Applications have now opened for the Minerals Income Investment Fund (MIIF), University of Mines and Technology (UMaT) Women in Mining Communities (WoMCom) Scholarship scheme.
The applications which opened on 16 January and ends on 7 February will enable fresh students from UMaT to apply for the scholarship.
This initiative, launched by MIIF, is designed to support 1,000 women from mining communities over the next ten years.
The scholarship programme represents a significant step toward closing the gender gap and empowering women to take up leadership roles in mining and STEM-related fields.
At least 49 students were awarded scholarship under the scheme in December 2024.
MIIF-UMaT WomCom Scholarship Scheme
The Scholarship for Women from Mining Communities (WomCom) stems from MIIF’s strategy to help develop the human capital in the mining sector and with dedication to cultivating diversity, equality, and empowerment in the sector.
Traditionally dominated by males, MIIF intends to change that narrative by sponsoring the training of a more inclusive workforce, which ultimately will inure to the benefit of the mining industry and Ghana as a whole.
The scholarship scheme tailored for females is a deliberate effort to tackle gender disparity and open avenues for bright and talented females to excel in stem and mining engineering sectors.
This scholarship scheme is specifically meant for needy undergraduate and postgraduate female students who are indigenes of mining communities in Ghana pursuing or desirous of pursuing mining engineering or science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) related programs at the University of Mines and Technology, UMaT, Ghana.
Reporting by Fred Dzakpata in Accra
