Ashesi University: need-based scholarships

What the funding covers

• Need-based scholarships from partial to full, depending on your assessed need.
• Mastercard Foundation awards for African students cover all fees, room, board and learning resources.
• Mastercard scholars also join a summer leadership programme at the start of the degree.

Who can apply

• Applicants admitted to an undergraduate programme at Ashesi who can show financial need.
• Mastercard Foundation awards are for citizens of African countries.
• Ashesi does not give merit scholarships to undergraduates.

How to apply

1. Apply for admission in one of the four rounds: June, August, October or December.
2. Complete the financial aid form with your application and state how much help you need.
3. Ashesi places you in a need category and decides which award you receive; you do not choose the award.
4. Apply early: within each category, funds go to the strongest applications until they run out for that round.

Before you apply: things to know

• You cannot apply for a scholarship after you have been admitted, so apply for aid with your admission application.
• Admission decisions are made separately from scholarship decisions.
• Ashesi gives months, not exact dates, for each round; confirm the date with admissions@ashesi.edu.gh.

A working timeline

Counting back from the next typical deadline (≈ Oct 31, 2026). Steps marked NOW are already due if you start today.