Ghanaian students pursuing undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral programmes in the United Kingdom under the Ghana Scholarship Authority (GSA) are set to stage a protest on 30 July 2026 over prolonged delays in the payment of their tuition fees and living stipends.
The students have repeatedly raised concerns over months of unpaid fees and stipends, warning that the situation has left many at risk of being withdrawn from their institutions and facing possible deportation.
Speaking to Citi News, the President of the PhD Cohort in the UK, Prince Komla Bansah, said several attempts to engage the Ghana Scholarship Authority have proved unsuccessful. He described the situation as unfair to the affected students and announced that members of all scholarship cohorts would unite to stage the protest.
“All the course groups are coming together to stage a massive protest on the 30th of this month. That will include going to the number 10 Downing Street where the Prime Minister himself resides, going to the BBC and also go the central office, and also Parliament itself to ensure that we amplified the challenges further,” he said.
Prince Bansah further disclosed that more than 20 students who completed their studies under the scholarship programme have been unable to receive their certificates because their fees remain unpaid. He also called for an investigation into the Ghana Scholarship Authority, alleging that its handling of the scholarship programme has caused financial loss to the state.
“If you go to Nottingham, I can count off the top of my head over 20 students who have completed their programmes at the University of Nottingham and have not received their certificates because the GSA has not paid their fees. This is a serious financial loss to the state.” he added.
