GREAT Scholarships offers nine scholarships from UK universities, across a variety of subjects for students from Sri Lanka. Each scholarship is worth a minimum of £10,000 towards tuition fees for a one-year postgraduate course.
Each scholarship is jointly funded by the UK government’s GREAT Britain Campaign and the British Council with participating UK higher education institutions.
Scholarship-awarding Universities
| University | Number of scholarships | Courses eligible for the scholarship | Application deadline | University webpage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cranfield University | 1 | Master's course covering:
|
01 May 2021 | Click here |
| Teesside University | 1 | Any programme | Obtain offer letter by 31 March 2021 | Click here |
| University of Edinburgh |
2 |
|
26 April 2021 | Click here |
| University of Essex | 1 | Any programme | 31 May 2021 | Click here |
| University of Manchester | 1 | Any programme at the Global Development Institute | All offer letter holders will be considered (except for Faculty of Science and Engineering) | Click here |
| University of Northampton | 1 | MSc in Physiotherapy | 14 May 2021 | Click here |
| University of Reading | 1 | Any programme | 7 May 2021 | Click here |
| University of York | 1 | Any programme | 30 April 2021 | Click here |
All universities require candidates to obtain an offer letter prior to applying for the scholarship. Please check the relevant university webpage for further information.
Am I eligible?
To be eligible for a scholarship, you must:
- be a citizen of Sri Lanka.
- 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.
How to apply
- Click on the university page to access detailed information about the scholarships on offer.
- Apply for individual scholarships following the instructions given on each universities’ scholarship webpages.
- The deadline to apply for a GREAT Scholarship varies according to each institution. For details on individual institutions’ deadlines, please see the above table (subject to change, the information on the university website will be final).
- Successful scholars will be informed by individual universities on the result of their applications.
- Scholarship funding will be issued to successful scholars by individual universities after registration.