British Council offers PG scholarships to Indian students and educators for 2022-23
- GREAT Scholarships for students of subjects including Law, Engineering, Design, Science, Business, Humanities and more
Chennai, 23 March 2022: British Council, the UK’s international organisation for educational opportunities and cultural relations, announced new set of postgraduate scholarships for Indians across various fields of study, for the academic year 2022-23.
GREAT Scholarships
British Council, in collaboration with the UK government’s GREAT Britain Campaign and in partnership with UK universities, announced 20 GREAT scholarships for students from India, across 16 UK universities, in a variety of subjects like Business, Finance, Humanities, Psychology Entrepreneurship, Design, Marketing, HR, Music and ma ny more. In addition to this, there are 7 GREAT Scholarships for Justice and Law, for students from India who wa nt to apply for courses in subjects including human rights, criminal justice and commercial law, at one of 7 of the oldest and most prestigious law schools in the world.
Each scholarship is worth a minimum of £10,000, meant towards the tuition fees for a one-year postgraduate course. The GREAT Scholarships offer students from India the opportunity to undertake some of the most pop ular postgraduate programmes in the world, from autumn 2022. The scholarships aim to provide Indian students with wider access to an education in the UK, by building on the strong links between the two nations.
For more details about the eligibility criteria for the scholarship, or other information including a full list of parti cipating UK universities, available courses and university-specific deadlines, please visit: https://www.britishcoun cil.in/study-uk/scholarships/great-scholarships
More in PG Scholarships from British Council
Today, British Council also announced 6 fully funded scholarships for English teachers from India to study at 2 of the best UK universities for postgraduate stud y of English language teaching. This opportunity is open to English teachers working in or with the prim ary or secondary government schools in India. The scholarship will enable learners to understand the use of technology to enhance learning in the classrooms.
Out of the 6 scholarships, 3 are being offered for a face-to-face/full time MA programme at the University of Leeds. The other 3 scholarships are for the online/part time MSc programme offered by the University of Sti rling, which will include a two-week fully-funded residential visit to the university as part of the programme.
Please note that applicants for the scholarships must secure an offer from the university before making their application. This can take up to two weeks. For more details about the eligibility criteria, cost inclusions, uni versity-specific deadlines, please visit: https://www.britishcouncil.in/programmes/english/scholarships-english-teachers-india
About the British Council
The British Council is the UK’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities. We build connections, understanding and trust between people in the UK and other countries through arts and culture, education and the English language. Last year we reached over 67 million people directly and 745 mill ion people overall including online, and through broadcasts and publications. Founded in 1934 we are a UK ch arity governed by Royal Charter and a UK public body. We receive a 15 per cent core funding grant from the UK government.
