GETFund grants scholarships to GTP finalists
As an additional incentive to the recipients of Ghana Teacher Prize (GTP), Ghana Education Trust Fund has through its Administrator, Dr. Richard Ampofo Boadu reiterated the grants of scholarships to awardees/finalists.
Dr Boadu reaffirmed the Fund’s commitment at the 2024 Ghana Teacher Prize ceremony held at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Thursday 5 October 2024.
The Administrator said the Board of Trustees of the Fund took a decision in 2022 to provide this additional scholarship award to all the finalists every year.
Dr Boadu further explained that the Most Outstanding Teacher Award Recipient shall be granted a master’s degree programme abroad whereas the rest will receive scholarships in the local universities for undergraduate, master’s and PhD.
He provided details of the walking the talk of this pledge as he cited
Madam Stella Gyimaah Larbi, the 2022 Overall Most Outstanding Teacher has just been granted financial assistance including air tickets, stipends and tuition fees to study at Bangor University, United Kingdom.
He added that the opportunity is still available for the 2023 and the 2024 winners, should they decide to pick the offer.