Scholarships at Royal Holloway, University of London

Tuition fee reduction of £10,000 for postgraduate students from Nigeria.
One GREAT Scholarship is available for a new full-time postgraduate student from Nigeria, studying any taught Masters subject.

The scholarship is offered in partnership with the British Council and the GREAT Britain Campaign,

The GREAT Scholarships 2025 programme, launched by the British Council together with 71 UK universities, supports postgraduate students from Bangladesh, China, Egypt, France, Ghana, Greece, Kenya, India, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, and Vietnam in accessing world-class UK higher education opportunities.

The scholarship programme offers a tuition fee reduction of a minimum of £10,000 to students pursuing one-year postgraduate study in the UK. Students can apply for courses in a range of subjects, at 71 institutions across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Am I eligible?

• A passport holder and a resident of Nigeria

• Hold an offer to study any full-time Masters subject at Royal Holloway from September 2025

• Have completed an undergraduate degree and be motivated and interested in your proposed subject area

• Meet the English language requirement of Royal Holloway. 

• Establish an engagement with the UK as a scholar, through personal and academic fulfilment.

• Willing to attend a networking event of all UK-based GREAT scholars, to discuss experiences and capture perceptions of studying in the UK.

• Willing to maintain contact with the British Council and their HEI and act as an ambassador for the GREAT Scholarships, by sharing experiences of studying in the UK with future GREAT scholars.

• As an alumnus of the GREAT Scholarships, willing occasionally to speak to potential candidates about your experience of studying in the UK

Terms and conditions

You may not hold any other Royal Holloway scholarship in addition to the GREAT Scholarship. 

As a GREAT Scholar you 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.

• willing to maintain contact with the British Council and their HEI and act as an ambassador for the GREAT Scholarships, by sharing experiences of studying in the UK with future GREAT scholars.

• willing occasionally to speak to potential candidates about your experience of studying in the UK