The Students’ Financial Support Office presented a cash prize of GH¢1,000 and a plaque to
Ms. Grace Mensah for emerging as the overall best-graduating awardee during the 1st Session
of 55th Congregation. With so much pride and enthusiasm, the Pro-Vice Chancellor of the
University of Cape Coast who is also the Chairperson of the Students’ Financial Support
The committee presented the plaque and a cheque for Gh¢1000 to the Awardee. Speaking after
the ceremony, Ms Mensah expressed her profound gratitude to the Students’ Financial
On the 22nd August, 2022 the Students’ Financial Support Office in collaboration with the Design Thinking and Innovative Hub (D-HUB) organized an Awardees’ Symposium for its beneficiaries. The purpose of the symposium was to provide students with the requisite soft skills for life. The programme also made a call on them to be innovative and venture into entrepreneurship and create more employment opportunities after school. Topics treated were developing an Entrepreneurial Mindset, Spotting Opportunities in the University Ecosystem, Goal Setting and Milestones in Life, Time and Financial Management. These topics were facilitated by experts from the University.
The Vice-Chancellor has nominated the Pro Vice-Chancellor, Prof (Mrs.) Rosemond Boahene as the chairperson of the Students’ Financial Support Committee to oversee the activities of the Students’ Financial Support Office and commended Prof Dora F. Edu-Buandoh the former Pro Vice-Chancellor and immediate past chairperson of the committee for her selfless contributions.
Standard Chartered Bank Ghana Limited has awarded scholarships to seven(7) needy brilliant students at the University of Cape Coast(UCC). The students - five undergraduates and two postgraduates - will benefit from two endowment funds: the Standard Chartered Science Education Trust Fund and Standard Chartered Kenneth Dadzie Memorial Education Trust Fund.
The Students’ Financial Support Office is an office that was established and inaugurated under the Office of the Vice-Chancellor on 19th December 2019 to provide financial assistance to needy but brilliant /promising regular and distance students at the University of Cape Coast and also coordinate all other scholarship from external and internal sources. Since the Office is in charge of coordinating all financial assistance for Students, the Office from 26th April 2022 to 6th May 2022 liaised with the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) Foundation to help with the Scholar’s verification and renewal of scholarships.