UDS Application for Educational Pathways International Scholarship For 2020-2021 Academic Year

By | October 8, 2020

Educational Pathways International is a foundation that offers four-year scholarships for brilliant but needy students to enable them pursue University education in their own country.
ELIGIBILITY: The scholarship is open to brilliant but needy undergraduate (excluding final year) students of UDS reading full time programmes.
APPLICATION FORMS should be downloaded from the UDS website at
www.uds.edu.gh
For enquiries, contact the Directorate of International Relations and Advancement (DIRA)
on 0372095761 or send e-mail to: international@uds.edu.gh,
CLOSING DATE FOR SUBMISSION: Friday October 23, 2020 at the Directorate of International Relations and Advancement (DIRA), Central Administration room 34, 35 or 36, Dungu campus, Tamale.
PLEASE NOTE: No applications would be accepted after the deadline.
How to Apply
EPI offers University scholarships to Ghanaian students of great financial need who, on the basis of academic achievement, intelligence, personal recommendations, and other supporting materials, can be considered “gifted”.
EPI accepts applications from students accepted and registered at the University of Ghana, Accra, Kwame Nkrumah University of science and Technology, Kumasi, and the University for Development Studies (UDS), Tamale. Prospective candidates are required to visit the UDS International office at the start of the first trimester to see if they
qualify.
Scholarships are highly competitive and require the submission of a formal application which includes written essays describing why the applicant feels he/she should be

considered for the program and how upon graduation he/she will make a difference within
his or her home country. Finalists are interviewed by a panel consisting of EPI staff and
personnel from UDS after initial scrutiny and rigorous selection exercise of shortlisted
candidates. Candidates who do not provide authentic information will be
disqualified. Awards are granted once a year in the first trimester.
The scholarships are designed for high achievers (Gifted Student) who are highly in need.
The scholarship covers tuition, books, feeding and accommodation. An excellent academic standards of at least a ‘B’ CGPA (3.0 GPA) continue to be met.
You are eligible to apply if you:

  1. Are a level 100 student of UDS.
  2. Reside in an impoverished part of the country.
  3. Attended a less endowed school (GES approved)
  4. Are able to demonstrate limited family income and/or insufficient funds to cover
    most or all educational related expenses.
  5. Have the will to succeed (determination, perseverance and success in other
    pursuits)
  6. Obtained an aggregate of 11 or better at the WASSCE
  7. A female continuing student with CGPA of 3.7 (limited slot)
  8. Confirm that you are not currently receiving support through any other scholarship
    program and pledge not to accept any other scholarship while in the EPI program.
  9. Are upon graduation, willing to work for a minimum of two years in Ghana.
    10.Will during no-school periods, work in a company as an internship or do community
    service within Ghana.
  10. Are a gifted child.
    Submit a completed SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION and:
     Three (3) written essays which are (i) Describe your academic and
    career goals. How will your studies contribute to your future career?
    (ii) Describe why you feel you qualify for this scholarship. (iii) How do
    you expect, upon graduation that you will help in the future
    development of Ghana?

University Statement of Results
 High School Transcripts (Terminal Reports)
 West African Senior School Certificate Exam (WASSCE) Results
 University Acceptance Letter
 Proof of registration (Level 100 students)
 Records regarding achievement tests, academic awards, honors,
and substantive assessments by teachers, including letters of recommendation.
 Documents to substantiate your need.
Selection Process
The following selection criteria are used when considering candidates for the Educational Pathways International Program:
 Academic achievement and intelligence (including grades and achievement test, academic awards and honors, substantive assessments by teachers, including letters of recommendation, as well as possession of a high number of
characteristics outlined in the Educational Pathways International gifted children definition.
 Unmet financial need (limited family income and/or insufficient funds to cover most or all educational-related expenses)
 The will to succeed (determination, perseverance, and success in other pursuits)
 Submission of three essays describing why this individual feels he/she should be considered for the program and how upon graduation he/she will make a difference within his or her country of residence.
 Acceptance in an accredited approved institution of higher learning.
What is a Gifted Child?
The gifted child is defined as one with exceptional promise, application, deportment, and character that exhibits high intellectual capacity, curiosity, academic aptitude, and creative ability. Some general characteristics include:

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Shows superior reasoning powers and marked ability to handle ideas; can
generalize readily from specific facts and can see subtle relationship; has
outstanding problem-solving ability.
 Shows persistent intellectual curiosity; asks searching question; shown
exceptional interest in the nature of man and the universe.
 Has a wide range of interests, often of an intellectual kind; develops one or more
interests to a considerable depth.
 Is markedly superior in quality and quantity of written and/or spoken vocabulary; is
interested in the subtleties of words and their uses.
 Reads and absorbs books well beyond his or her years.
 Learns quickly and easily and retains what is learned; recalls important details,
concepts and principles.
 Shown insight into arithmetical problems that require careful reasoning and is able
grasps mathematical concepts readily.
 Shown creative or imaginative ability
 Sustains concentration for lengthy periods and shows outstanding responsibility
and independence in classroom work.
 Sets realistically high standards for self; is self-critical in evaluating and correcting
his or her own efforts.
 Shows initiative and originality in intellectual work; shown flexibility in thinking and
considers problems from a number of viewpoints.
 Observes keenly and is responsive to new ideas.
 Shows social poise and an ability to communicate with adults in a mature way.
 Gets excitement and pleasure from intellectual challenge; shows an alert and
subtle sense of humor.
For enquiries call the Directorate of International Relations and Advancement (DIRA) on
0372095761 or send e-mail to: international@uds.edu.gh
Signed:
Assistant Registrar, DIRA
For: Director