on:14th September

How to Apply for GNPC SCHOLARSHIP

Interested applicants need to fill out the application form on the GNPC website not later than September each year

GNPC SCHOLARSHIP REQUIREMENTS

Required documents are as follows;

Admission Letter

• First and Second-degree certificates depending on the level being applied for (i.e. masters and PhD)
• Curriculum Vitae
• Letters of recommendation Both academic and occupational
• Research Proposal (Not exceeding five pages)
• Passport picture
• National Service Certificate

N.B:
Applicants seeking sponsorship for online studies are ineligible.
There will be no in-person interviews this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic and its related safety protocols

Special Dispensation

Priority will be given to:
Persons pursuing courses in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and special needs programs.
Applicants holding offers from Tuition-free universities.
Lecturers of public Tertiary Institutions.
Persons with disabilities.

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You may contact the Foundation on (030-297 5847) for any queries and further information.