British Council GREAT Scholarship January: Ghana and Kenya

To be eligible for a scholarship, you must:

Either be a Ghanaian passport holder and live in Ghana or a Kenyan passport holder and live in Kenya
Be assessed as an overseas fee payer
Have received a conditional offer for a one year full time course at one of our UK campuses and have accepted this before the deadline date of 13 November 2026
Have submitted an expression of interest for the GREAT scholarship (please see below for full details)
Be starting your course in January 2027
Be active in the field with work experience or proven interest in the subject area
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 HEI
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; and
Be willing to attend a networking event of all UK-based GREAT scholars, to discuss experiences and capture perceptions of studying in the UK.

This scholarship is for students beginning their degrees in January 2027 only
The GREAT scholarship cannot be awarded in conjunction with any other scholarship.


Applicants who have applied for a two year course, including those with a year in industry or integrated masters are not eligible.

Applications for the British Council GREAT scholarship should be made via your applicant portal. There is no document to upload, but you will need to press the submit button on the application to express your interest in the scholarship. You will only be able to do this once you have received an offer for your programme from the University of Kent. If you haven't applied to Kent yet, submit your application now.

Once logged in, click on the applications tab and select your submitted application. Click on the funding button. You will then see a list of scholarships that you may be eligible to apply for. You will be able to apply for the GREAT once you have received an offer. Click on Apply and follow the steps to submit your expression of interest.

Scholarships will be shortlisted based on academic achievement to date. Final decisions will also take into consideration your full programme application, including your personal statement and any references received.

Candidates will be informed of the outcome of this award by the first week of December 2026. If successful, the scholarship offer must be accepted within 2 weeks of receiving the award.

The University of Kent reserves the right not to allocate the awards if the selection panel identifies no suitable candidates.

The GREAT scholarship is subject to full University of Kent Scholarship Terms and Conditions, which will be provided to successful candidates at the point of award.