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British Council GREAT Scholarships

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In partnership with the British Council and the GREAT Britain Campaign, the University of Salford is offering two GREAT Scholarships: one for a student from India and one for a student from Vietnam. The scholarships are available for eligible one-year postgraduate programmes, including MSc Managing AI in Business or MSc Diabetes Care for students from India, and MSc Data Science or MSc Microsystems and Nanoengineering for students from Vietnam.

Scholarship details

There are two scholarships available for the September 2027 intake.  
 
INDIA 

One scholarship to an applicant of Indian nationality for either:   

VIETNAM 

One scholarship to an applicant of Vietnamese nationality for either: 

Each scholarship is awarded as a tuition fee reduction of £10,000. This means that: 

  • MSc Managing AI in Business will pay a reduced fee of £7,460 (instead of £17,460)  
  • MSc Diabetes Care will pay a reduced fee of £8,000 (instead of £18,000) 
  • MSc Data Science will pay a reduced fee of £10,520 (instead of £20,520)
  • MSc Microsystems and Nanoengineering will pay a reduced fee of £9,980 (instead of £19,980)

How to Apply

This is a selective scholarship.  

You must hold an offer of admission from the University of Salford for an eligible course, and meet the eligibility criteria of the GREAT scholarship. 

You must also complete the Salford-GREAT scholarship application form. 
 
Timeline:

Aug 2025 – March 2026  

Information and counselling sessions (plus individual sessions can be arranged at any time)  

1 October 2026 – 14 March 2027 

Apply for the eligible Master's programme of study. 
 
For Vietnam – MSc Data Science or MSc Microsystems and Nanoengineering 
For India – MSc Managing AI in Business OR MSc Diabetes 
 
You must have received an offer of admission by 1st April 2027 to apply for the GREAT scholarship. 
 

1 April 2027 - 14 April 2027 

Complete the University of Salford-GREAT scholarship application form by 14 April by 17.00 GMT.  

14 April 2027 – 1 May 2027 

Scholars selected by Salford/ GREAT committee 

1 May 2027  

Receive conditional offer letter and confirmation of scholarship letter 
 

14 May 2027  

Confirm acceptance of the scholarship.  
Pay tuition fee deposit and submit any final documents (including final certificates, any academic or English language conditions)  

1 June 2027  

Apply for your CAS (including proof of finance documents)  

 

7 June 2027  

Apply for your visa 
 

13 September 2027 

Arrive on campus for Welcome week and induction sessions 
 

20 September 2027 

Teaching starts 

 

 
You must complete all the actions by the specified dates.  
 

Terms and Conditions

For more information on the GREAT Scholarships 2027, please visit Study UK.


Before applying for an international scholarship, please read our scholarship terms and conditions. Unless specified, our international scholarships are available to full-time, on-campus, self-funded students who have been assessed as international students for fee purposes.