Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarships for International Students

Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarships is designed for Masters taut students from low and middle-income countries. 

Available degree type 

Masters only 

Eligible Criteria – 

1. Applicants from Citizens (or those who hold refugee status) in a Commonwealth country
2. Applicant Must completed Undergraduate/Bachelor's Degree before applying for a Scholarship
3. No age limit
4. No required IELTS * (Depend on University)

Caution 

1. All courses should be taught in the English language. You cannot request an English language course
2. If the university that you are interested in has a campus in your country of citizenship you are not eligible to study at the University despite considering another campus. We recommend that you consider another host university. For example, if you are from Fiji, Samoa, or Vanuatu you cannot apply for a scholarship at the University of the South Pacific.

Selection Criteria 

• Academic history/references
• Plan of Study
• Development Impact and Post Study Outreach
• Creating Networks

Required Document

1. Plan of study (200-400 words)

• Why have you chosen to study this course? What specific features of the course do you find interesting? 
• Why do you want to undertake this course at this institution and in this country?
• What have you done to research your chosen university? 
• How is this course relevant to your future career plans?

2. Explain how your previous studies and experiences make you a suitable candidate for this course.

3. Development impact and post-study outreach (300-500 words)

• Describe briefly one challenge or problem in your country that you would like to address. How do you hope to contribute to addressing this?
• How will your proposed study help you contribute towards a solution to this challenge?
• What skills do you expect to gain from this scholarship?
• How will you apply/share the knowledge and skills gained on the award in your local community and/or the wider Commonwealth when you return home?

4. Sustainable development goals (150-200 words)

5. Creating networks (200-400 words)

• Explain how you have developed professional networks. These can be through academic studies, hobbies, work experience, volunteering involvement in social, cultural, or Commonwealth organizations.
• How have you used the networks and connections that you have developed to achieve something? What did you achieve?
• How might you develop these connections further during your international study experience?

Benefits 

• A waiver off the full tuition fee 
• Living expenses allowance (stipend) for the duration of the award
• Return economy flights to their host country
• An arrival allowance
• Research support grant 

Study Destinations, Universities & Course list 

1. Fiji – Fiji is one of the most beautiful country in the south pacific region. There is 1M below population and a high HDI index, Official language is Fijian, English, and Hindi. Most of the people can speak and understand English. Fiji’s cluster of heavenly islands is located in the middle of the South Pacific, just East of Australia and North of New Zealand. Scattered across 1,290,000 square kilometers of ocean, it’s a tropical paradise of palm-fringed white sand beaches and lush rainforests ringed by thriving coral reefs and fish-filled lagoons. Roughly one-third of our 333 islands are inhabited.  Most people live in the urban areas of the two larger islands – Viti Levu & Vanua Levu.

University of the South Pacific

Available courses:

• MA Applied Linguistics
• MA Development Studies
• MA Diplomacy & International Affairs
• MA Environmental Management
• MA Geography
• MA Governance
• MA History
• MA Journalism
• MA Linguistics
• MA Literature
• MA Major in Education
• MA Marine Management
• MA Mathematics
• MA Pacific Studies
• MA Politics/ International Affairs
• MA Psychology
• MA Social Policy
• MA Sociology
• Master of Agriculture (by thesis)
• Master of Commerce in Accounting (by thesis)
• Master of Commerce in Economics
• Master of Commerce in Official Statistics
• Master of Commerce in Population Studies & Demography
• Master of Commerce in Professional Accounting
• Master of Education
• Master of Environmental Law
• Master of Law
• MSc Biology
• MSc Chemistry
• MSc Computing Science
• MSc Earth Science
• MSc Engineering
• MSc Environmental Science
• MSc Geospatial Science
• MSc Information Systems
• MSc Marine Science
• MSc Mathematics
• MSc Physics

2. Papua New Guinea - Papua New Guinea is one of the most linguistically diverse countries in the world. There are 851 known languages in the country, of which 11 now have no known speakers. As of 2019, it is also the most rural, as only 13.25% of its people live in urban centers. Most of the population of more than 8,000,000 people live in customary communities, which are as diverse as the languages. The country is one of the world's least explored, culturally and geographically. It is known to have numerous groups of uncontested peoples, and researchers believe there are many undiscovered species of plants and animals in the interior.

Papua New Guinea University of Technology

Available courses:

• MSc Agriculture
• MSc Applied Physics
• MTech Exploration Geophysics
• MEng Civil Engineering
• MEng Mechanical Engineering
• Master of Engineering in Communication Engineering
• MCS Master of Communication Studies

3. South Africa - South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa, is the southernmost country in Africa. With over 60 million people, the country is the world's 23rd-most populous nation and covers an area of 1,221,037 square kilometers (471,445 square miles). South Africa has three capital cities, with the executive, judicial and legislative branches of government based in Pretoria, Bloemfontein, and Cape Town respectively. The largest city is Johannesburg. About 80% of South Africans are Indigenous South Africans. The remaining population consists of Africa's largest communities of European (White South Africans), Asian (Indian South Africans and Chinese South Africans), and Multiracial (Coloured South Africans) ancestry.

North-West University

Available courses:

• MA Positive Psychology
• Master of Consumer Sciences
• Master of Health Sciences in Cardiovascular Physiology
• Master of Health Sciences in Clinical Psychology
• Master of Health Sciences in Counseling Psychology
• Master of Health Sciences in Health Professions Education
• Master of Health Sciences in Human Movement Sciences
• Master of Health Sciences in Occupational Hygiene
• Master of Health Sciences in Psychology
• Master of Health Sciences in Recreation Science
• Master of Health Sciences in Research Psychology
• Master of Health Sciences in Transdisciplinary Health Promotion
• Master of Nursing Science
• Master of Social Work
• Master of Social Work in Child Protection
• Master of Social Work in Forensic Practice
• MPharm Pharmacy Practice
• MSc Dietetics
• MSc Nutrition
• MSc Pharmaceutical Chemistry
• MSc Pharmaceutical Sciences
• MSc Pharmaceutics
• MSc Pharmacology

Rhodes University

Available courses:

• MSc Science
• MA Humanities
• MCOM Commerce
• LLM Law
• MPharm Pharmacy
• Masters Education

Stellenbosch University

Available courses:

• MEng Process Engineering
• MPhil Pediatrics
• MPhil Infectious Diseases

University of Johannesburg

Courses available in the following departments:

• Health and Life Sciences
• Physical Sciences
• Engineering and Mathematics Accountancy and Finance
• Social sciences
• Arts and Humanities

University of Pretoria (UP)

Available courses

• Master Research courses
• University of Venda
• Courses available in the following departments:
• Health sciences
• Management, Commerce, and Law
• Humanities, Social Science and Education
• Science, Engineering, and Agriculture

4. Sri Lanka – Sri Lanka is one of the most beautiful countries
in the South Asian region and there is HDI index is higher than other south Asian countries. Western Ghats of India and Sri Lanka were included among the first 18 global biodiversity hotspots due to high levels of species endemism. The number of biodiversity hotspots has now increased to 34. Sri Lanka has the highest biodiversity per unit area among Asian countries for flowering plants and all vertebrate groups except birds. A remarkably high proportion of the species among its flora and fauna, 27% of the 3,210 flowering plants and 22% of the mammals, are endemic. Sri Lanka supports a rich avifauna that stands at 453 species and this includes 240 species of birds that are known to breed in the country. 33 species are accepted by some ornithologists as endemic while some ornithologists consider only 27 are endemic and the remaining six are considered as proposed endemics. Sri Lanka's protected areas are administrated by two government bodies; The Department of Forest Conservation and the Department of Wildlife Conservation. Department of Wildlife Conservation administrates 61 wildlife sanctuaries, 22 national parks, four nature reserves, three strict nature reserves, and one jungle corridor while the Department of Forest Conservation oversees 65 conservation forests and one national heritage wilderness area. 26.5% of the country's land area is legally protected. This is a higher percentage of protected areas when compared to the rest of Asia.

University of Colombo

Available courses:

• MSc Molecular Life Sciences
• MSc Cellular and Molecular Immunology

University of Sri Jayewardenepura

Available courses:

• Master of Business Administration

Deadline 

24th of May 2022

Application 

https://www.acu.ac.uk/funding-opportunities/for-students/scholarships/queen-elizabeth-commonwealth-scholarships/