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GNPC Foundation Scholarship

GNPC Foundation, Ghana

Scholarship overview

The GNPC Foundation Scholarship Scheme was set up to develop and supply the skills needed for Ghana's young petroleum industry. It offers local and foreign scholarships to brilliant but needy students who might not otherwise afford education.

Local scholarships cover undergraduate and postgraduate study at accredited tertiary institutions in Ghana. Foreign scholarships are for Masters and PhD study abroad, with priority for STEM and special-needs programmes, persons with disabilities, public tertiary lecturers and capacity-building programmes.

The Foundation has warned the public that the scholarship is completely free and that nobody should pay money to anyone claiming to help with it.

How recipients are selected

  • Applicants are assessed on the published criteria, with need considered alongside merit.
  • For postgraduate awards, region, need, STEM or non-STEM and disability may influence selection.

Award Information

  • Be a Ghanaian citizen.
  • Local undergraduate: not hold another scholarship; first-year applicants need credit passes in six WASSCE subjects (A1-C6), including English, Mathematics and Integrated Science or Social Studies, plus three relevant electives.
  • Local undergraduate, continuing students: minimum GPA of 2.0, with statement of results uploaded.
  • Local postgraduate: admission to a postgraduate programme in Ghana and at least Second Class Lower in the first degree. Region, need, STEM or non-STEM and disability may be considered.
  • Foreign postgraduate: admission to a Masters or PhD abroad; Second Class Lower for Masters, and a relevant postgraduate qualification for PhD.
  • Offers from tuition-free universities are strongly preferred for foreign awards.
  • The Foundation's own call has described cover such as tuition, living expenses, book allowance and dissertation allowance, but check the current call for details.

Calls open on set dates each year; past local calls have run for a few weeks (for example the 2024 local call ran to 31 May 2024). I could not confirm the current round's dates on an official page. Check the GNPC Foundation page and portal for the current call.

How to apply

  1. Open the GNPC Foundation Scholarship Portal.
  2. Sign up or sign in with your Ghana Card number.
  3. Complete the online application during the open call.
  4. Upload the required documents.
  5. Submit your application.

Documents you may need

  • Admission letter
  • Statement of results (continuing students)
  • WASSCE/SSSCE results (first-year applicants)
  • For foreign awards: first and second degree certificates, CV, academic and occupational recommendation letters, passport picture, National Service Certificate
  • Research proposal or thesis (PhD applicants only)

Contact

Email [email protected]. Phone +233-303-206020 or +233-303-204654. Address: GNPC, PMB, Petroleum House, Tema.

Official links

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

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