BRITISH COUNCIL GREAT SCHOLARSHIP SEPTEMBER: GHANA, INDIA, KENYA, MALAYSIA, NIGERIA, THAILAND AND TURKEY

Application Deadline: 24 April 2026, 5pm BST

LOCATION: United Kingdom

The University of Kent is offering GREAT scholarships for the 2026-27 academic year. Scholarships are available for students from Ghana, India, Kenya, Malaysia, Nigeria, Thailand, and Türkiye.

ELIGIBILITY:

To be eligible for a scholarship, you must:

Be a Ghanaian, Indian, Kenyan, Malaysian, Nigerian, Thai or Turkish passport holder and live in Ghana, India, Kenya, Malaysia, Nigeria, Thailand or Türkiye, and be assessed as an overseas fee payer;

Have received a conditional offer for a one year full time course at one of our UK campuses and have accepted this before the deadline date of 24 April 2026;

Have submitted an expression of interest for the GREAT scholarship (please see below for full details)

Be starting your course in September 2026;

Be active in the field with work experience or proven interest in the subject area;

Be willing to embody the UK Higher Education experience, by attending lectures and tutorials and engaging with extra-curricular activities, and act as an ambassador for UK Higher Education by promoting the value of studying at a UK HEI;

Be willing to establish an engagement with the UK as a scholar, through personal and academic fulfilment;

Represent the high standards of the GREAT brand by becoming an advocate for scholarships; and

Be willing to attend a networking event of all UK-based GREAT scholars, to discuss experiences and capture perceptions of studying in the UK.

BENEFIT:

The GREAT Scholarships programme is funded jointly by the UK Government’s GREAT Britain campaign, British Council and the University of Kent, as part of the Study UK campaign and it offers scholarships of £10,000 

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