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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 2025-26 academic year at universities across the UK.

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

Bournemouth University

Ranked in the top 300 in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2023, Bournemouth University is home to 17,000 students from 135 different countries.

Cranfield University

Learn about the GREAT Scholarships on offer at Cranfield University, a specialist postgraduate university with easy access to London, Cambridge and Oxford.

Kingston University London

Learn about the GREAT Scholarships on offer at Kingston University London, a diverse and multi-cultural university with over 4,000 international students from over 140 countries.

Newcastle University

Learn about the GREAT Scholarships on offer at Newcastle University, a world-class university advancing knowledge, providing creative solutions, and solving global problems.

Queen's University Belfast

Learn about the GREAT Scholarships on offer at Queen's University Belfast, a leading university with a distinguished heritage and history.

Royal Northern College of Music

Learn about the GREAT Scholarships on offer at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, one of the world's most forward-thinking conservatoires.

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 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 Glasgow

Learn about the GREAT Scholarships on offer at the University of Glasgow, home to 33,000 students from over 140 countries. 

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 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 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 Sussex

Learn about the GREAT Scholarships on offer at the University of Sussex, a university with modern teaching and a vibrant student community.

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 Westminster

Learn about the GREAT Scholarships on offer at the University of Westminster, an international institution embracing global engagement in all its forms.

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 Thailand
  • 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 2025-26 terms and conditions

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'Being a GREAT scholar means embracing the horizon of possibilities.'

Kittisak from Thailand, studying at the University of Glasgow.

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