Brief Description: University of Manchester GREAT Scholarships for International Students. University was established in 2004 as an open examination college in Manchester, England, by the merger of Victoria University of Manchester and the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology. The late nineteenth-century community college movement gave rise to the University of Manchester, a red brick institution. Scholarship for Postgraduate Study at Manchester University.
ABOUT GREAT SCHOLARSHIPS FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
University of Manchester GREAT Scholarships For International Students, the main site is located on Oxford Road, south of Manchester’s downtown. With 10,400 employees and 40,490 understudies in 2016–17, the institution was the largest single-site college in the United Kingdom and the second largest overall (out of 167 colleges,) including the open university. In 2016–17, the college’s total remuneration was £1 billion, of which £262.1 million came from research agreements and prizes, placing it in sixth place overall, behind Oxford, UCL, Cambridge, Imperial, and Edinburgh. After the universities of Cambridge and Oxford, it has the third-highest enrichment of any college in England.
In partnership with the British Council and the GREAT Britain Campaign, The University of Manchester is offering five scholarships to students in Bangladesh, Ghana, Greece, Kenya, Mexico and Nigeria, applying for one-year master’s programmes, who will enrol in the 2024/25 academic year.
The GREAT Scholarships 2024 programme, launched by the British Council together with 72 UK universities, supports postgraduate students to access world class UK higher education opportunities.
BENEFITS OF GREAT SCHOLARSHIP FOR STUDENTS
The scholarship programme offers financial support of a minimum of £10,000 to students pursuing one-year postgraduate study in the UK. Students can apply for courses in a range of subjects at the 72 institutions across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 26 April 2024
NATION OF STUDY: University of Manchester
LEVEL OF STUDY: This scholarship is Open For students pursuing one-year postgraduate study in the UK
COURSES AVAILABLE: All Courses Offered In Post graduate Level
NATIONS ELIGIBLE TO APPLY: International Students are Eligible to Apply
BENEFITS OF THE SCHOLARSHIP: minimum of £10,000 to students pursuing one-year postgraduate study in the UK
COUNTRIES ELIGIBLE FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP:
Bangladesh
Mexico
Nigeria
Kenya
Ghana
Greece
| Country | Number of scholarships | Value | Programmes included |
| Bangladesh | 1 | £10,000 | All taught master’s programmes |
| Mexico | 1 | £10,000 | All taught master’s programmes in the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures* |
| Nigeria | 1 | £15,000 | All taught master’s programmes* in Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health and Faculty of Science and Engineering |
| Ghana | 1 | £15,000 | All taught master’s programmes* |
| Greece | 1 | £10,000 | All taught master’s programmes in the Alliance Manchester Business School* |
| Kenya | 1 | £15,000 | All taught master’s programmes* |
HOW THE SCHOLARSHIP WILL BE OFFERED:
Scholarships will be offered for the study of full time, on-campus postgraduate taught (MA, MSc) programmes only.
Applications for MBA, MPhil, MEnt, Master of Architecture (MArch), Architecture & Urbanism (MA) and Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA), Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE), Clinical Medicine and Dentistry degrees are not eligible for the award.
APPLICANTS FOR THE FOLLOWING MASTER’S BY RESEARCH COURSES WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE:
- MSc by Research Physics
- MSc by Research Astronomy and Astrophysics
- MSc by Research Chemistry
- MSc by Research Earth Science
- MSc by Research Atmospheric Sciences
- MSc by Research Environmental Geochemistry and Geomicrobiology
- MSc by Research Palaeontology
- MSc by Research Composite Materials
- MSc by Research Corrosion and Protection
- MSc by Research Metallic Materials
- MSc by Research Textile Design, Fashion & Management
- MSc by Research Condensed Matter Physics
- MSc Research Soft Matter and Liquid Crystals Physics
- MSc by Research Nuclear Physics
- MSc by Research Particle Physics
- MSc by Research Particle Physics
- MSc by Research Chemical Engineering
- MSc by Research Catalysis and Porous Materials
- MSc by Research Materials
- MSc by Research Fashion Management and Marketing
- MSc by Research Nano and Functional Materials
- MSc by Research Environmental Science
- MSc by Research Textiles and Apparel
- MSc by Research Ecology and Evolution
FURTHER CRITERIA TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER GREAT SCHOLARSHIPS
- You must be holding either a conditional or unconditional offer to study at the University to apply to The University of Manchester GREAT Scholarship.
- Please note that applicants to The University of Manchester awards should be passport holders of Bangladesh, Kenya, Mexico, Nigeria, Ghana and Greece.
HOW TO SUCCESSFULLY APPLY FOR UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER GREAT SCHOLARSHIPS
- You must complete a GREAT scholarship application form by 26 April 2024. This will be emailed to all relevant offer holders by the International Office.
- Successful applicants will be notified by 31 May 2024.