Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarships (QECS) 2024 for Master’s degree study in a low or middle-income Commonwealth country |Fully Funded
The Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarships (QECS) provide a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to pursue a two-year Master’s degree in a Commonwealth country with a low or middle income.
The scholarships, which are aimed at students who are committed to making a difference in their communities, are a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to go to a new nation and culture, broaden perspectives, and develop a worldwide network that will last a lifetime.
Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholars help bring about positive change and find solutions to the shared difficulties we confront, both in their home countries and those that host them, through cultural interaction and scholarly collaboration. Scholars will help define the Commonwealth Network’s future as active members.
Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarships Requirements
- Citizens (or those who hold refugee status) in a Commonwealth country are welcome to apply.
Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarships Benefits
- Fully-funded tuition fees
- Living allowance (stipend) for the duration of the award
- Return economy flights to the 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: [email protected]
South Africa
- MSc Pharmacology
- MSc Process Engineering (Chemical Engineering)
Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarships 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: [email protected]
Tshwane University of Technology
University entry requirements
Refer to the Tshwane University of Technology website.
Please ensure that the Master 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: [email protected]
University of Pretoria
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: [email protected]
Sri Lanka
University of Colombo
- 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: [email protected]
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: [email protected]
Application Deadline: 24 May 2023 at 15:00 (UTC).
For More Information:
Visit the Official Webpage of the Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarships (QECS) 2024
