UK announces GREAT Scholarships for Bangladesh students

Staff Reporter :
The UK government has announced the GREAT Scholarships for Bangladeshi students to undertake postgraduate studies in the UK from Autumn 2023.
Applications for the UK government’s GREAT Scholarships, delivered by the British Council and GREAT Britain campaign, are now open for Bangladeshi students for the 2023-24 academic year, a press release said on Sunday.
Ten universities have partnered with the British Council and the UK government’s GREAT Britain campaign to offer 11 scholarships to Bangladeshi students.
These universities are Aston University, Cardiff University, Cranfield University, Keele University, Robert Gordon University, University of Manchester, Ulster University, University of East Anglia, University of Hull, and University of Southampton.
Each scholarship is worth a minimum of £10,000 towards tuition fees for a one-year postgraduate course in the UK for the 2023-24 academic year.
Students intending to apply for the scholarships must have received an offer of entry from one of the participating universities and must satisfy all entry requirements for the chosen course as stated by the respective university.
British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Robert Chatterton Dickson said, “The UK is an increasingly popular destination for Bangladeshi students. Thousands of whom go each year to study in some of the world’s best universities. A UK degree is a fantastic qualification, recognised all over the world. GREAT Scholarships offer a new way to fulfil the dreams of the brightest Bangladeshi students and further strengthen the bond between our two countries.”
British Council’s Director Education David Maynard said, “The British Council in Bangladesh offers a wide range of scholarship programmes to aspiring students and professionals to pursue higher education from world class universities in the UK.”
These scholarships also potentially open opportunities for academic and research collaborations between the UK and Bangladesh universities, he added.