What GREAT Scholarship Egypt actually covers.
The GREAT Scholarship programme offers Egyptian students £10,000 towards their tuition fees for one-year taught postgraduate courses at UK universities for the 2026-27 academic year. Jointly funded by the UK government's GREAT Britain Campaign, the British Council, and participating UK universities, the programme supports the most talented Egyptian students in accessing world-class British postgraduate education. The UK and Egypt have strong historical educational ties, and this scholarship reinforces those connections while investing in Egyptian human capital development. Over 140 scholarships are available across more than 60 UK universities, covering subjects from engineering and sciences to business, social sciences, arts, and humanities. Egyptian scholars gain globally recognised UK qualifications, advanced research skills, and access to extensive professional networks. The scholarship aims to support the development of future Egyptian leaders who can apply their internationally gained expertise and knowledge to drive forward Egypt's Vision 2030 and broader national development goals. Applications are managed through individual university scholarship portals.
Who can apply.
Open to masters applicants seeking to study in United Kingdom. Eligible nationalities are listed below.
46 more eligible countries — full list available on the official application page.
Every academic discipline is accepted.
This programme does not restrict by field. Research proposals across humanities, sciences, engineering, agriculture, and medicine are all accepted.
Four steps to a complete application.
Scholar Africa is a discovery and tracking platform — the application itself is submitted directly through the official provider site. The steps below mirror our HowTo schema.
Check eligibility
Confirm your nationality, academic level, and field of study match the criteria above.
Eligibility checklist
Prepare documents
Transcripts, recommendation letters, personal statement, and a valid passport.
Document checklist
Submit the application
Submit before May 31, 2026 via the official portal.
Submission checklist
Track your application
Use your Scholar Africa dashboard to monitor status and deadline reminders.
Post-submission checklist
What we checked, when we checked it.
Scholar Africa runs a link-liveness check on every listing before it goes live. Five additional checks (contact, organisation, winners, third-party, manual review) are on the roadmap. GREAT Scholarship Egypt currently scores 2.0/10.
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Other scholarships worth a parallel application.
Same eligibility window or destination. Many strong applicants apply to three or four programmes per cycle.