Overview
The Government of Ghana is offering PWASI scholarships for eligible citizens of ECOWAS member states other than Ghana to pursue full-time, on-campus undergraduate, master's and PhD programmes at participating Ghanaian public tertiary institutions in 2026/27.
Complete scholarship details
The official call lists maximum scholarship study durations of four years for undergraduate programmes, two years for master's programmes and four years for PhDs. Priority fields include engineering, computer science, AI, data science, cybersecurity, renewable energy, health and medical sciences, agriculture and food systems, economics and business, public policy and governance, law, international relations, peace and security, and environment/climate and blue-economy fields. The call allocates 42 nominations in total, with three places each for 14 listed ECOWAS countries. Applicants must first apply to at least one participating Ghana public tertiary programme and then submit academic credentials and admission/application evidence through the Ghana Scholarships Authority portal before national nomination and final submission through the prescribed government route.
Eligibility requirements
Applicants must be citizens of eligible ECOWAS member states other than Ghana, meet the admission requirements of a participating institution, demonstrate academic excellence and leadership potential, show commitment to national or regional development, and meet Ghana's immigration and visa requirements for international students. The official quota table lists Benin, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Côte d'Ivoire, The Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo.
Tips for this scholarship
Practical Job and Scholarship guidance. These tips do not replace official rules or create new eligibility requirements.
- Check eligibility, funding coverage, study/project level and every required document before investing time in the application.
- Prepare transcripts, references, language tests, proposal/motivation statement and proof documents early.
- Separate the scholarship deadline from any university/program admission deadline; they may be different.
- Treat “fully funded” as a source fact only when the official provider explicitly confirms the covered costs.
Verification notes
Verified against the official Ghana Scholarships Authority call. The notice remains live, was published 3 June 2026, covers undergraduate/master's/PhD study, gives eligibility and priority fields, and requires national nominating agencies to email the endorsement form by 30 August 2026. The page itself labels the overall deadline as not specified, so no universal applicant closing timestamp was invented. Repository commit-history and code searches found no PWASI 2026 record before creation.
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