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:
Ghana: Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi (KNUST) is offering some of these courses to those eligible for the scholarship:
Jamaica, Barbados, Trinidad & Tobago: The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Barbados is offering some courses and more such as:
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.
Tanzania: The State University of Zanzibar has various courses and more that are eligible for the Queen Elizabeth scholarship:
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:
Applicants are required to submit a university application at the same time as their scholarship application.
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.
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