GREAT Scholarships in UK for Nigerian Students 2025-26

GREAT Scholarships in UK for Nigerian Students is a postgraduate scholarship scheme that offers students the opportunity to receive £10,000 towards their tuition fees for a wide range of one-year taught postgraduate courses in the 2025-26 academic year at universities across the United Kingdom.

Host institutions

For the 2025-26 academic year, postgraduate scholarships are available to students from Nigeria at the following institutions:

• Anglia Ruskin University
• City University of London
• Edinburgh Napier University
• Keele University
• Lancaster University
• Robert Gordon University
• Royal Holloway University of London
• Sheffield Hallam University
• Southampton Solent University
• The University of Edinburgh
• The University of Manchester
• University of East Anglia
• University of Exeter
• University of Kent
• University of Reading
• University of Southampton
• University of Strathclyde
• University of Surrey
• University of Warwick
• University of York

Level and field of study

All postgraduate courses offered at the universities listed above. Visit the official page of your preferred university for the list of the postgraduate courses they offer.

Apply for GREAT Scholarships for Science and Technology 2025/2026.

Scholarship benefits

GREAT Scholarships in UK for Nigerian Students covers £10,000 towards their tuition fees for a wide range of one-year taught postgraduate courses in the 2025-26 academic year at universities across the United Kingdom. Scholarship funding will be issued to successful scholars by individual universities after registration.

Eligibility requirements

To be eligible for a scholarship, you must:

• Be a citizen and resident of Nigeria.
• Have an undergraduate degree, be motivated, and have an interest in the proposed subject area.
• Meet the English language requirement of the UK HEI.
• Establish an engagement with the UK as a scholar, through personal and academic fulfilment.
• Be willing to attend a networking event of all UK based GREAT scholars, to discuss experiences and capture perceptions of studying in the UK.
• Be willing to maintain contact with the British Council and their HEI and act as an ambassador for the GREAT Scholarships.
• As an alumnus of the GREAT Scholarships, be willing occasionally to speak to potential candidates about their own experience of studying in the UK.

Application instructions

• Visit the official page of your preferred university to find out more information and then follow the link through to the university’s website.
• Apply for individual scholarships following the instructions given on each universities’ scholarship webpages.

Successful scholars will be informed by individual universities on the result of their applications.

Application deadline

Application deadline varies according to each university. Kindly visit the page of your preferred university for the deadline and more information.

Apply here.