GREAT Scholarships offer students the opportunity to receive £10,000 towards their tuition fees for a wide range of one-year taught postgraduate courses in the 2025-26 academic year at universities across the UK.
Benefits of British Council GREAT scholarships
Scholarship award up to £10,000 towards their tuition fees
Requirements for British Council GREAT scholarships
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.
Selection Process
For the 2025-2026 academic year, postgraduate scholarships are available to students from Nigeria at the following institutions.
Application Deadline
Not Specified
How to Apply
Visit the university page below to find out more information and then follow the link through to the university's website.
Royal Holloway, University of London
City St George’s, University of London
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.
British Council Study UK team will be joined by participating UK universities to share information about the eligibility, application process and tips for submitting a successful application for GREAT Scholarship 2025-26 Academic year. To confirm your attendance, kindly register Here
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