Applications are now available for fully funded Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarship (QECS). This Scholarship offers a unique opportunity to study two-year master’s degree in low or middle-income commonwealth country. Moreover, it is specifically designed for students who are committed to creating change in their communities. In addition, scholarships are the life changing opportunity to experience a new country and culture, to broaden the horizon, and to build a global network that will last life time.
Furthermore, the Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth scholarship helps students to bring positive change to find solutions to shared challenges we face both in their home countries and those that host them through cultural exchanges and collaboration. The universities from various low or middle-income countries are participating, and citizens of commonwealth countries are eligible to apply for this scholarship.
This life changing opportunity covers all expenses, making it a truly incredible chance for students dedicated to making positive impact on their lives, communities and in their home countries. This scholarship requires NO application fee. Further details about participating universities, eligibility requirements, benefits and application process are mentioned below.
Benefits of Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarship:
This scholarship offers several benefits, such as full tuition coverage, monthly living allowance and much more:
- Full tuition fees, this scholarship takes care of tuition fee, which means you don’t have to worry about your educational expenses and you can fully focus on your studies. Making it really incredible opportunity to pursue two-year masters.
- Monthly Living allowance: This scholarship provides the candidates with generous monthly stipend to take care of their needs. With this you can fully focus on your studies.
- Round-trip airfare: Furthermore the scholarship provides round-trip economy flights to and from your home country.
- QECS provides One-time travel allowance.
- Research support grant: This incredible opportunity also provides funding for thesis development or research integral to the degree program.
Host Countries for QECS 2025:
The scholarship offers the opportunity to pursue master’s degree in several countries:
- Jamaica
- Eswatini
- Kenya
- Malaysia
- Tanzania
- Uganda
Participating Universities and Courses:
Eswatini: University of Eswatini
- MA African Languages and Linguistics
- MA History
- MEd Educational Foundations and Management
- MNSc Family Nurse Practice
- MSc Agricultural Extension
- MSc Animal Science
- MSc Computer Science
- MSc Food Science and Technology
- MSc Mathematics
- MSc Textiles
Jamaica: University of the West Indies (UWI)
- LLM Competition Law and Policy
- MPH Public Health
- MSc Natural Resource & Environmental Management (Water Resource Management)
- MSc Gender Studies
- MSc Social Work
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Five Islands Campus – Antigua and Barbuda
- MA Teaching Exceptional Children
- MSc Corporate Finance
- MA Cultural Studies
- MSc Biomedical Research
- MSc Social Work
- MSc Sport Management
St. Augustine Campus – Trinidad and Tobago
- MSc Aviation Management
- MSc Data Science
- MSc Food Science and Technology
- MSc Renewable Energy Technology
- MSc Tropical Crop Protection
Kenya: Technical University of Kenya (TUK)
- MSc Applied Parasitology
- MSc Computational Chemistry
- MSc Construction Project Management
- MSc Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- MSc Food Science and Technology
- MSc Information and Knowledge Management
- MSc Land Administration
- MSc Medical Physics
- MSc Physics
- MTech Manufacturing Engineering
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM):
- MSc Accounting
- MSc Agribusiness
- MSc Agricultural Policy
- MSc Community Education and Development
- MSc Economics
- MSc Gender and Development
- MSc Halal Products Management
- MSc Management
- MSc Marketing
- MSc Social Psychology
- MSc Sustainable Recreation and Ecotourism
- MSc Tourism
- MSc Youth Studies
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Tanzania: State University of Zanzibar (SUZA)
- MBA in Finance
- MEd Youth Gender and Development
- MSc Chemistry
- MSc Information Technology
- MSc Natural Resource Management and Climate Change
Uganda: Makerere University
- MSc Civil Engineering
- MSc Food Safety and Quality Management
- MSc Renewable Energy
Eligibility Criteria for QECS:
- Citizenship: To be eligible for this opportunity you must be a citizen of commonwealth country.
- Age: No upper age limit, which means anyone with any age can apply.
- Education: you must have attained a minimum of 2:1 (or equivalent) at undergraduate level to be eligible to apply.
- Status: The undergraduate degree must be completed. The final year students are not eligible.
- Funding: Scholarship supports up to two years of full-time study only.
Application Process:
The application process for QECS is very simple and straightforward, here is what you need to do:
- Look through the list of countries and universities hosting scholarship. Note that only courses listed are eligible for the scholarship.
- Visit the relevant university’s website for complete information on your chosen course.
- Complete and submit a QECS application for your chosen university/course using the link below.
- Submit an application to your chosen university for admission to your chosen course.
- Remember the deadline for this scholarship is 14th January 2025.