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GREAT SCHOLARSHIPS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA

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Application Deadline: midday on 31 May 2025.

LOCATION: United Kingdom

The University of East Anglia is offering GREAT Scholarships for the 2025-26 academic year. Scholarships are available for students from Bangladesh, China, Ghana, and Nigeria. The scholarships are available for all full-time postgraduate taught master’s programmes.

ELIGIBILITY:

The GREAT Scholarship is open to all passport holding nationals of Bangladesh, China, Ghana and Nigeria, who hold an offer of a UEA postgraduate taught degree programme for September 2025 entry.

If you have any questions regarding your eligibility, please contact us at intl.officesupport@uea.ac.uk.

Applications to this award is in the form of a video submission. For more information on the GREAT Scholarships, please visit the British Council’s website.

Number Available Per Year: 1 per country (Bangladesh, China, Ghana, Nigeria)

BENEFIT:

There is one scholarship of £10,000 available per country.

The scholarship will take the form of a tuition fee reduction.

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GLOBAL CITIZEN WAISLITZ AWARD

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Application Deadline: 5:00pm PST on Sunday, June 1st, 2025.

LOCATION: Multiple Regions

Celebrating its eleventh year, the Global Citizen Waislitz Awards are annual cash prizes that recognize the excellence of individuals in their work to end extreme poverty. 

ELIGIBILITY:

Entrants aged eighteen (18) years of age or older from anywhere in the world are eligible to apply for the awards.

These awards are for individuals who have demonstrated an impact towards ending extreme poverty over a minimum of 1-2 years.

Applicants must apply for the awards themselves.

Applications are accepted from any individual who is doing impactful work and who has a registered legal entity such as non-profit, for-profit, B-corp, social enterprise, etc.

Evaluation Criteria:

Global Citizenship: How does the applicant embody and exemplify the values and practices of a Global Citizen?

Proof of Concept: Does the applicant have a strong proof of concept with at least 1-2 years of impact towards ending extreme poverty?

Disruption: Has the applicant created measurable impact in an innovative manner that disrupts the systems that allow for extreme poverty to exist?

Scalability: How would this award enable/support the applicant to scale or improve their work?

Adaptability: Can the applicant demonstrate examples of their ability to adapt and evolve to changing conditions?

BENEFIT:

The 2025 Global Citizen Waislitz Awards feature three awards totaling $300,000 USD. They will be profiled in editorial pieces that will be featured on the Global Citizen platform and social media.

Global Citizen Waislitz Prize: $100,000 winner based on all five criteria below

Disruptor Award: $100,000 winner who excels in the “Disruption” criteria

Global Citizens’ Choice Award: $100,000 winner selected with input from online voting from the Global Citizen community

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