DHAKA, Dec 12, 2022 (BSS) - Applications for the United Kingdom (UK) government's 'GREAT Scholarships', delivered by the British Council and GREAT Britain campaign, are now open for Bangladeshi students for the 2023-24 academic year.
 
Each scholarship is worth a minimum of £10,000 towards tuition fees for a one-year postgraduate course in the UK for the 2023-24 academic year, a British High Commission press release said here on Sunday.
 
The 'GREAT Scholarships' offer a total of 11 scholarships to Bangladeshi students to undertake postgraduate, taught studies in the UK's ten different partnering universities from autumn 2023. 
 
These universities are Aston University, Cardiff University, Cranfield University, Keele University, Robert Gordon University, University of Manchester, Ulster University, University of East Anglia, University of Hull, and the University of Southampton.
 
Students intending to apply for the scholarships must have received an offer of entry from one of the participating universities and must satisfy all entry requirements for the chosen course as stated by the respective university, the release said.
 
In this connection, the British High Commissioner to Dhaka Robert Chatterton Dickson said, "The UK is an increasingly popular destination for Bangladeshi students, thousands of whom go each year to study in some of the world's best universities."
 
Dickson said GREAT Scholarships offer a new way to fulfil the dreams of the brightest Bangladeshi students and further strengthen the bond between our two countries. 
 
In the year ending September 2022, over 20,000 Bangladeshi nationals went to the UK with student visas, the release added.