Sri Lanka
GREAT Scholarships
For the 2022-23 academic year there are eight postgraduate scholarships available at the following institutions. Please visit the university page below for more information and how to apply:
GREAT Scholarships
Teesside University
Learn about the GREAT Scholarships on offer at Teesside University, a university with over 90 years of teaching and learning.
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 Cumbria
The University of Cumbria is located in and around the breathtaking English Lake District, with a history and heritage dating back as far as 1822 (and even AD120).
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 Northampton
Learn about the GREAT Scholarships on offer at the University of Northampton. A university that has over 1,000 international students study there each year.
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.
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 of Sri Lanka.
- have an undergraduate degree, be motivated, 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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