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UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE – BRITISH COUNCIL GREAT SCHOLARSHIPS 2025 FOR JUSTICE AND LAW – GHANA, NIGERIA, INDIA & PAKISTAN

Application Deadline: 27 June 2025

LOCATION: Scotland

In partnership with the British Council and the GREAT Britain campaign, the University of Strathclyde, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, is offering four GREAT Scholarships to students in Ghana, Nigeria, India, and Pakistan applying for postgraduate programmes in justice and law.

ELIGIBILITY:

For more information on the GREAT Scholarships 2025, please visit Study UK.

In order to be deemed eligible for the GREAT Scholarship for justice and law, candidates must:

Be available to commence academic studies in the UK by the start of the academic year in September 2025.

Have paid their tuition fee deposit before 27 June 2025. 

Register as an international, fee-paying student and should be passport holders of Ghana, Nigeria, India or Pakistan.

Have an offer of study for a full-time, postgraduate law programme at the University of Strathclyde. This scholarship is only available on the following programmes: LLM LawLLM/MSc Criminal Justice and Penal ChangeLLM/MSc Mediation and Conflict ResolutionLLM Global Environmental Law and GovernanceLLM Human Rights LawLLM International Commercial LawLLM Construction LawLLM Law, Technology and InnovationLLM International Maritime Law.

Applicants must meet all of the above eligibility criteria to be considered for this scholarship.

To receive their scholarship, awardees must enrol in the 2025 academic year and continue to meet all of the above eligibility criteria throughout their studies.

The scholarship is not available for online courses.

Students receiving discounted tuition fees from partner universities are not eligible

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

Scholarship recipients must be willing to maintain contact with the British Council and the University of Strathclyde and act as an ambassador for 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. 

Please note that applicants should be passport holders of Ghana, Nigeria, India or Pakistan.

BENEFIT:

This scholarship offers financial support of £10,000 to students pursuing one-year postgraduate study at the University of Strathclyde. 

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MASTERCARD FOUNDATION SCHOLARS PROGRAM AT MAKERERE UNIVERSITY’S FOR UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMMES

Application Deadline: Friday, 6th June 2025, at 11:59 PM EAT

LOCATION: Uganda

Makerere University Management and the Mastercard Foundation renewed their partnership for the second phase of the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program through 2034. The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at Makerere University aims to deepen inclusive University education and empower 1,000 young people from Africa to make meaningful contributions to national and regional development. 

ELIGIBILITY:

To be eligible to apply for the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at Makerere University’s main campus, an applicant must belong to one of the following categories: Ugandan nationals, refugees, students with disabilities, internally displaced young people, or international students, and fulfil the following conditions;

The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program will support talented young men and women from Sub-Saharan Africa who are facing economic barriers in pursuing university education.

The applicant must have applied for admission to Makerere University’s main campus under the private sponsorship scheme for the academic year 2025/2026. View Prioritised Undergraduate Degree Programmes to be considered for the Scholarship for Academic Year 2025/2026. (PDF)

The Applicant must have either;

Completed their advanced secondary level education (or its equivalent) in an African country or

Hold second class/credit diploma from any recognized institution or

Must have passed the mature age entry of Makerere University 

The Applicant should be experiencing financial hardships.

The Applicant should not be a holder of any other scholarship, including the Government of Uganda Scholarship.

The Applicant should not have completed any undergraduate degree Programme.

The Applicant should have demonstrated leadership potential and/or community service.

The Applicant should be 28 years old or younger at the time of the application deadline. 

Applicants in the Refugee or Persons with Disabilities categories should be 32 years old or younger at the time of the application deadline.

BENEFIT:

The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at Makerere University will provide scholarships for 10 years at the main campus for Undergraduate (Bachelor’s degree) and Graduate levels.

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