14 to benefit from Kufuor Scholars Programme

The John Agyekum Kufuor Foundation will next Tuesday, February 9, 2016 inaugurate the Kufuor Scholars Programme (KSP) during which 14 students will also be introduced as award recipients.

The KSP aims at adding value to formal education at the tertiary level by providing specialized orientation through programmed mentorship, skills and experiential activities and annual stipends.

Invitation notices to the inauguration posted by the organisers say the event will be held at the premises of the John A. Kufuor Foundation, Cantonments Accra.

The Kufuor Scholars Programme focuses on providing a specialized three-year transformational leadership preparation for Ghanaian youths and targets young people in Ghanaian universities who have completed one year of studies.

"The programme is expected to produce leaders who are innovative, imbued with a strong sense of patriotism, problem solvers, creative thinkers and knowledgeable in their respective fields of endeavour. It shall be a programme known for its excellence in grooming transformational leaders of tomorrow", a profile of the KSP posted on the Foundation's website, explains.

• Eligibility
  Eligible applicants must be:
  Of Ghanaian nationality
  Successfully completed the first year of study at a Ghanaian university in any academic discipline
  Have demonstrable leadership interest and experience
  Demonstrate nationalistic orientation and capacity to promote political and religious tolerance, and ethnic co-existence for national development
  Be not more than 35 years of age at the time of application