British Council GREAT Scholarship

In partnership with the British Council and the GREAT Britain Campaign, Teesside University is offering three scholarships, each of £10,000, to students from an eligible country applying for a postgraduate course.

Scholarships

Value of scholarship: £10,000
Number of scholarships available: three GREAT Scholarships.

The GREAT Scholarships 2024 programme, launched by the British Council together with 71 UK universities, supports postgraduate students from Bangladesh, China, Egypt, Ghana, Greece, Kenya, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Thailand, Turkey and Vietnam to access world-class UK higher education opportunities.

The scholarship programme offers financial support of a minimum of £10,000 to students pursuing one-year postgraduate study in the UK. Students can apply for courses in a range of subjects, at the 71 institutions across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

January 2025 entry
September 2025 entry

January 2025 entry

One scholarship per country to students in Egypt, Indonesia or Pakistan.

Eligibility criteria

To be considered for a GREAT scholarship, you must:

Be a national of one of the following countries: Egypt, Indonesia or Pakistan
Be assessed as international for tuition fee purposes
Be self-funded
You must hold an offer from Teesside University (conditional or unconditional) by 31 October 2024 for a postgraduate taught one-year master's programme, commencing January 2025.

How to apply

Apply by 31 October 2024

Candidates will be automatically considered for this scholarship; no separate scholarship application is necessary. The scholarship will be awarded to an outstanding candidate displaying exceptional academic merit, displayed in their academic application.

Further information - successful recipients

Will be informed by 1 December 2024.
Will be unable to combine this scholarship with other Teesside University scholarships and are unable to defer their scholarship.
Will be expected to contribute to the wider marketing and outreach activity of Teesside University.

Please note that applicants should be passport holders of Egypt, Indonesia or Pakistan.

September 2025 entry

One scholarship per country to students in Egypt, Pakistan or Spain.

Eligibility criteria

To be considered for a GREAT scholarship, you must:

Be a national of one of the following countries: Egypt, Pakistan (STEM applicants only) or Spain
Be assessed as international for tuition fee purposes
Be self-funded
You must hold an offer from Teesside University (conditional or unconditional) by 25 April 2025 for a postgraduate taught one-year master's programme, commencing September 2025
Must be applying to study a course in the relevant subject area (E.g. Pakistani students can only apply onto one-year postgraduate STEM courses)
Must be an international fee payer at Teesside University studying on-campus in Middlesbrough or Darlington (Teesside University Online and Teesside University courses outside the UK are therefore excluded from this scholarship.)

How to apply

Apply by 25 April 2025

Further information - successful recipients

Will be informed by 30 may 2025.
Will be unable to combine this scholarship with other Teesside University scholarships and are unable to defer their scholarship.
Will be expected to contribute to the wider marketing and outreach activity of Teesside University.

Please note that applicants should be passport holders of Egypt, Pakistan or Spain.

For more information or to talk generally about Teesside University, please contact us on international.scholarships@tees.ac.uk.

For more information on the GREAT Scholarships and full eligibility criteria, please visit Study UK and the British Council website in your country.

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