Kenya
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 Kenya 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.
GREAT Scholarships
Abertay University
Learn about the GREAT Scholarships on offer at Abertay University, a university with a friendly and tightknit community based in Dundee, a vibrant and edgy coastal city.
Cranfield University
Learn about the GREAT Scholarships on offer at Cranfield University, a specialist postgraduate university with easy access to London, Cambridge and Oxford.
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.
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.
Liverpool John Moores University
Learn about the GREAT Scholarships on offer at Liverpool John Moores University, a modern university offering education informed by internationally acclaimed research.
Ulster University
Learn more about the GREAT Scholarships on offer at Ulster University. Located in Northern Ireland, the university is a young, dynamic and innovative.
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 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 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 Surrey
The University of Surrey is a global community of ideas and people, dedicated to life-changing education and research.
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 Kenya
- 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
- 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 saying "Kwaheri" (goodbye) to Kenya and learning "Hiya" in the UK means "Hi".'
Mary from Kenya, studying at Glasgow Caledonian University.
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