Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarships for students in Commonwealth Nations in 2023 (Fully Funded) via Afrokonnect.
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,
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 –Â Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarships 2023
- 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
Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarships 2023
Fiji
The University of the South Pacific (USP)
- LLM Law
- MA Applied Linguistics
- Development Studies (by thesis or SRP*) (MA)
- Diplomacy & International Affairs (by coursework) – (MA)
- Education (MA)
- Environmental Management (MA)
- Geography (MA)
- MA Governance (by coursework & by thesis or SRP*)
- History (MA)
- Journalism (MA)
- Linguistics (MA)
- Literature (MA)
- MA Marine Management
- Mathematics (MA)
- Pacific Studies (MA)
- MA Politics/ International Affairs (by thesis or SRP*)
- Psychology (MA)
- Social Policy (MA)
- Master of Agriculture (Thesis)
- Master of Business Administration
- Accounting (Thesis)Â
- MCom Economics (by coursework or by thesis)
- Land Management (by thesis or SRP*)
- Management & Public Administration (by coursework & by thesis or SRP
- MCom Official Statistics
Entry requirements
See university website for individual course requirements.
Contact:Â international@usp.ac.fj
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea University of Technology
- MSc Agriculture
- Applied Physics (MSc)
- MTech Exploration Geophysics
- Master of Communication Studies
- MEng Civil Engineering
- MEng Communication Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering (MEng)
Contact:Â pamela.dubaba@pnguot.ac.pg
South Africa
- MSc Astrophysics
- MSc Environmental Science
- Chemistry (MSc)
- Pharmacology (MSc)
- MSc Pharmaceutical Chemistry
- Pharmaceutics (MSc)
- Industrial Engineering
- History
- MA Music
- Social Anthropology
- Development Studies (MA)
- MA International Relations
Entry requirementsÂ
*Physics, chemistry and maths required.
Applicants are required to submit a university application at the same time as their scholarship application.
Contact:Â 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:Â registrar@ru.ac.za
Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarships in 2023
Stellenbosch University
- MSc Engineering (Process Engineering)
- MSc Psychology
- Psychiatry MSc
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:Â 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:Â research@univen.ac.za
Sri Lanka
- 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:Â 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:Â admin@pim.sjp.ac.lk
Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarships 2023
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