What GREAT Scholarship Ghana actually covers.
The GREAT Scholarship programme, jointly funded by the UK government's GREAT Britain Campaign and the British Council with participating UK universities, offers Ghanaian students £10,000 towards their tuition fees for one-year taught postgraduate courses at universities across England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland for the 2026-27 academic year. Over 140 scholarships are offered by more than 60 UK universities, covering subjects ranging from science and technology to arts, business, and social sciences. The programme aims to build lasting educational and professional ties between the UK and Ghana while supporting talented Ghanaian students in accessing world-class education. Recipients gain access to prestigious UK university education, a vibrant academic community, and the professional networks that come with studying at a UK institution. Graduates return to Ghana with advanced qualifications, global networks, and skills that can contribute significantly to Ghana's development. The scholarship is a testament to the strong partnership between the UK and Ghana in education and research.
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 Ghana 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.