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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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