GREAT Scholarships 2026

The award provides £13,000 towards your postgraduate tuition fees. One scholarship is available per country. 

This award is in partnership with the British Council and the GREAT Britain Campaign. 

You can apply if you: 

• have permanent residency and a passport for India, Mexico or Thailand;
• are classed as an overseas student for fee purposes
  and
• already hold an offer (conditional or unconditional) to start a one-year full-time postgraduate degree in any subject, from September 2026. 

Apply using the international scholarships application form. 

You may be eligible for many of our international scholarships. When you complete the application form, we will consider you for these international scholarships too. 

For more details, see our guidance on how to apply for international scholarships.

See the terms and conditions for all of our international scholarships. 

The closing date for applications is 10 am (UK time) on Friday 10 April 2026. 

For details on when you can expect to hear back from us, check the application timeline.

The University of Bristol has hosted GREAT scholars since the 2018/19 academic year from countries including Ghana, India, Kenya, Nigeria, Pakistan and Vietnam.