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This year, in partnership with the British Council and the GREAT Britain Campaign, Durham University is offering two tuition fee scholarships worth £10,000 each to students in Ghana and Pakistan applying for eligible postgraduate taught courses for 2025.
This scholarship scheme is part of the 'GREAT Scholarships 2025' campaign, which has been launched by the British Council together with 36 UK universities to support more students to access excellent UK higher education opportunities.
Number of Awards Available and Amount of Each Award
1x £10,000 scholarship towards tuition fee for students from Ghana
1x £10,000 scholarship towards tuition fee for students from Pakistan
Year of Entry
This scholarship is available for programmes in academic year 2025/26.
Please note that this scholarship is not transferable and not deferrable. It is valid only for use by scholarship winners in the academic year for which the scholarship has been awarded. Acceptance of a scholarship before deferral does not guarantee a scholarship offer during the subsequent year of entry.
Level of study
Postgraduate
Mode of study
Full-time
Programmes
Taught postgraduate programmes related to Science and Technology (excluding MBA)
Duration
1 year
Eligibility
You can apply for a Durham University - GREAT Ghana Scholarship if you:
are a resident of Ghana, hold a Ghanaian passport, and
classed as an overseas student for fee purposes, self-financing, and
hold the equivalent of a first-class honours degree, and
hold an unconditional offer to start a full-time Taught Masters degree in September 2025.
You can apply for a Durham University - GREAT Pakistan Scholarship if you:
are a resident of Pakistan, hold a Pakistani passport, and
classed as an overseas student for fee purposes, self-financing, and
hold the equivalent of a first-class honours degree, and
hold an unconditional offer to start a full-time Taught Masters degree in September 2025.
The deadline to receive an unconditional offer OR meet all your offer conditions is 15th April 2025.
We will be in touch within 24 hours to arrange your initial consultation at your nearest SI-UK office. If you are unable to visit us in person, consultations can also be arranged over Skype.