Fully Funded: Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarships (QECS) 2021/2022 for Commonwealth Nations
Applications for the Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarships (QECS) are now open. The scholarships 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
Award recipients receive:
- Fully-funded tuition fees
- Living expenses allowance (stipend) for duration of award
- Return economy flights to their host country
- An arrival allowance
- Research support grant – on request only; subject to approval
Fiji
The University of the South Pacific (USP)
- LLM Law
- MA Applied Linguistics
- MA Development Studies (by thesis or SRP*)
- MA Diplomacy & International Affairs (by coursework)
- MA Education
- MA Environmental Management
- MA Geography
- MA Governance (by coursework & by thesis or SRP*)
- MA History
- MA Journalism
- MA Linguistics
- MA Literature
- MA Marine Management
- MA Mathematics
- MA Pacific Studies
- MA Politics/ International Affairs (by thesis or SRP*)
- MA Psychology
- MA Social Policy
- MA Sociology
- Master of Agriculture (Thesis)
- Master of Business Administration
- Master of Education
- Master of Environmental Law
- MCom Accounting (Thesis)
- MCom Economics (by coursework or by thesis)
- MCom Land Management (by thesis or SRP*)
- MCom Management & Public Administration (by coursework & by thesis or SRP
- MCom Official Statistics
- MCom Population Studies and Demography
- MCom Professional Accounting
- MCom Tourism & Hospitality Management (by thesis or SRP)
- MSc Engineering
- MSc Physics
- MSc Biology
- MSc Chemistry
- MSc Climate Change
- MSc Computing Science
- MSc Earth Science
- MSc Environmental Science
- MSc Geospatial Science
- MSc Information Systems
- MSc Marine Science
- MSc Mathematics
Entry requirements
See university website for individual course requirements.
Contact: international@usp.ac.fj
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea University of Technology
- MSc Agriculture
- MSc Applied Physics
- MTech Exploration Geophysics
- Master of Communication Studies
- MEng Civil Engineering
- MEng Communication Engineering
- MEng Mechanical Engineering
Contact: pamela.dubaba@pnguot.ac.pg
South Africa
North-West University
- MSc Astrophysics*
- MSc Environmental Science*
- MSc Chemistry*
- MSc Pharmacology
- MSc Pharmaceutical Chemistry
- MSc Pharmaceutics
- M in Industrial Engineering
- MA History
- MA Music
- MA Social Anthropology
- MA Development Studies
- MA International Relations
Entry requirements
*Physics, chemistry and maths required.
Applicants are required to submit a university application at the same time as their scholarship application.
Contact: HigherDegree-Enquiries@nwu.ac.za
Rhodes University
All Faculties, full-time two-year Masters courses at Rhodes University, Makhanda.
Entry requirements
Honours degree or equivalent.
Applicants are required to submit a university application at the same time as their scholarship application.
Contact: registrar@ru.ac.za
Stellenbosch University
- MSc Engineering (Process Engineering)
- MSc Psychology
- MSc Psychiatry
Applicants are required to submit a university application at the same time as their scholarship application.
Entry requirements
Refer to the Stellenbosch University website.
Contact: postgraduate@sun.ac.za
University of Pretoria (UP)
Courses available on UP’s website.
Applicants are required to submit a university application before their scholarship application.
Entry requirements
Honours degree or equivalent.
Contact information found on UP’s website under each faculty.
University of Venda
- Health and Life Sciences
- Physical Sciences and Mathematical Sciences
- Human and Social Sciences
- Management Sciences and Law
- Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
- Education
Entry requirements
Minimum 60% average at Honours level for admission in Masters degree.
Contact: research@univen.ac.za
Sri Lanka
University of Colombo
- MSc Molecular Life Sciences
- MSc Cellular and Molecular Immunology
Entry requirements
Applicant must be graduates in subjects relating to biology, medicine (western), dentistry, veterinary science or agricultural sciences.
Contact: info@ibmbb.cmb.ac.lk
University of Sri Jayewardenepura Sri Lanka (USJ)
- Master of Business Administration
Applicants are required to submit a university application at the same time as their scholarship application, as well as an online selection test. There may be a cost associated with this test. Contact USJ for more information.
Entry requirements
Bachelor’s degree and three years of managerial experience.
Contact: admin@pim.sjp.ac.lk
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Application Deadline: June 10th 2021
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