Malaysia

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 2025-26 academic year at universities across the UK.

For the 2025-26 academic year, postgraduate scholarships are available to students from Malaysia 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

Glasgow Caledonian University

Learn about the GREAT Scholarships on offer at Glasgow Caledonian University, the largest modern university in Scotland, with a community of over 22,000 students from the UK and abroad.

Trinity Laban

Learn about the GREAT Scholarships on offer at Trinity Laban in London, a leading centre of music and dance.

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 Essex

Learn about the GREAT Scholarships on offer at The University of Essex, a truly international university, with students from more than 140 countries.

University of Huddersfield

Learn about the GREAT Scholarships on offer at University of Huddersfield, a university with over 3,500 international students from over 130 countries.

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 Sheffield

Learn about the GREAT Scholarships on offer at University of Sheffield, a university with a global reputation for excellence and a strong focus on employability.

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 the West of England

Learn about the GREAT Scholarships on offer at University of the West of England, a university committed to positively impacting society through community engagement and cutting-edge facilities.

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 citizen and resident of Malaysia.
  • 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.
‘Being a GREAT scholar means the world to me because I’m finally given the opportunity to further my studies in the UK, to experience life here and to do my master’s in international law, which I’ve always wanted to do.’

Archana from Malaysia, studying at the University of Hull.

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