Win a Scholarship: UBA National Essay Competition 2022 for Young Ghanaians

Applications are open for Young Ghanaians to apply for the United Bank for Africa (UBA) National Essay Competition 2022

Application Deadline: 11th November 2022

About the Award:

Sports Betting has become rampant amongst the youths in the country. What can the Ministry of Youth and Sports and the Gaming Commission do to regulate the activities of under-aged persons participating in sports betting

Type: Contest

Eligibility:

• Be a High School Student
• Must submit a handwritten essay (750 words MAX)
• Must submit a passport photograph
• Must submit a copy of a birth certificate, National ID or passport

Selection procedure:

• Entries received for the competition will be reviewed by a distinguished panel of judges made up of professors from reputable Ghanaian Universities, who will then shortlist 12 essays for further assessement.
• Following this, a second round of competition will involve the 10 finalists who will write a second supervised essay from which three best essays will be selected as the overall winners from the 10 finalists emerged from the first round of the competition

Eligible Countries: Ghana

Number of Awards: 3

Value of Award:

1. 1st Prize: $5000 
2. 2nd Prize: $3000
3. 3rd Prize: $2000

(Or it’s local currency equivalent towards tuition/fees in any University in Africa)

How to Apply:

• Applicants should send in handwritten essay entries of not more than seven hundred and fifty words on the selected topic to any UBA Ghana Branch or online via this link.
• Applicants must submit their complete contact information (name & address of school, telephone number, residential and email addresses). Applicants must attach photocopies of their original birth certificates, National ID or international passport data pages. Entries close on 11th November 2022.
• Late entries will not be accepted. Applicants must be Senior High School students schooling in Ghana. The educational grant is only applicable to applications who intend to study in an African University. The decision of the judge is final

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