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Aston University GREAT Scholarship 2025 by British Council [Funding Rs.10 L]: Apply by May 15

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Mar 23, 2025
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Applications are invited for the Aston University GREAT Scholarship 2025. Apply before the deadline of 15th May 2025 to secure your admission.

About the Aston University

Dating back to 1895, Aston University is a diverse and friendly campus university set in the centre of Birmingham, the UK’s second largest city. It is known globally for its strong focus on employability. Over 3,000 international students from more than 120 countries call it home and all are encouraged to take part in work placements or similar professional opportunities. Aston is a top 25 university in the UK league tables and is ranked in the top 30% of global universities (QS World Rankings 2024).

Aston University GREAT Scholarship 2025 by British Council

Award value

In partnership with the British Council and the GREAT Britain Campaign, Aston University is offering £10,000 towards tuition fees for one-year postgraduate-level taught courses to one student from each of the following countries who enrol at Aston University in September 2025:

Eligibility

Applicants must:
- Course: One-year postgraduate-level on-campus taught course (excluding the MBA and OSPAP).
- Nationality: Bangladesh, Egypt, India and Pakistan (you must also be a current resident of your country)
- Minimum academic qualification: equivalent of a UK 2:1 degree qualification (except Egypt)

Level

The GREAT Scholarship applies to the first year of your full-time postgraduate taught degree.

Deadline

Application Deadline: 30th April 2025, 11:55 PM Indian Standard Time
Award Deadline: 15th May 2025

How to apply?

To be considered for a GREAT Scholarship, you will need to apply and hold an offer for one of our postgraduate programmes that are starting in September 2025. To check your eligibility to study at Aston University, please refer to our India country page. Once you have an offer, you will need to complete Aston University India GREAT Scholarship Application Form.
As part of the application you will need to answer the following question in no more than 500 words:
“Tell us about a social or work initiative that you took or was a part of, and how it impacted society and moulded you into the person you are today.”
You will also need to create a one-minute video answering the following question:
“How does the choice of programme you have applied to at Aston University align with the initiative mentioned in the essay above as well as your future career goals.”
Please upload your video to YouTube (or an alternative video-sharing platform) and share the link to this video in the relevant field of the application form.
If you have any questions regarding the application process, please contact our India team on astonindiateam[at]aston[dot]ac[dot]uk