Eligibility

For more information on the GREAT Scholarships 2025, please visit Study UK.

In order to be deemed eligible for the GREAT Scholarship for justice and law, candidates must:

• Be available to commence academic studies in the UK by the start of the academic year in September 2025.
• Have paid their tuition fee deposit before 27 June 2025. 
• Register as an international, fee-paying student and should be passport holders of Ghana, Nigeria, India or Pakistan.
• Have an offer of study for a full-time, postgraduate law programme at the University of Strathclyde. This scholarship is only available on the following programmes: LLM Law, LLM/MSc Criminal Justice and Penal Change; LLM/MSc Mediation and Conflict Resolution; LLM Global Environmental Law and Governance; LLM Human Rights Law; LLM International Commercial Law; LLM Construction Law; LLM Law, Technology and Innovation; LLM International Maritime Law.

Terms and conditions

• Applicants must meet all of the above eligibility criteria to be considered for this scholarship.
• To receive their scholarship, awardees must enrol in the 2025 academic year and continue to meet all of the above eligibility criteria throughout their studies.
• The scholarship is not available for online courses.
• Students receiving discounted tuition fees from partner universities are not eligible.
• The value of the scholarship is £10,000. The scholarship will be awarded towards the payment of a student’s tuition fee, subject to academic progression.
• Scholarship recipients must be willing to attend a networking event of all UK-based GREAT scholars, to discuss experiences and capture perceptions of studying in the UK.
• Scholarship recipients must be willing to maintain contact with the British Council and the University of Strathclyde and act as an ambassador for GREAT Scholarships. 
• As an alumnus of the GREAT Scholarships, be willing occasionally to speak to potential candidates about his or her own experience of studying in the UK. 
• Students who defer their offer of admission will not be eligible.
• Students who transfer to a degree out with the Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences will no longer be eligible to receive a scholarship.
• Students are only eligible to hold one scholarship per academic year from the University of Strathclyde.
• The Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences’ decision on the awarding of scholarships is final. Appeals will not be considered.