GREAT Scholarships 2024

Scholarships towards postgraduate study

In partnership with the British Council and the GREAT Britain Campaign, University of Derby is offering 5 scholarships to students in China, Ghana, India, Nigeria and Thailand applying for postgraduate courses.   

The GREAT Scholarships 2025 programme, launched by the British Council, supports postgraduate students to access world-class UK higher education opportunities. 

The scholarship programme offers financial support of £10,000 to eligible students pursuing one year postgraduate study at the University of Derby from the following countries: 

• China  
• Ghana  
• India (Big Data Analytics MSc, Cyber Security MSc and Information Technology MSc only)
• Nigeria (2 scholarships available)
• Pakistan (2 scholarships available)
• Thailand  

How to apply

Applications for the British Council GREAT scholarship should be made after you have received an offer, using the form below. As part of your application you will need to include an essay of no more than 500 words about a topic you have studied previously and why you found it interesting. This topic should be related to or have inspired you to apply for your chosen degree programme. This essay will be part of the shortlisting criteria, alongside previous academic achievement, and the potential you show. 

• Shortlisted applicants may be asked to attend a video interview with the selection committee 
• The deadline for applications for this scholarship is date tbc 
• Successful awardees of the GREAT Scholarship will be notified of the outcome after date tbc 
• If you are awarded a GREAT scholarship, you are not eligible to receive any other scholarships or discounts from the University of Derby 

Please note that applicants should be passport holders of China (mainland only), Ghana, India, Nigeria, and Thailand. 

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

Profile of a GREAT Scholar

• Be a citizen of a GREAT target country
• Have an undergraduate degree that will enable you to gain entry onto a postgraduate programme at a UK university
• Motivated and academically able to follow and benefit from a UK postgraduate taught course
• Active in the field with work experience or with a proven interest in the proposed subject area
• Meet the English language requirement of the University of Derby
• Willing to embody the University of Derby experience, by attending lectures and tutorials and engaging with extra-curricular activities, and act as an ambassador for University of Derby, by promoting the value of studying at a UK HEI
• 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
• Willing to attend a networking event of all UK-based GREAT scholars, to discuss experiences and capture perceptions of studying in the UK

On return:

• Willing to demonstrate future contribution to capacity-building and socio-economic advancement through the benefits achieved after graduating from UK higher education
• Willing to maintain contact with the British Council and act as an ambassador for the GREAT Scholarships, by sharing experiences of studying in the UK with future GREAT scholars
• As an alumnus of the GREAT Scholarships, willing occasionally to speak to potential candidates about his or her own experience of studying in the UK

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

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