GREAT scholarships

In partnership with the British Council and the GREAT Britain Campaign, the University of Worcester is offering two scholarships to students in China and Malaysia applying for one-year postgraduate courses.

The GREAT Scholarships 2026 programme, launched by the British Council together over 60 UK universities, supports postgraduate students to access world-class UK higher education opportunities. The scholarship programme offers financial support of a minimum of £10,000 to students pursuing one-year postgraduate study in the UK.

The GREAT Scholarships are jointly funded by University of Worcester with the UK government’s GREAT Britain Campaign and the British Council.

 The scholarship offered is as follows:

• £10,000 towards tuition fees for one-year master’s programmes to students from China & Malaysia who will enrol into University of Worcester in September 2026.

Applicants who have applied for distance learning programmes are not eligible.

The GREAT scholarship cannot be combined with any other scholarship or bursary.  

Application deadline - 31 May 2026

For more information on the GREAT Scholarships 2025, please visit Study UK.

Eligibility

• Applicants must be passport holders of China or Malaysia and assessed as international for fees purpose
• For September 2026 entry, applicants must have applied, accepted a place and met all the conditions of their offer by 31 May 2026
• Applicants must not be in receipt of any other source of funding from an external funding body

How to apply

Applicants must complete a GREAT scholarship application form by 31 May 2026. 
If you have any questions, please contact our International team via international@worc.ac.uk