Overview
Scholarship type
Number of scholarships to award
Grant
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
The scholarship is jointly funded by the UK Government’s GREAT Britain campaign, the British Council and the University of Kent. It contributes towards tuition fees for students beginning an eligible programme.
Benefits
£10,000 towards tuition fees.
Eligibility
To be eligible for a scholarship, you must:
- Be a Ghanaian, Indian, Kenyan, Malaysian, Nigerian, Thai or Turkish passport holder and live in Ghana, India, Kenya, Malaysia, Nigeria, Thailand or Türkiye, and be assessed as an overseas fee payer;
- Have submitted an expression of interest for the GREAT scholarship;
- Be active in the field with work experience or proven interest in the 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; and
- 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 requirements
Disciplines
Locations
Nationality
Study experience required
Age
Application
Application deadline
Applicants must first receive an offer from the University of Kent. They must then access the funding section of the applicant portal, select the GREAT Scholarship and submit an expression of interest. No supporting document is required for the scholarship application.