GREAT Scholarships bidding open to UK higher education institutions!

11/08/2021

GREAT Scholarships bidding open to UK higher education institutions!

The Study UK campaign is delighted to announce the opening of the bidding for ‘GREAT Scholarships 2022’ and ‘GREAT Scholarships for justice and law’ to all UK higher education institutions.

The scholarships are delivered by British Council as part of the Study UK campaign. Study UK is delivered by the British Council in partnership with the UK government’s GREAT Britain campaign, which encourages people to visit, invest, and study in the UK. The scholarships are jointly funded by the UK government’s GREAT Britain campaign and the British Council with participating UK higher education institutions.

GREAT Scholarships 2022 will offer 150 scholarships to prospective students who enrol into UK higher education institutions in the autumn of 2022.

Prospective students can apply from:

Bangladesh
Brunei
China
Egypt
Ghana
Kenya
India
Indonesia
Malaysia
Mexico
Nepal
Nigeria
Pakistan
Singapore
Sri Lanka
Thailand
Turkey
Vietnam

GREAT Scholarships for justice and law will showcase the UK’s long and fascinating history in the field of law, as the new time-limited offer. With some of the oldest and most prestigious law schools in the world, the UK offers an exceptional choice of courses to anyone embarking on a legal career – both in the UK and internationally. 24 scholarships will be offered in partnership with UK HEIs.

Prospective students can apply from:

China
Ghana
India
Indonesia
Kenya
Malaysia
Nigeria
Pakistan
Thailand

Participation criteria

All participating institutions must be listed on the UK Home Office Register of Student Sponsors (approved Education Providers) and QAA/OFSTED/ESTYN inspected and approved.
Minimum contribution from each partner HEI is £5,000 per scholarship.
Contribution from the British Council/GREAT Campaign is £5,000 per scholarship.
Minimum value of each GREAT scholarship is £10,000.
Scholarships will be offered at postgraduate taught level (one-year master’s only).
UK HEIs will need to demonstrate that their contribution made for the GREAT Scholarships 2022 is not from any of their existing scholarship programmes.
Scholarships can only be awarded to passport holders of the targeted country.

Timeline

Date	Action
9 September 2021	Deadline for submission of bids
24 September 2021	The British Council to inform bidding institutions of results of bids
12 October 2021	Institutions to provide confirmed scholarship details and any other promotional content
October 2021	Production of campaign promotional materials and landing pages
25 October 2021	Launch of the GREAT Scholarships campaign in scholarship markets. The marketing campaigns in all 18 markets will run until 31 March 2022.
January – February 2022	Grant agreements signed between the British Council and participating institutions
February – March 2022	GREAT fund issued by the British Council in the UK to participating institutions on receipt of relevant financial documents (including bank details)
30 June 2022	Scholarships issued to winning scholars for the 2022 autumn intake by participating UK HEIs.
June 2022	Participating institutions to liaise with successful scholars to seek their consent to be contacted by the British Council for pre-departure services, alumni engagement, evaluation and impact assessment of the Scholarship programme. Names, contact details and course of study of the scholars sent across to the British Council for the above purposes.
June – July 2022	British Council contact scholars and invite them to pre-departure briefings in the scholarship markets.

Action Required

UK institutions interested in this opportunity are requested to complete the relevant bidding form by Thursday 9 September 2021, 17:00 (BST).

GREAT Scholarships 2022 bidding form

GREAT Scholarships for justice and law bidding form

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