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GREAT Scholarships
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 2024-25 academic year at universities across the UK.
For the 2024-25 academic year, postgraduate scholarships are available to students from Ghana at the following institutions.
Please visit the university pages below to find out which courses scholarships are available for and information on how to apply.
GREAT Scholarships
Edge Hill University
Learn about the GREAT Scholarships on offer at Edge Hill University, a stunning, award-winning 160-acre campus in Lancashire, close to Liverpool and Manchester.
Imperial College London
Learn about the GREAT Scholarships on offer at Imperial College London, a specialist community focusing solely on science, engineering, medicine and business.
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, a university consistently recognised for teaching excellence and student employability.
The 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.
The University of St Andrews
Learn more about the GREAT Scholarships on offer at the University of St Andrews, a university consistently ranked as one of the top in the UK.
University of Birmingham
Learn more about the GREAT Scholarships on offer at the University of Birmingham, a university that pursues and shares knowledge through outstanding teaching.
University of Bradford
Learn about the GREAT Scholarships on offer at the University of Bradford, a diverse institution that welcomes students from over 120 countries worldwide.
University of Derby
Learn about the GREAT Scholarships on offer at the University of Derby. A city with has a long-standing reputation for innovation and industry.
University of East Anglia
Learn about the GREAT Scholarships on offer at UEA, a world top 300 and globally renowned university situated in the traditional English City of Norwich.
University of Edinburgh
Learn about the GREAT Scholarships available at the University of Edinburgh, founded in 1583, the university is one of six ancient universities in the UK.
University of Kent
Learn about the GREAT Scholarships on offer at the University of Kent, a great choice for students keen to sharpen their skills and advance their career.
University of Plymouth
Learn about the GREAT Scholarships on offer at the University of Plymouth, a dynamic, ambitious and award-winning institution with a research-led culture.
University of Strathclyde
Learn about the GREAT Scholarships on offer at the University of Strathclyde, a leading international technological university located in the heart of Glasgow.
University of Warwick
Learn about the GREAT Scholarships on offer at University of Warwick, a world-leading campus university renowned for its forward-thinking and academic excellence.
What are we looking for in a GREAT scholar?
GREAT scholars must:
- be a citizen of Ghana.
- 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.
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.
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