Overview
Scholarship type
Number of scholarships to award
Grant
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
The GREAT Scholarships 2025 programme, launched by the British Council together with 72 UK universities, supports postgraduate students from Bangladesh, China, Egypt, France, Ghana, Greece, India, Indonesia, Italy, Kenya, Malaysia, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Spain, Thailand, Turkey and Vietnam to access world-class UK higher education opportunities.
Benefits
One successful applicant in each of the categories listed below will receive an award of £10,000 (GBP) in the form of a tuition fee reduction.
1 x Indian student studying any full-time, Hull-based postgraduate taught programme.
1 x Vietnamese student studying any full-time, Hull-basedpostgraduate taught programme.
Eligibility
To be eligible for a University of Hull – GREAT Scholarship 2026-27 - all applicants must:
- Be a passport holder and resident of one of the respective countries included within this scholarship.
- Have received an offer of study for a postgraduate taught degree programme (excluding PGCert and PGDip) at the University of Hull.
- Have achieved, or be working towards, a 2:1 degree or equivalent in their undergraduate programme recognised by the University of Hull.
- Have achieved an IELTS of at least 6.5 overall, with 5.5 in each skill or equivalent before the application deadline.
- Have not previously studied in the UK.
- Successful scholarship recipients must pay the required tuition fee deposit within one week of receiving their scholarship offer to secure the award.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Locations
Nationality
Study experience required
Age
Application
Application deadline
Complete a University of Hull – GREAT Scholarship application form and have answered the following questions (maximum of 250-words per question):
What skills and knowledge have you gained to date and how will they help you to achieve success in your chosen field of study?
How does the course you have applied for at the University of Hull fit with your interests and future plans, and how will the qualification enhance your career?
What extra-curricular activities have you engaged in and how has this contributed to your personal development?
How will the knowledge and leadership skills you acquire as a student of the University of Hull enhance the development of your country?
The deadline to apply for the scholarship is 12 November at midnight.