British Council Study UK GREAT Scholarships 2026/2027 for Postgraduate Study in the UK (£10,000 towards tuition fees)

Applications are now open for the 2026/2027 British Council Study UK GREAT Scholarships. 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 2026-27 academic year, over 140 scholarships are offered by over 60 universities across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

They are available to students from the following countries:

• Bangladesh
• China
• Egypt
• France
• Ghana
• Greece
• India
• Indonesia
• Italy
• Kenya
• Malaysia
• Mexico
• Nigeria
• Pakistan
• Spain
• Thailand
• Turkey
• Vietnam

Benefits

• 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 2026-27 academic year at universities across the UK.

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. 

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the British Council Study UK GREAT Scholarships