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:
Application Guidelines for each country
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.
What are we looking for in a GREAT scholar?
GREAT scholars must:
- be a citizen and resident of Greece
- 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 his or her own experience of studying in the UK
How to apply
- 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.
Hear from GREAT scholars
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‘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
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‘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
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‘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
stania ze strony.