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Overview
Scholarship type
Merit and need based
Number of scholarships to award
One
Grant
£10,000
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
In partnership with the British Council and the GREAT Britain Campaign, the University of Derby is offering scholarships to international students applying for postgraduate courses.
Benefits
The scholarship programme offers financial support of £10,000 to eligible students in India pursuing one year postgraduate study at the University of Derby in programmes related to Science and Technology.
Eligibility
- Eligible students pursuing one year postgraduate study at the University of Derby and must be from India.
- 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
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Multiple disciplines
Locations
United Kingdom
Nationality
Indian
Study experience required
Bachelor
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
23 Apr 2026
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 23 April.
Successful awardees of the GREAT Scholarship will be notified of the outcome after 31 May.
If you are awarded a GREAT scholarship, you are not eligible to receive any other scholarships or discounts from the University of Derby