Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has announced plans to present the Ghana Scholarship Authority Bill to Parliament in the weeks to come.

Speaking at the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Distinction Awards on Thursday, June 26, the sector made this known while noting that the bill will address the issue of nepotism and cronyism that was associated with the awarding of scholarships.

The function of the bill will also be to support the 'scholarship-of-scholarship' undertaken by WAEC. The second leg of the scholarship will be to promote pan-Africanism, the minister noted.

"If there are other excellent students in the sub-region who want to learn our culture and for us to learn from their culture, they may also qualify for the president’s awards from the neighboring West African countries," he said.

The minister noted that the president has expanded the number of award winners to benefit from the scholarship programme from 3 to 10.

All the awardees to be determined by the West African Examination Council will qualify for President Mahama’s scholarship-for-scholarship.

"So every other year, without any interference to WAEC determination of these best students, 10 of them will receive the president’s pleasure of continued support with full GETFUND-sponsored scholarships through the Scholarship Authority yet to be established."

The five best-performing candidates in each program—science, general arts, business, and visual arts. The best female science and math student and the best-performing female from the most deprived community will also receive the award," he added.

The Ghana Education Trust Fund in February this year ended applications for local scholarships for the 2025/26 academic year.

All applicants were required to complete their application form via the GETFund Scholarship Portal.

In a press statement issued on Friday, May 23, GETFund cautioned the public to remain vigilant and be on the lookout for fraudulent individuals posing as GETFund staff who solicit payments under the pretense of awarding scholarships.