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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 Indonesia 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.

UK universities offering 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.

Birkbeck, University of London

Learn more about the GREAT Scholarships on offer at Birkbeck, University of London, a university founded in 1823 offering world-class education at the heart of London.

Buckinghamshire New University

Learn about the GREAT Scholarships on offer at Buckinghamshire New University, a dynamic and innovative university located in the beautiful county of Buckinghamshire.

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.

Robert Gordon University

Learn about the GREAT Scholarships on offer at Robert Gordon University, a university consistently recognised for teaching excellence and student employability.

SOAS University of London

Learn about the GREAT Scholarships on offer at SOAS University of London, a globally renowned institution specialising in the study of Africa, Asia, the Near and Middle East.

University of Hull

Learn about the GREAT Scholarships of offer at the University of Hull, a proud history of academic excellence and creating and inspiring life-changing research.

University of Nottingham

Learn about the GREAT Scholarships on offer at the University of Nottingham, one of the world's top 70 universities for employability.

University of Southampton

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

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 York

Learn more about the GREAT Scholarships on offer at The University of York, a premier institution for inspirational and life-changing research.

What are we looking for in a GREAT scholar?

GREAT scholars must:

  • be a passport holder and permanent resident of Indonesia.
  • 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

  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 using what I learn from a world-class education and friends from around the world to really make a difference in my community.'

Yodhita from Indonesia, studying at Imperial College London.

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