You are required to submit a completed application form with all the supporting documentation to the SFAO. It is important that you respond fully to all the questions on the form that are applicable to you. You may be asked for additional information if corrections are needed or if any information/responses on your application is not clear. 

The next step is an interview of short listed applicants. If your application is successful, you will receive written notification from the Students Financial Aid Office describing the kind of financial aid that you have been awarded. The award would be credited to your student account at the University.
 

Financial Aid for newly admitted undergraduate students.

The Financial Aid Office is accepting applications for financial aid
applicable to the 2008-09 academic year.

Please download the application form.
Complete and submit the form to the SFAO by  Friday October 3, 2008.

Our Contact
School of Research & Graduate Studies Building
(Frederick Marfo Memorial Building)
P. O. Box LG25 LEGON,
ACCRA, GHANA

 If you have any questions you may call the Students Financial Aid Office on 021-285312 or send an email to finaid@ug.edu.gh. You may also walk in anytime during working hours.

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS

The following are examples of documents that can be used to support applications: 

• Official payslip 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).
• Affidavit to support any relevant claims.
• Evidence of other dependants of parents/guardians.
• Any other supporting documents that you believe will assist in the processing, of your application.

Please Note

It is important that your eligibility for student financial aid be based upon 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 Financial Aid programme 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 also may be prosecuted.