The President of the government-sponsored PhD students in the United Kingdom, Prince Komla Bansah, has revealed that more than GH₵5.7 million is urgently needed to settle outstanding tuition fees for the 2025/2026 academic year.
Speaking on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show on Monday, November 10, Mr. Bansah disclosed that the 36 Ghanaian PhD candidates in the UK collectively owe about £400,000 in unpaid tuition fees.
“For the 2025/2026 academic year, which we are almost three months into now, our estimation is that it will require almost £400,000 to address the school fees alone for the PhDs. We have submitted all the data to the Ghana Scholarship Secretariat,” he said.
He added that the Secretariat has yet to act on the matter due to a lack of funds. “I also understand that they don’t have the money, so they are not able to look at the data. The ball is now in the court of the government or the finance minister to really engage all of us,” he noted.
Mr. Bansah also highlighted the worsening living conditions of the scholars, citing delays in both tuition payments and monthly stipends. He said some students have faced eviction notices, while others have been forced to rely on food banks to survive.
He stressed that timely financial support is essential to alleviate the growing hardships among the affected students.