Durham University GREAT Scholarships 2027

This year, in partnership with the British Council and the GREAT Britain Campaign, Durham University is offering three tuition fee scholarships worth £15,000 each to students in Ghana, India, Spain and USA applying for eligible postgraduate taught courses for 2027. This scholarship scheme is part of the 'GREAT Scholarships 2027' campaign, which has been launched by the British Council together with UK universities to support more students to access excellent UK higher education opportunities.

Table of Content

• Summary
• Benefits
• Requirements
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Summary

• Application DeadlineMarch 7, 2027
• Study LevelMasters
• SponsorDurham University
• City to studyLondon
• School to studyDurham University
• Course to studyAccounting , Artificial Intelligence (AI) , Engineering Management , Environmental Sustainability , International Business , Islamic Finance MSc , Climate Change, Society and Sustainable Futures  , Psychology (Conversion)   , Neurodiversity and Development , Applied AI & Data Science in Bioinformatics , Climate Change, Environmental Processes and Sustainable Futures  , Applied Artificial Intelligence & Environmental Data Science , Applied Artificial Intelligence and Data Science , Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Platforms , Cognitive Neuroscience
• Eligible CountryGhana , India , Spain , United States

Benefits

• 1x £15,000 scholarship towards tuition fee for students from Ghana
• 1x £15,000 scholarship towards tuition fee for students from India 
• 1x £15,000 scholarship towards tuition fee for students from Spain
• 1x £15,000 scholarship towards tuition fee for students from USA

Requirements

You can apply for a Durham University - GREAT India Scholarship if you:

• are a resident of India, hold an Indian passport, and
• classed as an overseas student for fee purposes, self-financing, and
• hold the equivalent of a first-class honours degree, and
• hold an unconditional offer to start a full-time Taught Masters degree in September 2027

You can apply for a Durham University - GREAT Ghana Scholarship if you:

• are a resident of Ghana, hold a Ghanaian passport, and
• classed as an overseas student for fee purposes, self-financing, and
• hold the equivalent of a first-class honours degree, and
• hold an unconditional offer to start a full-time Taught Masters degree in September 2027

You can apply for a Durham University - GREAT Spain Scholarship if you:

• are a resident of Spain, hold a Spanish passport, and
• classed as an overseas student for fee purposes, self-financing, and
• hold the equivalent of a first-class honours degree, and
• hold an unconditional offer to start a full-time Taught Masters degree in September 2027

You can apply for a Durham University - GREAT USA Scholarship if you:

• are a resident of USA, hold an American passport, and
• classed as an overseas student for fee purposes, self-financing, and
• hold the equivalent of a first-class honours degree, and
• hold an unconditional offer to start a full-time Taught Masters degree in September 2027

Check also:
Free Ongoing Fully Funded Scholarships Guide 2026 (Download Now)

Application Deadline

How To Apply

1. Apply for a course before 7th March 2027 and receive an unconditional offer by 18th April 2027

   Please ensure you have submitted an academic application and provide all supporting documents (English language, academic transcripts etc. – correctly translated) to Durham University for one of the eligible programmes by midnight (GMT) 7th March 2027 via the postgraduate online application portal. If you have any issue with submitting any of the supporting documents by the indicated deadline, please contact us via [email protected] and we will do our best to support you.

   Important: When completing your online academic application form for your chosen  programme of study: In the section on Funding please answer 'Yes' to the question 'Have your either applied or are going to apply for a scholarship?’ Then select ‘GREAT scholarship’ from the drop-down menu. 

   The deadline to receive an unconditional offer OR meet all your offer conditions is 18th April 2027. 

2. Complete a scholarship application form

   During the week commencing on 26th April 2027, eligible candidates for the GREAT Scholarship who have received an unconditional offer of admission to study at Durham for 2027 will be invited via email to complete a GREAT Scholarship application form. All application forms must be submitted by midnight (GMT) 9th May 2027.

   Please note: If you have not received an email invitation from us by this date, please assume you are not eligible for the scholarship.

3. Scholarship Outcome

   The outcome of the GREAT Scholarship will be announced in June 2027, only successful candidates will be notified via email. Please assume your application is unsuccessful if you have not received the award email from us by this date.

For more information, kindly visit Durham University scholarship webpage.