General News of Tuesday, 31 March 2020Source: classfmonline.comGHS80m home scholarship for 70K students as VP launches online systemDr Mahamudu Bawumia, vice president of GhanaGhana’s Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has launched the Scholarship Secretariat’s Online Scholarship Application and Administration System, www.scholarshipgh.com, in Accra. In line with the strategic directive of the government, the Secretariat initiated processes aimed at increasing access and ensuring transparency in its scholarship awards and administration processes. For the 2020/2021 academic year, the Scholarships Secretariat and GETFund have made a provision for Eighty Million Ghana Cedis (GHS80,000,000.00) to students in local tertiary institutions. “The launch today of this Online Scholarship Application and Administration System is a proud moment that will revolutionise scholarship administration in Ghana and beyond. “With this new system, the government is seeking to ensure transparency in the scholarship awards and by this, the risk of corruption will be reduced as all workflow regarding scholarship application will be streamlined.

Source: GhanaWeb March 31, 2020 15:45 UTC