15,000 Students Receive Support Under Mahama’s No Fees Stress Policy

Ahead of the official launch of the No Fees Stress policy by President John Dramani Mahama in Koforidua, government spokesperson Felix Kwakye Ofosu has announced that disbursements have already reached around 15,000 students across the country.

The update was shared via a post on social media platform X on Thursday, July 3, 2025.

“About 15,000 students have received disbursements under the policy. Remaining students will receive payments shortly after verification,” Kwakye Ofosu confirmed.

The government says the rest of the qualified applicants will be catered for once their documents are validated.

The policy, a major campaign promise of President Mahama during the 2024 elections, is being administered by the Students Loan Trust Fund (SLTF) and is designed to ease the financial burden on first-year students enrolled in public tertiary institutions.

It waives academic user fees for students admitted into accredited degree and diploma programmes at universities, technical universities, and polytechnics.

The SLTF earlier confirmed that more than 22,000 applications have already been validated, with payment processing ongoing.

Students are being encouraged to submit their applications via the official No Fees Stress portal, where records are cross-checked against admission lists from participating schools.

The Vice-President, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, had announced at KNUST’s 58th Special Congregation that the full rollout of the policy would begin from Thursday, July 4, 2025.

She stressed that the initiative is not just a welfare intervention but a strategic tool to widen access to tertiary education without financial bottlenecks.

If this initiative isn’t just politically motivated and proves to be sustainable in the long term, then it’s truly a huge relief.

The financial burden parents and students endure—especially at the start of tertiary education—is often overwhelming.

Removing academic user fees at this critical stage could ease that stress significantly and help level the playing field for many deserving students who might otherwise struggle to afford higher education.

Source: Liberalprint.com