GREAT scholarships

Overview

In partnership with the British Council and the GREAT Britain Campaign, Sheffield Hallam University is offering two scholarships to students in Egypt and Thailand starting a full-time postgraduate taught course in September 2026 who can demonstrate excellent academic achievement.

The GREAT Scholarships 2026 programme, launched by the British Council together with over 60 UK universities, supports postgraduate students from across the world in accessing world-class UK higher education opportunities.

The scholarship programme offers financial support of a £10,000 tuition fee waiver to students pursuing postgraduate study in the UK.

For more information on the GREAT scholarships 2026, please visit the Study UK website.

What you could get

Scholarship winners will receive a £10,000 tuition fee waiver for their full-time postgraduate taught course.

Who can apply

To be eligible for any of the GREAT Scholarships, you must meet the following criteria:

• Be an international fee-paying student fully financing your studies, without external funding from sources such as a government, other scholarship provider, company, or employer.
• Have achieved a minimum 2.1 or its equivalent in your undergraduate honours degree.
• Meet the English language proficiency and academic entry requirements for your chosen course.
• Be able to pay the remainder of your tuition fee and any additional fees your course may require, for example field trips.
• Be domiciled in Egypt or Thailand. One scholarship is available for each of these countries.
• Have applied for a full-time taught postgraduate course at Sheffield Hallam University starting in September 2026.

You cannot apply for or receive this scholarship if you:

• Have applied for a postgraduate taught course longer than one academic year in duration.
• Are already enrolled upon the Sheffield Hallam University course for which you are applying for a scholarship.
• Have previously received a GREAT scholarship.
• Are applying to study a Sheffield Hallam course at a partner institution outside the UK.

Terms and conditions

• We reserve the right to only consider applicants for a scholarship if they have accepted an offer for their course of study. We strongly advise applicants to accept their offer of a place on the course by the scholarship closing date.
• Scholarships are competitive and selection is based on the information provided in the online scholarship application form only.
• You must be able to evidence the level of academic achievement stated on your scholarship application by submitting a transcript or certificate stating your final result (including percentage/GPA/CGPA) by the scholarship closing date.
• You must provide your eight-digit Student Identifier (SI) number on the online scholarship application form. This is given to you by the University when your course application has been processed. We reserve the right to only consider applicants for a scholarship if they provide this number on their scholarship application.
• Scholarships are awarded as a tuition fee reduction. No cash alternative is available.
• Scholarships are not transferable and cannot be deferred to a later start date.
• Only one financial incentive (scholarship, award, bursary or discount) is permitted for each course of study. If you are eligible for more than one type of financial incentive, the highest value offer will apply.
• The University reviews and updates our scholarship offer annually, therefore the offer is subject to change each academic year.
• All decisions on eligibility for scholarships and award of scholarships are at the University's discretion and are final.
• We do not provide individual feedback on unsuccessful applications.
• You must meet the entry requirements in your offer letter before you can enrol.
• If you are awarded a scholarship, you are still required to pay any relevant deposits and fee due before enrolment.
• To be awarded the scholarship, winners must consent for their name, email address and details about their course of study to be shared with the British Council who co-fund the scholarship.

How to apply

There are three steps to your scholarship application.

1. Apply for your chosen course. You can see all of the courses we offer on our online prospectus. You must have applied for a place on one of our courses before the scholarship application deadline or your application will not be considered. 
   
   
2. Submit a GREAT scholarship application form 
   
   
3. Send your academic transcripts to globalscholarshiptranscripts@shu.ac.uk
   

The deadline for submitting your scholarship application is 31 May 2026.

We will use your application to understand what makes you stand out. Tell us about your achievements so far, and about how you will be an ambassador for the University during and after your studies.

The form will also ask for your student identifier (SI) number. This is an eight-digit number that we sent you after processing your application.

Your scholarship application will not be considered if you do not provide your SI number on the online scholarship application form.

Access the form.

Need help

You can use our web enquiry form to contact us if you have any questions about the scholarship application process or need help with your application.