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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 2026-27 academic year at universities across the UK.

For the 2026-27 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

Anglia Ruskin University

Learn about the GREAT Scholarships on offer at Anglia Ruskin University, one of the largest modern universities in the east of England, with four faculties and six research institutes.

Birmingham Newman University

Learn more about the GREAT Scholarships on offer at Birmingham Newman University, a university committed to providing a high-quality, supportive education that meets the needs of every individual.

Durham University

Learn about the GREAT Scholarships on offer at Durham University, a university with unique and historic setting, dating back to 1832.

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.

Lancaster University

Learn about the GREAT Scholarships on offer at Lancaster University, a beautiful parkland campus in north west England.

Liverpool Hope University

Learn about the GREAT Scholarships on offer at Liverpool Hope University, a university with a history extending more than 175 years.

Royal Holloway, University of London

Learn about the GREAT Scholarships on offer at Royal Holloway, University of London, founded over 170 years ago with a clear ambition to challenge conventions and think differently.

The 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.

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.

University of Dundee

The University of Dundee has a core mission to transform lives locally and globally by promoting the sustainability, shaping the future through innovative design, and improving social, cultural and physical well-being.

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 Southampton

Learn about the GREAT Scholarships on offer a the University of Southampton, a global centre for excellence in research and education.

What are we looking for in a GREAT scholar?

GREAT scholars must:

  • be a passport holder and permanent resident 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

  1. Visit the university page above to find out more information and then follow the link through to the university's website.
  2. Apply for individual scholarships following the instructions given on each universities’ scholarship webpages.
  3. The deadline to apply for a GREAT Scholarship varies according to each institution. For details on individual institutions’ deadlines, please see the institution page.
  4. Successful scholars will be informed by individual universities on the result of their applications.
  5. Scholarship funding will be issued to successful scholars by individual universities after registration.
GREAT Scholarships 2026-27 terms and conditions

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'Being a GREAT scholar means gaining access to education from globally renowned universities.’

Nana from Ghana, studying at Ulster University.

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