GREAT Scholarships offer students from 14 countries the opportunity to have £10,000 towards their tuition fees for a wide range of one-year taught postgraduate courses.
In the 2023-24 academic year, 200 scholarships are offered by 49 universities across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
GREAT Scholarships Eligibility
To be eligible for a scholarship, you must:
- be a citizen of Nigeria.
- have an undergraduate degree, be motivated, and have an interest in the proposed subject area
- meet the English language requirement of the UK HEI
- establish an engagement with the UK as a scholar, through personal and academic fulfilment
- be willing to attend a networking event of all UK based GREAT scholars, to discuss experiences and capture perceptions of studying in the UK
- be willing to maintain contact with the British Council and their HEI and act as an ambassador for the GREAT Scholarships
- as an alumnus of the GREAT Scholarships, be willing occasionally to speak to potential candidates about their own experience of studying in the UK
Universities To Apply To:
- Edge Hill University
- Imperial College London
- Nottingham Trent University
- Sheffield Hallam University
- University of Manchester
- Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Dance and Music
- University of Bath
- University of Southampton
- University of York
- University of Kent
- Keele University
- University of Edinburgh
How to apply For GREAT Scholarships
- Visit the university page above to find out more information and then follow the link through to the university’s website.
- Apply for individual scholarships following the instructions given on each universities’ scholarship webpages.
- The deadline to apply for a GREAT Scholarship varies according to each institution. For details on individual institutions’ deadlines, please see the institution page.
- Successful scholars will be informed by individual universities on the result of their applications.
- Scholarship funding will be issued to successful scholars by individual universities after registration.
For more information on the application procedure, kindly visit the official page
Terms and conditions apply
- Scholarships will be open only to target country passport holders, and in respect of China, mainland
- passport holders only.
- The scholarship can only be used towards tuition fees.
- UK HEIs should award the scholarships by 30 June 2023. 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.
