Apply for a GREAT Scholarship, hear student stories and manage your wellbeing

GREAT Scholarships offer students from 18 countries the opportunity to have £10,000 towards their tuition fees for a wide range of one-year taught postgraduate courses.

In the 2025-26 academic year, over 200 scholarships are offered by over 70 universities across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

They are available to students from the following countries:

On each country’s dedicated page, you’ll find a comprehensive list of universities that provide scholarships to students from that specific nation, details of which courses are covered by these scholarships and how to apply.

Each scholarship is jointly funded by the UK government’s GREAT Britain Campaign and the British Council with participating UK higher education institutions.

As part of the programme, all GREAT scholars will be invited to a welcome event in the first semester and a networking event in the second semester.

Hear from GREAT scholars

  • ‘Being a GREAT scholar has been transformative, providing me with financial support, opportunities to connect with inspiring peers, access to a top-tier education and a platform to build a global network that can significantly boost my career’.

    Eleftherious, Greece

  • ‘Receiving the GREAT Scholarship has provided me with financial support and opened doors to a world of new experiences, connections, and opportunities that I had only dreamed of before’.

    Damla, Turkey

  • ‘As a GREAT scholar, I’ve taken great pleasure from meeting peers from nearly every corner of the world. At my university, I am surrounded by professors who are intellectual leaders in their fields, and I have classmates from various backgrounds and experiences who enrich my learning.’

    Abdul Mujeeb, Pakistan

    https://study-uk.britishcouncil.org/scholarships-funding/great-scholarships

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