Scholarships at Solent University

The GREAT Scholarships is a new time-limited programme from the Study UK campaign.

The GREAT Scholarships for justice and law are jointly funded by Southampton Solent University with the UK government’s GREAT Britain campaign and the British Council.

This year, in partnership with the British Council and the GREAT Britain Campaign, Southampton Solent University is offering one scholarship of £10,000 to students in Nigeria.

This scholarship scheme is part of the GREAT Scholarships 2025 campaign, which has been launched by the British Council together with UK universities to support more students to access excellent UK higher education opportunities.

The GREAT Scholarships scheme offers an exciting opportunity for students from Nigeria to get financial support to pursue postgraduate study in the UK.

Study level

Students must apply for a full-time course in any Postgraduate discipline for September 2025 entry.

Eligibility

You will be considered for a GREAT Scholarship if:

• You are a national of Nigeria, holding a Nigerian passport, and

• You have completed an undergraduate degree with very good grades in Nigeria

• You hold UK equivalent bachelor`s degree (minimum second class lower) with 2:2 or 50% + overall or GPA of 2.5./5.0

• You hold International Baccalaureate with 24 points

• In lieu of IELTS accept the following English Language qualifications: WAEC/NECO C6 or above with minimum of *8 years.

• You have received and accepted a conditional or unconditional offer for a postgraduate degree in any discipline at Southampton Solent University, and

• You have submitted a GREAT Scholarship request with your course application.

Application deadline

The deadline for applications is 1 June 2025.