Apply for the Queen Elizabeth Scholarships for masters degrees

The Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarships (QECS) is open to postgraduate students interested in pursuing a two-year Master’s degree in a low or middle-income Commonwealth country.

Students who have the desire to broaden their horizons, be part of a network and create change in their home countries and host communities are welcome to apply.

The scholars will enjoy the privilege of having a cultural exchange and academic collaboration. Some of the host universities across selected Commonwealth countries are listed below:

Bangladesh: The University of Dhaka has the following requirements:

• Applicant should have completed a 4 year Bachelor’s degree
• Applicant should apply for a two-year Masters
• The application to the university should be made at the same time
• Here are the courses being offered
• Contact: oia@du.ac.bd

Ghana: Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi (KNUST) is offering some of these courses to those eligible for the scholarship:

• MArch (Master of Architecture)
• MPhil Agribusiness Management
• MPhil Agricultural Economics
• MPhil Agricultural Extension and Development Communication
• MPhil Agroforestry
• MPhil Agronomy
• MPhil Agronomy (Crop Physiology)
• For entry requirements, refer to the KNUST University website.
• Contact: admissions@knust.edu.gh

Jamaica, Barbados, Trinidad & Tobago: The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Barbados is offering some courses and more such as:

• MA Caribbean Studies*
• MA Creative Arts
• MA Global African Studies
• MA Heritage Studies
• MA History
• MA Linguistics
• Master of Education
• Master of Laws (General, Corporate & Commercial Law, Intellectual Property Law, Legislative Drafting, or Public Law)
• Applicants are required to submit a university application at the same time as their scholarship application.
• Contact: sgsr@uwimona.edu.jm

Malaysia: Universiti Putra Malaysia is offering these courses that are eligible for the Queen Elizabeth scholarship.

Applicants must have a Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum CGPA of 3.75 and meet the English requirement with a minimum score of 6.0 for IELTS or equivalent.

Ensure that the Masters’s programme you select is a maximum of two years in length and that the course title included in your QECS application matches the course title on the university’s website.

Contact: pg_admission@upm.edu.my

Mauritius: The University of Mauritius is offering a Master of Public Health with the eligibility of obtaining a Queen Elizabeth scholarship.

• Applicants need to have completed an undergraduate degree with at least a Second Class or 50%, whichever is applicable, or a GPA not less than 2.5 out of 4 or equivalent, from a recognized higher education institution. OR alternative qualifications acceptable to the University of Mauritius
• Contact: h.jugoo@uom.ac.mu

Tanzania: The State University of Zanzibar has various courses and more that are eligible for the Queen Elizabeth scholarship:

• MA Education Youth and Gender Development
• MSc Climate Change and Natural Resource
• MSc Information Technology
• Applicants are required to submit a university application at the same time as their scholarship application.

The University entry requirement is a GPA of 3 Minimum. Contact: abdalla.ibrahim@suza.ac.tz

Uganda: Makerere University is offering the following courses and more, With the eligibility for applying for the Queen Elizabeth scholarship:

• MA Gender Studies
• MSc Agribusiness Management
• MSc Civil Engineering
• MSc Food Safety and Quality Management
• MSc Renewable Energy

Applicants are required to submit a university application at the same time as their scholarship application.

• Refer to the Makerere University website 
• Contact: drgtmak@gmail.com 

Note to Applicants: Applicants are to read the application guidance and FAQs carefully before starting an application. The deadline for applications is the 10th of January 2023 at 16:00 UTC.