Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarships (QECS) 2024 for Master’s degree study (Fully Funded)

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)

1. 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

2. South Africa

a. Stellenbosch University

• 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

b. 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

c. 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: ssc@up.ac.za

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3. Sri Lanka

a. 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: info@ibmbb.cmb.ac.lk

b. 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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Application Deadline: 24th May, 2023.