Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarships for students in Commonwealth Nations in (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 – Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarships
- 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
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)
- 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: [email protected]
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: [email protected]
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 requirements
Physics, chemistry and maths required. Applicants are required to submit a university application at the same time as their scholarship application. Contact: [email protected]
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: [email protected]
Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarships
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: [email protected]
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: [email protected]
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: [email protected]
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: [email protected]
Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarships
For More Information:
Visit the Official Webpage of the Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarships
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