MTN Bright Scholarship supports 500 students and teachers for 2026/2027 academic year

MTN Ghana has awarded scholarships to 500 students and teachers for the 2026/2027 academic year under its flagship MTN Bright Scholarship initiative, aimed at supporting brilliant but financially needy individuals to pursue their educational ambitions. The scholarship, spearheaded by the MTN Ghana Foundation, provides financial assistance to beneficiaries through tuition fees, hostel accommodation, stipends and laptops to support their academic work and research. The award ceremony brought together beneficiaries, guardians, academics and MTN officials to celebrate the opportunities created through the initiative.

Senior Manager of MTN Scholarship, Robert Kuzoe, said the current cohort forms part of a three-year programme designed to support 500 beneficiaries annually, comprising 300 students and 200 teachers, with a focus on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) and related disciplines. “This is the second cohort that we are doing. And with each cohort, we give scholarships to 500 needy but brilliant students. Also, we’ve not left out teachers; we do the same for teachers. So, with the 500, we have 300 students and then 200 teachers who are also in the STEM areas. ”Now, the scholarship comes with tuition, hostel fees, a stipend, and also a laptop just for the students to be comfortable and be able to study hard and do their own research in school,” he asserted. Mr Kuzoe urged beneficiaries to make the most of the opportunity and use their education to contribute meaningfully to society. He said the scholarship is open to eligible applicants from both public and private universities, provided they fall within the designated STEM and STEAM categories. He added that the programme also seeks to encourage women to pursue science-related fields.…