Best Student Awards

Recognising Excellence

The WAIMM Best Student Award is an annual award scheme organised by the Student Chapters through the Education Committee.

The award which is presented to the student who has shown exemplary leadership and excellent academic performance during the year is aimed at honoring students for their hard-work and conviction.

The award is presented during the Annual Students Conference where award recipients present are given the opportunity to do presentations.

To qualify for this award, the student:

Must show strong commitment and Leadership
Submit by writing the objectives of their project, research work etc. towards transformation of the industry
Must be willing to present the entire project to a team of judges and also a large audience Chosen project challenge could be the thesis/dissertation or any other topic with significance to the mining and petroleum industry
Must be prepared for the opportunity to present project findings at the annual Young Professionals conference
Must be a fully registered student member

For further information and participation, please send an email with a clearly defined statement of purpose on the chosen project to studentawards@waimm.org.

I was selected and awarded the scholarship on the topic ‘ Assessment of Ground water quality. A case study in the la Nkwantanang Madina Municipal’ to aid my project. As a beneficiary, the money awarded has aided with the cost of my project from transportation to the field, lab expenses, and purchasing data( airtime) to facilitate the research work.

- Cynthia Echesi, BSc Earth Science, 2020 - Univ. of Ghana

I'm thankful for the award I was given by Waimm. It was supposed to be used for my project but unfortunately, I was not done paying my fees so I used it to settle some parts hence I'm very grateful for the help.

- Sarah Esinam Viera, Petroleum Engineering, 2020 - UMaT, Ghana

This WAIMM scholarship program has provided me the opportunity to transform my ideas into reality, through project work funding.

- Bright Banzie, Renewable Energy, 2020 - UENR, Ghana

It is a great honour to be a beneficiary of the maiden WAIMM Scholarship 2020. It has afforded me incentives to pursue and advance my interest in the application of Artificial Intelligence in the mining and petroleum industry. This milestone could not have been possible without the generous support from the WAIMM scholarship secretariat.

- Ernest Boakye Danquah, Chemical Engineering, 2020 - KNUST, Ghana

I really appreciate the WAIMM scholarship because it has helped me get one step closer to my future success. Overall, my project experience has been so amazing and life-changing and you are part of the reasons I am here today.

- Benjamin Attipoe, Geological Engineering, 2020 – KNUST, Ghana