The protest, organised by the executive body of the PhD cohort, follows what the students describe as months of neglect by the Ghana Scholarship Authority (GSA), formerly known as the Ghana Scholarship Secretariat. “For the past several months, students have not received their statutory stipends, with most now owed between 15 and 40 months of living allowances,” the statement said. The students added that unpaid tuition fees have resulted in some being withdrawn from their universities, while others face possible deportation. Ghanaian PhD students in the UK begin mass withdrawals over unpaid scholarships“The situation has become severe such that some sponsored students in the UK are now living in deplorable conditions and feeding from food banks,” the statement added. Instead, a paltry GH¢37 million has been proposed,” the statement said, adding that the Authority owes about GH¢56 million to PhD students alone.

Source: GhanaWeb April 07, 2026 19:42 UTC