Needy but brilliant students in the 黑料社 can now access scholarship packages to complete their studies.
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This opportunity has been made possible with the official opening of the Students Financial Support Office (StuFSO) with the mandate to provide financial support to students to pursue their education.
Inauguration
Inaugurating the office, the Pro Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Dora Edu-Buandoh, noted that Management was aware of the difficulties some students in the University were facing in terms of getting financial support to complete their studies and therefore, instituted a central fund to offer scholarships to such students. 鈥淢anagement put up a proposal on the establishment of the Student Financial Support Office and a Fund to support students which Council approved鈥�.
The Pro Vice-Chancellor noted that the StuFSO was directly under the Office of the Vice-Chancellor considering its unique function in the University. She noted that Management was aware that some students approached lecturers to assist them financially to pay their fees but added that 鈥淲e think it is the University鈥檚 responsibility to offer this financial assistance like what some old universities do鈥�.
According to the Pro Vice-Chancellor, the University was not only focusing on needy but brilliant students but those who were also 鈥渘eedy but promising鈥� so that they could also rise in the academic ladder.
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Registrar, some Provosts, Deans and student leaders at the inauguration of the Student Financial Support Office
Activities of StuFSO
Touching on activities of the Office, Prof. Edu-Buandoh indicated that the office was supervised by an 11-member committee including student leaders adding that 鈥渨e included the Presidents of the Students鈥� Representative Council (SRC) and Graduate Students Association (GRASAG) so that students will have a voice in deciding the funding for students鈥�.听
The Pro Vice-Chancellor further noted that the University had established links with the Government of Ghana Scholarship and other institutions and agencies. 鈥淭he office will eventually coordinate all the support from various corporate institutions and facilitate other scholarships like GNPC, CAMFED, etc. This is to enable the office to offer such support to students who are really in need,鈥� she explained.
On the sources of funding听for the office, she noted that the University contributed the initial funding whilst the various student unions also supported with some amount of money. She expressed gratitude to GRASAG, SRC, and the Distance Education Students Association (DESAG) for contributing generously to the fund.
Free Services
The Assistant Registrar in-charge of the Students鈥� Financial Support Office, Mr. Alfred Ghartey, announced that the services of the office were free so students could always come around to make enquiries. 听鈥淟et me emphasise that our doors are opened to students and we have not engaged any person or group to serve as liaison between the office and students,鈥� he clarified.听
In terms of eligibility, he explained that the applicant must be a Ghanaian student who has enrolled in 黑料社either on regular or distance modes and must demonstrate that they were really in need of financial support. Aside from these, a needy but brilliant student must possess a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 3.0 whilst a promising student should have a CGPA of 2.5.
听StuFSO Committee
听听It would be recalled that the immediate past Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Joseph Ghartey Ampiah the inaugurated an 11-member Students鈥� Financial Support Committee to oversee the operation of the StuFSO.
The committee which is chaired by the Pro Vice-Chancellor, has the following members, the Dean of Students鈥� Affairs, Director of Academic Affairs; Director of Finance, and Academic Board Representative,.
The rest are the 听representatives of the SRC , GRASAG, DESAG, 黑料社Alumni, 听Legal Office, and Secretary to the Committee, Mr. Alfred Ghartey.
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