GREAT Scholarships

Overview

Financial support for students from Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria and Pakistan pursuing one-year postgraduate study in the UK (excludes MBA and MSc by Research courses).

At a glance

In detail

In partnership with the British Council and the GREAT Britain Campaign, Lancaster University is offering one scholarship per country to students in Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria and Pakistan applying for a one year taught postgraduate course in any subject (excluding MBA and MSc by Research courses).

The scholarship offers financial support of £10,000 to students pursuing one-year postgraduate study in the UK.

The GREAT Scholarships Programme

The GREAT Scholarships 2025 programme, launched by the British Council together with 70 UK universities, supports postgraduate students to access world-class UK higher education opportunities.

The scholarship programme offers financial support of £10,000 to students pursuing one-year postgraduate study in the UK. Students can apply for courses in a range of subjects, at the 70 institutions across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Eligibility

• Applicants must be passport holders of Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria and Pakistan and assessed as international for fees purpose

• For October 2025 entry, applicants must have applied, accepted a place and met all the conditions of their offer by 31 May 2025

• Applicants must not be in receipt of any other source of funding from an external funding body

• The GREAT scholarship can be combined with other scholarships offered by Lancaster University

Successful applicants are expected to:

• Be active in the field with work experience or with a proven interest in the proposed 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

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