British Council announces GREAT Scholarships 2023-24

British Council grants GREAT Scholarships from universities in the UK in several disciplines to students from 18 countries. Each award is a minimum of £10,000 for tuition fees for a one-year postgraduate taught programme. Each scholarship is funded by the GREAT Britain Campaign and the British Council, in partnership with UK higher education institutions.

As a business partner of the British Council, international students can obtain GREAT Scholarships from AHZ. All GREAT scholars will be invited to a welcoming event in the first semester and a networking event in the second semester as part of the programme. GREAT Scholarships are available to students from the following countries. Let’s see which scholarships are on offer in your country-

Eligible countries
● Bangladesh
● India
● Pakistan
● Nigeria

GREAT scholars must:

● Be a citizen of Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Nigeria
● Have an undergraduate degree, be motivated, and have an interest in the proposed subject area
● Meet the English language requirement of the UK HEI
● Establish an engagement with the UK as a scholar through personal and academic fulfillment
● Be willing to attend a networking event of all UK-based GREAT scholars to discuss experiences and capture perceptions of studying in the UK
● Be willing to maintain contact with the British Council and their HEI and act as an ambassador for the GREAT Scholarships
● As an alumnus of the GREAT Scholarships, be willing occasionally to speak to potential candidates about their own experience of studying in the UK.

For the 2023–2024 academic year, the following universities offer postgraduate scholarships:

Aston University

Aston University has four GREAT Scholarships, each worth £10,000, available for the 2023-24 academic year. Three scholarships are for any taught master’s programme for students, the subjects you can apply for –
● MSc Entrepreneurship
● MSc Pharmaceutical Sciences
● LLM International Commercial Law

Keele University

Keele University is offering 12 GREAT Scholarships, each worth £10,000, available for the 2023-24 academic year for students from the following subjects:

● MSc Computer Science
● MSc Advanced Computer Science
● MSc Accounting and Financial Management
● MSc Business Analytics
● MSc Enterprise and Innovation
● MA Human Resource Management
● MSc International Business
● MSc Investment Management
● MSc Management
● MSc Marketing
● MBA

The remaining scholarship, for a student from Nigeria, is available for a taught master’s programme in:
● MSc Environmental Sustainability and Green Technology

Robert Gordon University

Robert Gordon University is offering four GREAT Scholarships, each worth £10,000, available for the 2023-24 academic year for students from these particular subjects:

● MSc Energy Transitions and Sustainability
● MSc Business Analytics
● Architecture and the Built Environment

University of Manchester
The University of Manchester is offering eight GREAT Scholarships, each worth £10,000, available for the 2023-24 academic year for students from these subjects only:

For Bangladesh, one scholarship is for a taught master’s programme in:
● MSc Geoscience for Sustainable Energy
● MSc Pollution and Environmental Control
● MSc Renewable Energy and Clean Technology
● MSc Global Development (Environment and Climate Change)

Ulster University

The scholarships are available for any taught master’s programme at Ulster University, Northern Ireland campuses for September 2023 intake. Ulster University is offering five GREAT Scholarships, each worth £10,000, available for the 2023-24 academic year for students from these subjects only:

● MSc Data Science (with Applied Research option)
● MSc International Tourism & Hospitality Management (with Applied Research option)
● MSc Pharmaceutical Science

University of East Anglia

The scholarships are for any taught master’s programme. The University of East Anglia has five GREAT Scholarships, each worth £10,000, available for the 2023-24 academic year for students from these programme only:

● MA Global Development
● MSc Global Business Management
● LLM Information Technology and Intellectual Property Law

University of Hull

The University of Hull is offering 12 GREAT Scholarships, each worth £10,000, available for the 2023-24 academic year. It will be available for these subjects only:

● MA TESOL
● MSc Advertising and Marketing
● MSc Renewable Energy

University of Southampton

The University of Southampton is offering four GREAT Scholarships, each worth £10,000, available for the 2023-24 academic year for students from these programme only:

The scholarship for Bangladesh is available for any taught master’s programme within the-
● Faculty of Medicine.

The scholarship for India is available for the following taught master’s programme:
● MSc Electrochemistry and Battery Technologies

The scholarship for Nigeria is available for the following taught master’s programmes:
● MSc Education

Nottingham Trent University

Nottingham Trent University is offering nine GREAT Scholarships, each worth £10,000, available for the 2023-24 academic year for students from:

● Medicine
● Electrochemistry
● Arts and Humanities
● Education

Sheffield Hallam University

Sheffield Hallam University has five GREAT Scholarships, each worth £10,000, available for the 2023-24 academic year for students from:

● Accounting, banking and finance courses
● Art and Design
● Business
● Computing
● Education/Tesol
● Engineering
● Tourism and Hospitality
● MA Applied Human Rights/ LLM Applied Human Rights
● MSc Criminology and Criminal Justice
● LLM Legal Professional Practice

University of Bristol

The University of Bristol is offering two GREAT Scholarships, each worth £10,000, available for the 2023-24 academic year for students from:

● Law
● Business (including Accounting and Finance)
● Computer Science/Data Science

University of Essex

The University of Essex is offering six GREAT Scholarships, each worth £10,000, available for the 2023-24 academic year for students from: The scholarships are available for any taught master’s programme for all countries except Brunei. For Brunei, the scholarship is for the following taught master’s programmes:

● MA Environmental Futures with Climate Change
● MSc Environmental Futures with Climate Change
● MA Wild Writing: Literature, Landscape and the Environment
● MA International Development
● MSc Quantitative International Development
● MA Environment, Society & Culture
● MSc Marine Science & Sustainable Development

University of Hull

The University of Hull is offering 12 GREAT Scholarships, each worth £10,000, available for the 2023-24 academic year.

One scholarship is for an LLM in International Law (Conflict, Security and Human Rights), or MA Criminal Justice and Crime Control or MA Incarceration Studies, for a student from:

Malaysia (one scholarship)

University of York

The University of York is offering eight GREAT Scholarships, each worth £10,000, available for the 2023-24 academic year for students from:

● Computer Science
● Economics
● Management

The scholarships are available for any taught master’s programme in all countries except for Pakistan and Turkey, where the scholarship is for a taught master’s programme in Law. International students who want to study at a top-ranked UK university and receive a scholarship and financial aid can always count on AHZ, who open the door so the students can learn from industry experts, get career-ready, and secure an industry-endorsed qualification in the UK.

Final Word

2023-24 might be a year of growth and learning. Everyone is struggling in some way, so we always support one another. AHZ is a resilient organisation full of determined and accomplished for the students who continue to push forward with GREAT Scholarships.