Royal Holloway GREAT Scholarships

About the project

Two GREAT scholarships are available for new full-time postgraduate students from Nigeria or India, studying any taught Masters subject and joining us in January 2027.

There is one scholarship for a student from Nigeria and one for a student in India.

These scholarships are offered in partnership with the British Council and the GREAT Britain Campaign.

Please note: To apply for a GREAT scholarship, you must have an offer to study one of our full time Masters starting in January 2027. Apply for your chosen Masters degree by Monday 9 November. Once you receive your course offer, you must apply for a GREAT scholarship by 11.59pm on Sunday 15 November.

Am I eligible?

• A passport holder and a resident of Nigeria or India.
• Hold an offer to study any full-time Masters subject at Royal Holloway starting in January 2027. (You will need to applied for your course by 9 November)
• Have completed an undergraduate degree and be motivated and interested in your proposed subject area.
• Meet the English language requirement of Royal Holloway.
• Establish an engagement with the UK as a scholar, through personal and academic fulfilment.
• Willing to attend a networking event of all UK-based GREAT scholars, to discuss experiences and capture perceptions of studying in the UK.
• Willing to maintain contact with the British Council and their HEI and act as an ambassador for the GREAT Scholarships, by sharing experiences of studying in the UK with future GREAT scholars.
• As an alumnus of the GREAT Scholarships, willing occasionally to speak to potential candidates about your experience of studying in the UK.

Joining us in September 2027?

One GREAT Scholarship, offering £10,000 tuition fee reduction, will be available for a new full-time postgraduate student from Turkiye, looking to join us in September 2027 and studying any taught Masters degree. More information will be available soon.

More about the GREAT Scholarships

The GREAT Scholarships programme, launched by the British Council together with 71 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 in accessing world-class UK higher education opportunities.

The scholarship programme offers a tuition fee reduction of a minimum of £10,000 to students pursuing one-year postgraduate study in the UK. Students can apply for courses in a range of subjects at participating universities.

For more information on the GREAT Scholarships, visit Study UK.

Application guidelines

You must provide a supporting statement of no more than 400 words (please note that statements that exceed the word count will automatically be rejected), outlining why you should receive the scholarship. You should include:

Your statement will be judged on how effectively and convincingly you respond to the above.

Applications that exceed the word count will automatically be rejected.

Please note: To apply for a GREAT scholarship, you must have an offer to study one of our full time Masters starting in January 2027. Apply for your chosen Masters course by Monday 9 November . Once you receive your course offer, you must apply for a GREAT scholarship by 11.59pm on Sunday 15 November .

• Academic achievements you are particularly proud of and why these really matter to you
• Why you have chosen to do the degree you have applied for
• What your future aspirations are and how the scholarship will help you to achieve your future goals

Terms and conditions

You may not hold any other Royal Holloway scholarship in addition to the GREAT Scholarship.

As a GREAT Scholar you must be:

Read our full terms and conditions.

For details of all our individual scholarships read our terms and conditions appendix .

• willing to attend a networking event of all UK-based GREAT scholars, to discuss experiences and capture perceptions of studying in the UK.
• willing to maintain contact with the British Council and their HEI and act as an ambassador for the GREAT Scholarships, by sharing experiences of studying in the UK with future GREAT scholars.
• willing occasionally to speak to potential candidates about your experience of studying in the UK

Contact us

If you have any questions contact international@royalholloway.ac.uk

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