Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund)Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund)

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GETFund Scholarship

Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund), Ghana

Scholarship overview

The Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) runs a scholarship programme to build the human skills Ghana needs. It supports brilliant but needy applicants at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

The programme gives priority to STEM subjects and to female education. It also supports capacity building in public institutions and agencies (for example forensic science, cyber security and fire-fighting) and faculty development, through the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission, for university lecturers studying abroad.

GETFund lists its scholars as 1,586 undergraduates, 3,448 Masters, 487 PhD and 697 executive education beneficiaries. All applications go through the online scholarship portal, and calls open at set times, for example a Postgraduate Foreign Scholarship call for 2026/2027.

How recipients are selected

  • Applications are vetted and shortlisted using eligibility and the documents uploaded.
  • Shortlisted applicants are contacted for further steps.
  • Updates are sent by email and SMS, and further actions continue on the portal.
  • All communication is between GETFund and the applicant only.

Award Information

  • Be a Ghanaian citizen.
  • Have admission to an accredited tertiary institution. Local awards are for institutions accredited by GTEC.
  • Meet the academic and need criteria for the category you apply for.
  • Foreign postgraduate applicants must not be doing a Masters or PhD at the time of application.
  • Previous GETFund Foreign Scholarship beneficiaries cannot apply again for the same category.
  • Local scholarship: covers tuition fees only.
  • Foreign scholarship: typically covers tuition, accommodation and sometimes a living stipend. GETFund says whether an award is partial or full is stated when it is awarded.
  • Scholarships cannot be deferred. They must be used in the academic year awarded.
  • Beneficiaries must accept their offers by the stated date or the award is revoked.

Calls open for set periods. The Postgraduate Foreign Scholarship call for 2026/2027 ran from 13 April to 30 April 2026, and the 2024/25 call ran from 20 January to 20 February 2025. These are past cycles. Check the GETFund scholarships page and portal for the next call.

How to apply

  1. Open the GETFund scholarship portal during an open application window.
  2. Create a profile and verify your account.
  3. Fill in the online application form.
  4. Upload all required documents.
  5. Review your application summary.
  6. Submit before the published deadline.

Documents you may need

  • Completed online application form
  • Admission letter from an accredited tertiary institution
  • Academic transcripts and certificates
  • National ID (Ghana Card, passport, etc.)
  • Proof of financial need, if applicable
  • Any other documents named in the application guidelines

Official links

Information checked against the official pages on 2026-10-08. Always confirm the current call on the official site before applying.

Official links

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