GREAT Scholarships 2020 for Masters Degree in UK Universities

The GREAT Scholarships programme 2020 is funded jointly by the UK Government’s GREAT Britain campaign and British Council, as part of the Study UK campaign. The programme offers a total of 99 postgraduate scholarships from 36 UK universities, across a variety of subjects. Each scholarship is worth a minimum of £10,000, equivalent of one year’s tuition of a postgraduate (taught) degree.

If you are a citizen of China, India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Turkey or Thailand, who is dreaming of studying for a postgraduate degree in the UK, but need help funding your studies – the GREAT Scholarships 2020 programme could be for you.

The scholarships currently offered, cover the academic year 2020/21.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:

To be eligible for a scholarship, you must:

• be a citizen of one of the programme’s countries: China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia,Thailand and Turkey.
• have an undergraduate degree that will enable you to enter a postgraduate (taught) programme in a UK university
• be motivated and academically able to follow a UK postgraduate course
• active in the field with work experience or proven interest in the subject area
• meet the English language requirement of the UK university
• 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

APPLICATION PROCESS:

Simply visit the given link below and go on the relevant page for your country of residence, where you will find a list of participating universities. Then, click onto the university pages in order to get more information on the particular scholarship on offer, and the application process. 

DEADLINE:

The deadline varies depending upon your country of residence and the university you are applying for, please visit the link below for more information.