British Council GREAT Scholarship in partnership with University of Gloucestershire

Eligibility Criteria:

1. Scholarships can only be awarded to offer holders in MA Education or MSC Psychology who
   are passport holders of Bangladesh or Pakistan
2. If a course/programme lasts longer than one year, the scholarships will be offered for the
   first year of study only
3. Scholarships will be offered at postgraduate taught (Master’s) level only
4. Scholarships will be offered for the study of full-time, on-campus postgraduate taught for MA
   Education (1 scholarship available) and MSc Psychology (1 scholarship available)
5. Scholarships can only be awarded to applicants who are classified by the University as an
   international tuition fee payer
6. As a condition of the award of a scholarship, recipients are required to take part in student
   ambassador and/or mentoring schemes
7. Scholarships are only available for September 2024 entry (a scholarship award may not be
   deferred)
8. Applicants for scholarships are required to submit a completed application form by 30 April
   2024
9. The application form will be available via the website to all eligible offer holders
10. Scholarships can only be awarded to applicants who are offer holders and have firmly
    accepted their offer on 30 April 2024

Selection Criteria:

1. Academic excellence over and above the criteria required for admission to the PGT
   programme selected
2. Proficiency in English language
3. If required, attend and pass a selection interview with the academic course leader

GREAT Scholars must:

• be motivated and academically able to follow and benefit from a UK postgraduate taught
  course;
• be willing to embody the UK higher education experience, by attending lectures and tutorials
  and engaging with extra-curricular activities, and act as an ambassador for UK higher
  education, by promoting the value of studying at a UK University;
• be willing to establish an engagement with the UK as a scholar, through personal and
  academic fulfilment;
• represent the high standards of the GREAT brand by becoming an advocate for scholarships;
• 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 demonstrate future contribution to capacity-building and socioeconomic
  advancement through the benefits achieved after graduating from UK higher education;
• be willing to maintain contact with the British Council and act as an ambassador for the
  GREAT Scholarships, by sharing experiences of studying in the UK with future GREAT scholars;
• as an alumnus of the GREAT Scholarships, be willing occasionally to speak to potential
  candidates about their own experience of studying in the UK.