The British council has launched a GREAT scholarship program with 70 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. The scholarship does not provide living expenses.
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 and resident of a GREAT target country
- have an undergraduate degree that will enable entry onto a postgraduate programme at one of the UK universities taking part in the GREAT Scholarships campaign
- Be motivated and academically able to follow and benefit from a UK postgraduate taught course
- Active in the field with work experience or with a proven interest in the proposed subject area
- Meet the English language requirement and other academic requirements of the UK HEI
- Willing to embody the UK Higher Education experience, by attending lectures and tutorials and engaging with extra-curricular activities, and act as an ambassador for UK Higher Education, by promoting the value of studying at a UK HEI
- Be willing to establish an engagement with the UK as a scholar, through personal and academic fulfilment
- Represent the high standards of the GREAT brand by becoming an advocate for scholarships
- Willing to attend events or participate in other activities organised by Study UK and the British Council for all UK-based GREAT scholars, including social media activities to discuss experiences and capture perceptions of studying in the UK
- Be willing to demonstrate future contribution to capacity-building and socio-economic advancement through the benefits achieved after graduating from UK higher education
- Maintain contact with the British Council and act as an ambassador for the GREAT Scholarships, by sharing experiences of studying in the UK with future GREAT scholars
- As an alumnus of the GREAT Scholarships, be willing, occasionally, to speak to potential candidates about his or her own experience of studying in the UK.
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.
Also check out: Hungary Government Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship 2025-26
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.
- 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
- University of Essex
- University of Strathclyde
- University of Dundee
- University of Warwick
Apply either using the information below,
Check out Individual Country Pages for more info.
- Bangladesh
- China
- Egypt
- France
- Ghana
- Greece
- India
- Indonesia
- Italy
- Kenya
- Malaysia
- Mexico
- Nigeria
- Pakistan
- Spain
- Thailand
- Turkey
- Vietnam
Funding: £10,000
Academic year: 2025/26
Qualification level: Postgraduate taught
Country : UK
Terms and conditions apply
- Scholarships will be open only to target country passport holders and residents, and in respect of China, mainland passport holders and residents only.
- The scholarship can only be used towards tuition fees.
- UK HEIs should award the scholarships by 30 June 2025.
- Application deadlines may vary for individual institutions.
- The Study UK team must be informed of any other scholarships awarded to a GREAT scholar in the same academic year.
- The profile of a GREAT scholar below outlines the requirements of the scholarship and should be used for reference.
