What GREAT Scholarship Nigeria actually covers.
The GREAT Scholarship programme offers Nigerian 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 offers over 140 scholarships across more than 60 UK universities. Nigerian students are among the most numerous international students at UK universities, and this scholarship programme aims to strengthen educational ties between the two countries while supporting talented Nigerians in accessing world-class postgraduate education. The scholarship opens doors to prestigious UK universities where recipients can develop advanced expertise across a wide range of fields — from STEM and business to arts, humanities, and social sciences. Graduates return to Nigeria equipped with globally recognised qualifications and professional networks that enhance their ability to contribute to Nigeria's economic and social development. The programme represents an important investment in Nigerian human capital development and bilateral cooperation in education.
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 Nigeria currently scores 2.0/10.
Verification details Click to expand
Report an issue
Other scholarships worth a parallel application.
Same eligibility window or destination. Many strong applicants apply to three or four programmes per cycle.