GREAT Scholarship
We regularly offer scholarships to students from a selection of countries in partnership with the British Council and the GREAT Britain Campaign.
In partnership with the British Council and the GREAT Britain Campaign, the University of York is offering 8 scholarships to students in China, Greece, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nigeria, Thailand and Vietnam applying for a variety of one-year postgraduate courses.
The GREAT Scholarships 2025 programme, launched by the British Council together with 71 UK universities, supports postgraduate students from Bangladesh, China, Egypt, France, Ghana, Greece, Kenya, India, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, and Vietnam in accessing 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. Students can apply for courses in a range of subjects, at 71 institutions across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
The University of York GREAT Scholarship is open to applicants from the majority of postgraduate taught courses for China, Nigeria and Vietnam. Applicants from Malaysia are only eligible for one of our postgraduate Law programmes. Please see the eligibility section for a full list of courses and exclusions. We have two awards available for applicants from China and one award available for each other country. All awards will be paid as tuition fee deduction.
Applicants will be assessed based on a written application and prior academic merit. Strong preference will be given to applicants with the strongest academic record (for example, a UK first class degree or equivalent).
Please note that applicants should be residents and citizens of China (mainland only), Greece, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nigeria, Thailand or Vietnam.
For more information on the GREAT Scholarships 2025, please visit Study UK.
Open to students from China, Greece, Indonesia, Malaysia (Justice and Law), Nigeria, Thailand and Vietnam.
To be considered for the scholarship, you must:
- be a citizen of China, Greece, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nigeria, Thailand or Vietnam
- be paying fees at the overseas fee rate (any fee assessments must be completed by 16 May 2025)
- have met any language condition of your offer by 16 May 2025
- have a conditional or unconditional offer to study a one year postgraduate taught course at the University of York by 16 May 2025 (you don't need to have accepted the offer).
Students from Malaysia are eligible to apply if they have an offer to study one of the below courses:
- LLM Law
- LLM Art Law
- LLM International Corporate and Commercial Law
- LLM International Human Rights Law and Practice
- LLM Legal and Political Theory
- LLM International Law and Practice
- LLM Professional Legal Practice (SQE1 & SQE2)
- MA Applied Human Rights
- LLM International Business Law and Practice
You will not be eligible if:
- you hold a 100% tuition fee scholarship or are fully sponsored
- you are a current student of the University of York, having started your studies in a previous year
Students on the following pathways are not eligible for these scholarships:
- Hull York Medical School
- International Pathway College
- Distance/online learning courses
- Part-time courses
- Kaplan International College London
- MA Public Policy (Mundus MAPP)
- CASPPER
- Masters courses lasting longer than one year.
Application deadline: Friday 16 May 2025, 11.59pm BST
You must apply for this scholarship online. As part of the application, you will need to provide answers to questions about your course of study and your goals for the future.
We may request a document which confirms your nationality.
This is a competitive process, and only a small number of applicants per country will be successful.
A panel of senior staff from the University will select the successful scholarship awardees.
Once offered a scholarship, you must:
- Accept the offer formally, following the link within your offer email
- Make York your firm choice
These actions must be completed by the deadline provided in your offer email. Otherwise, you will lose your scholarship, and it will be offered to a reserve candidate.
If you defer your place at the University of York, you cannot keep your scholarship, but you can reapply the following year.
A GREAT scholarship may be combined with University of York departmental scholarships.
A GREAT scholarship may be combined with external funding as long as this does not cover 100 per cent of your tuition fees.
Successful candidates will be required to represent the University of York and the British Council as an ambassador for the GREAT scheme.
Contact us
Got a question about applying to York? Email our friendly International Team for advice and support.
If you've already applied to study at York please use You@York to upload any documents. Please do not email documents to us as this may delay your offer being processed.