The University of Ghana’s financial aid office has a scholarship scheme called Yi Bi Boa. This scheme has the objective of providing financial aid to undergraduate continuing students and the opportunity has once again been given for University of Ghana continuing students who are in need of financial help to access it.
The SRC Yi Bi Boa Scholarship is a scheme which seeks to provide financial support to needy and brilliant undergraduate students of the University of Ghana.
Many students face a lot of financial challenges in the University so the SRC made it a core mandate to ensure that every student gets easy access to education regardless of his or her financial status. It is for this reason that the SRC collaborates with the Students Financial Aid Office (SFAO) every year to enroll students onto the SRC Yi Bi Boa Scholarship Scheme. The SRC Yi Boa scholarship scheme is for needy Undergraduate University of Ghana students with progressive academic performance.
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Eligibility
- Be an undergraduate student of the University of Ghana (Distance education, fee-paying, regular).
- Demonstrate financial need
Application mode and procedure
An online form has to be filled and all relevant supporting documents needs to be submitted to the Students Financial Aid Office which is in the SRC Union Building on the main campus. It is very important that you answer correctly the parts of the form applicable to you. The Financial Aid office may request for additional information if they are not clear with any of the answers on the form.
In addition, applicants are required to print out a hardcopy of the preview of the completed online form with all the relevant supporting documentations and submit it to the Students Financial Aid Office on or before the deadline.
Shortlisted applicants would be called for an interview and successful applicants would be notified and the award would be credited to their University of Ghana Student’s Account.
Supporting Documents
The following are EXAMPLES of documents that can be used to support applications:
· Official pay slip or payroll record of parents/guardians or the applicant.
· Recent school receipts/ bills of siblings of school going age.
· Tax return receipts– IRS, VAT, tabletop hawking receipts, etc.
· Birth Certificates (of siblings).
· Death Certificate or Burial permit (in case of death of a parent).
· Pension letter for retired parents/guardians.
· Bank Statements / Ghana Cocoa Board Farmers Association Passbook.
· SSNIT contribution statements.
· Money transfer receipts.
· National Health Insurance receipts (showing premium paid).
· Evidence of other dependents of parents/guardians.
· Any other supporting documents that you believe will assist in the processing, of your application.
Deadline
The deadline for submitting all applications with relevant supporting documents is set at Thursday 7th October, 2021 at 2pm. There shall be no extension of the deadline.
NOTE:
It is important that your eligibility for student financial aid be based on accurate information. In doing so, together, we can ensure that the right students get financial support and that the integrity of the University of Ghana Students’ Representative Council YI BI BOA Scholarship Scheme is preserved.
Misrepresentation in any form or manner shall render an application null and void. Any awards made based on a misrepresentation shall be withdrawn or refunded by the applicant, and in addition, he/she may also be prosecuted. Applicants should be concise and clear in filling the form so as to avoid rejection.
If you have any questions you may call the Students Financial Aid Office on 0302-945312/0303-965240/0205-186904/ 0206804077 or send an email to finaid@ug.edu.gh.
