Deadline:
June 30, 2024
Location(s)
United Kingdom
Various universities
Overview
GREAT Scholarships offer students from 15 countries the opportunity to have £10,000 towards their tuition fees for a wide range of one-year taught postgraduate courses.
In the 2024-25 academic year, 210 scholarships are offered by 71 universities across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Details
GREAT Scholarships
For the 2024-25 academic year there are postgraduate scholarships available at the following institutions. Please visit the university page below for more information and how to apply:
- Aston University: Learn about the GREAT Scholarships on offer at Aston University, one of the leading career-focused universities in the UK.
- Cardiff University: Learn about GREAT scholarships on offer at Cardiff University, one of Britain's leading research universities with a diverse student population.
- Cranfield University: Learn about the GREAT Scholarships on offer at Cranfield University, a specialist postgraduate university with easy access to London, Cambridge and Oxford.
- Keele University: Learn about the GREAT Scholarships on offer at Keele University, a multi-cultural and diverse student community that welcomes students from over 120 countries.
- Robert Gordon University: Learn about the GREAT Scholarships on offer at Robert Gordon University, Scottish university of the year 2021, consistently recognised for teaching excellence and student employability.
- University of Manchester: Learn more about the GREAT Scholarships on offer at the University of Manchester, a university with a rich heritage stretching back to 1824.
- Ulster University: Learn more about the GREAT Scholarships on offer at Ulster University. Located in Northern Ireland, the university is a young, dynamic and innovative.
- University of East Anglia: Learn about the GREAT Scholarships on offer at UEA, a world top 200 and globally renowned university situated in the traditional English City of Norwich.
- University of Hull: Learn about the GREAT Scholarships of offer at the University of Hull, a proud history of academic excellence and creating and inspiring life-changing research.
- University of Southampton: Learn about the GREAT Scholarships on offer a the University of Southampton, a global centre for excellence in research and education.
GREAT Scholarships for justice and law
Justice and law postgraduate scholarships of £10,000 are available for students from a variety of countries to study subjects in this area, from human rights to criminal justice and commercial law
GREAT Scholarships for climate change
GREAT Scholarships for climate change offer students up to £10,000 to study a one-year postgraduate course in a climate change-related subject.
How to apply
- 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.
Opportunity is About
Eligibility
Candidates should be from:
Description of Ideal Candidate
What are we looking for in a GREAT scholar?
GREAT scholars must:
- be a citizen of a GREAT target country.
- have an undergraduatedegree 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.
- be active in the fieldwith 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.
- be 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.
- be 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.
- be willing to 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 speakto potential candidates about his or her own experience of studying in the UK
Dates
Deadline: June 30, 2024
Cost/funding for participants
Up to 10,000 GBP/year.
Un-save Opportunity
Internships, scholarships, student conferences and competitions.
