MTN Ghana Foundation has awarded a scholarship to Amoako Yankyira Samuel, a visually impaired Level 200 student at Wesley College of Education in Kumasi.
Samuel was among 500 brilliant but needy students and teachers honoured at the Bright Scholarships awards ceremony held on Monday, 8th September 2025, at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST).
This year’s scholarship package includes tuition, accommodation, stipends, and laptops for 300 undergraduate students in STEM and vocational programs, along with 200 teachers pursuing further education in public universities.
The initiative received 3,691 applications, from which 1,200 were shortlisted and 500 selected.
Joyful Amoako Yankyira Samuel expressed his gratitude for the life-changing support.
Yankyira said he was overjoyed when he received an invitation for the interview, and being selected among the top candidates felt like a dream come true.
