Application Deadline: 24 May 2023 at 15:00 (UTC).
The Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarships (QECS) offer a unique opportunity to study a two-year Master’s degree in a low or middle income Commonwealth country.
Aimed at students who are committed to creating change in their communities, the scholarships are a life-changing opportunity to experience a new country and culture, to broaden horizons, and to build a global network that will last a lifetime.
Through cultural exchange and academic collaboration, Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholars help bring about positive change and find solutions to the shared challenges we face – both in their home countries and those that host them. As an active part of the Commonwealth network, scholars will help shape its future.
Requirements
- Citizens (or those who hold refugee status) in a Commonwealth country are welcome to apply.
Benefits
- Fully-funded tuition fees
- Living allowance (stipend) for duration of award
- Return economy flights to host country
- One-off arrival allowance
- Research Support Grant (on request only; subject to approval)
Fiji, Samoa and Vanuatu
The University of the South Pacific
- MA Applied Linguistics
- MA Development Studies
- MA Diplomacy & International Affairs
- MA Geography
- MA Governance
- MA History
- MA Journalism
- MA Linguistics
- MA Literature
- MA Major in Education
- MA Marine Management
- MA Mathematics
- MA Pacific Studies
- MA Politics/ International Affairs
- MA Social Policy
- MA Sociology
- Master of Agriculture (by thesis)
- Master of Commerce in Accounting (by thesis)
- Master of Commerce in Economics
- Master of Commerce in Official Statistics
- Master of Commerce in Population Studies & Demography
- Master of Commerce in Professional Accounting
- Master of Education
- Master of Environmental Law
- Master of Law
- MSc Biology
- MSc Chemistry
- MSc Computing Science
- MSc Earth Science
- MSc Engineering
- MSc Environmental Science
- MSc Geospatial Science
- MSc Information Systems
- MSc Marine Science
- MSc Mathematics
- MSc Physics
Contact: anitelu.stjohn@usp.ac.fj
South Africa
- MSc Pharmacology
- MSc Process Engineering (Chemical Engineering)
University entry requirements
Candidates eligible to apply for a Master’s degree in the Department of Process Engineering include graduates with a four-year undergraduate degree leading to a professional qualification such as BEng and BSc Eng, or graduates with a BSc Honours degree in one of the following fields: computer science, mathematics, applied mathematics, chemistry, biological sciences or physics.
Applicants are required to submit a university application at the same time as their scholarship application.
Please note that applicants to South Africa will need to complete a SAQA equivalence to be considered for a scholarship as this is required by the South African institutions.
Contact: info@sun.ac.za
Tshwane University of Technology
University entry requirements
Refer to the Tshwane University of Technology website.
Please ensure that the Masters that you select is a maximum of two years in length and that the course title included in your QECS application matches the course title on the university’s website.
Applicants are required to submit a university application at the same time as their scholarship application.
Please note that applicants to South Africa will need to complete a SAQA equivalence to be considered for a scholarship as this is required by the South African institutions.
Contact: MohlalaMF@tut.ac.za
University entry requirements
Please ensure that the Masters that you select is a maximum of two years in length and that the course title included in your QECS application matches the course title on the university’s website.
Applicants are required to submit a university application at the same time as their scholarship application.
Please note that applicants to South Africa will need to complete a SAQA equivalence to be considered for a scholarship as this is required by the South African institutions.
Contact: ssc@up.ac.za
Sri Lanka
- MSc Molecular Life Sciences
- MSc Cellular and Molecular Immunology
University entry requirements
Applicants are required to submit a university application at the same time as their scholarship application.
Contact: info@ibmbb.cmb.ac.lk
University of Sri Jayewardenepura
- MBA Master of Business Administration
University entry requirements
Applicants are required to submit a university application at the same time as their scholarship application.
Contact: admin@pim.sjp.ac.lk
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