The British council has launched a GREAT scholarship program with 72 UK universities. These scholarships are for Postgraduate students. The universities are accepting applications for admission along with GREAT scholarship. These scholarships are for the students of Bangladesh, China, Egypt, Ghana, Greece, Kenya, India, Malaysia, Mexico, Indonesia, Pakistan, Nigeria, Thailand, Turkey and Vietnam.
If you belong to one of these countries, you can apply for GREAT scholarships. The financial support is of a minimum £10,000 to students pursuing one-year postgraduate study in the UK.wide range of subjects are available to study in the universities across Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, and England.
Scholarship Benefits
The scholarship award is paid as tuition fee deduction. The total number of scholarships are 210 offered to 15 countries. Majority of the courses are available to the students of Pakistan, China and Thailand. Students from Turkey and Nigeria can apply for postgraduate Law programmes only.
Eligibility criteria for Great scholarships
We have provided the General eligibility criteria for the scholarship. However, you must check your home country page available at the end of this blog for country specific requirements. The applicant must fulfill the the criteria below,
- Be a citizen of the eligible country mentioned above
- Holds an Undergraduate degree
- Motivation to study chosen subject
- Meet English Proficiency requirements of the UK Universities
- Be ready to engage with UK as a scholar, through professional and personal fulfillment
- Willing to attend GREAT scholarship’s networking events
- Maintain contact with British council
- Be the ambassador of Great Scholarships
- Alumnus of the GREAT scholarship, engage with potential candidates in future
How to Apply for GREAT Scholarships?
The British Council has shared details of Partner Universities with courses, and scholarship page links. You can visit your home country’s official page, and find university links. Each university has its own deadline, and offers a variety of courses.
Find your relevant course, and apply for admission along with a GREAT scholarship.
Deadline for the scholarships
The deadline is different for different universities. You can check with the university applying for the program. Here is the list of a few universities.
For the 2024-25 academic year there are postgraduate scholarships available at the following institutions:
- Aston University
- Edinburgh Napier University
- Goldsmiths, University of London
- King’s Business School (King’s College London)
- Lancaster University
- Loughborough University
- Newcastle University
- Nottingham Trent University
- Oxford Brookes University
- Robert Gordon University
- Sheffield Hallam University
- Teesside University
- University of Bristol
- University of Dundee
- University of Essex
- University of Gloucestershire
- University of Reading
- University of Strathclyde
- University of Warwick
- University of York
There are two scholarships available at the following institutions for Justice and Law
For the 2024-25 academic year there are two scholarships available at the following institutions for Science and Technology
Apply either using the information below,
Check out Individual Country Pages for more info.
- Bangladesh
- China
- Egypt
- Ghana
- Greece
- Kenya
- India
- Indonesia
- Malaysia
- Mexico
- Nigeria
- Pakistan
- Thailand
- Turkey
- Vietnam
Funding: £10,000
Academic year: 2024/25
Qualification level: Postgraduate taught
Country : UK
