VRA Community Development Programme Scholarship Award
VRA Community Development Programme Scholarship Award
The management of the Volta River Authority (VRA) has called on qualified applicants in the affected VRA-induced flood areas to apply for the scholarship geared toward taking care of them starting in the 2023/2024 academic year.
The Volta River Authority (VRA), as part of their Corporate Social Responsibility, provides financial support to brilliant but needy students within the Authority’s impacted communities under our Community Development Programme (CDP) Scholarship Scheme.
In the release, VRA said that based on the above, they would be grateful if Traditional Councils and the National Association of Resettlement Communities in the affected areas could give them names of students who have qualified for the 2023/2024 Academic year and gained admission into any Public Tertiary Institution as a regular non-fee paying student.
Criteria for VRA CDP Scholarship
The Criteria are as follows:
- The student must be a native of the impacted community.
- The student should have attended a Public Basic School in the impacted community.
- The student must have obtained between aggregates 6-24 at the West African Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) Levels.
- He or She must have gained admission into a Public Tertiary Institution in the country as a regular non-fee paying student.
- The student must attach copies of the Admission letter, Basic Education, and Senior High School Certificates.
VRA CDP Scholarship Scheme Benefits
The selected student would benefit for support at the Tertiary level for the Hostel, Student Representative Council, and Academic user fees.
VITAL INFO FOR ALL APPLICANTS
Please note that the emphasis of the awards is on Brilliant but Needy.
Where to download the application form
Potential applicants are to visit the CSR page under www.vra.com to download the scholarship application forms.
Application deadline
The completed application form and the additional relevant document must be submitted to the Community Relations Office in Akosombo.
The deadline for submission of applications is on January 15, 2024.
SOURCE: Coverghana.com.gh
