University of Essex GREAT Scholarships 2023-24

Candidates will be shortlisted based on the fulfilment of the eligibility criteria. In addition to the normal criteria for admission to the chosen University of Essex Master’s degree, a GREAT Scholar must be:

• active in the field with work experience or with a proven interest in the proposed subject area
• able to demonstrate their motivation and academically be able to follow and benefit from an Essex postgraduate taught course
• willing to embody the UK Higher Education experience, by attending lectures and tutorials and engaging with extra-curricular activities, and acting as an ambassador for UK Higher Education, by promoting the value of studying at a UK HEI
• willing to act as a spokesperson in the relevant subject space
• willing to establish an engagement with the UK as a scholar, through personal and academic fulfilment
• willing to attend related events in the UK upon invitation from the British Council 
• willing to demonstrate future contribution to capacity-building and socioeconomic advancement in the climate change space through the benefits achieved after graduating from UK higher education
• as an alumnus of the UK, be willing occasionally to speak to potential candidates about their own experience of studying in the UK

• Only one scholarship award could be made per student.
• The award cannot normally be held in conjunction with the other University of Essex awards.
• The following students are not eligible for this scholarship regardless of meeting the above criteria:
  • Students undertaking courses at East 15 Acting School
  • Students who are not assessed as paying overseas fees
  • Students who are fully or partly sponsored
  • Students who got admission through deferred entry