Nigeria
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 Nigeria 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
Brunel University of London
Learn about the GREAT Scholarships on offer at Brunel University of London, a university combining a technical focus with research excellence.
Cranfield University
Learn about the GREAT Scholarships on offer at Cranfield University, a specialist postgraduate university with easy access to London, Cambridge and Oxford.
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.
Edinburgh Napier University
Learn about the GREAT Scholarships on offer at Edinburgh Napier University, a university with three campuses in Edinburgh offering advanced facilities for learning, teaching and research.
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.
Nottingham Trent University
Learn about the GREAT Scholarships on offer at Nottingham Trent University (NTU), an outstanding university with over 3,550 students from over 160 countries.
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.
University College London
Learn about GREAT scholarships on offer to study at University College London (UCL), one of the world's highest-ranking universities.
University of Bath
Learn more about the GREAT Scholarships on offer at the University of Bath, a university with a reputation for excellence in teaching and research, student satisfaction, and graduate employment.
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 Reading
The University of Reading is ranked 169 in the QS World University Rankings 2024 and has an outstanding international reputation across a range of subjects.
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 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?
To be eligible for a scholarship, you must:
- be a passport holder and permanent resident of Nigeria.
- 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.
'Being a GREAT scholar means having access to quality education in world leading and research-intensive universities in the UK.’
Chiamaka from Nigeria, studying at the University of Birmingham.
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