2023 Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarships (QECS) (Fully Funded)
Deadline: January 10, 2023.
The Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarships (QECS) 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 and 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.
BENEFITS
- Fully-funded tuition fees
- Living allowance (stipend) for duration of award
- Return economy flights to host country
- One-off arrival allowance
- Research Support Grant (on request only; subject to approval)
APPLICATION AND REQUIREMENTS
A. Bangladesh
Please ensure that the Masters that 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.
University entry requirements
4 year Bachelor Degree
Applicants are required to submit a university application at the same time as their scholarship application.
Contact: oia@du.ac.bd
B. Eswatini
University of Eswatini (UNESWA)
- MA History
- Master of Business Administration (MBA)
- Master of Nursing Science in Family Nurse Practice
- MEd Adult Education
- MEd Curriculum and Teaching
- MEd Educational Foundations and Management
- MEd Primary Education
- MSc Agricultural and Applied Economics
- MSc Agricultural Education
- MSc Agricultural Extension
- MSc Animal Science
- MSc Chemistry
- MSc Computational Physics
- MSc Conservation Ecology
- MSc Consumer Science Education
- MSc Crop Protection
- MSc Crop Science
- MSc Environmental Resources Management
- MSc Food Science and Technology
- MSc Horticulture
- MSc Mathematics
- MSc Midwifery
- MSc Textiles
University entry requirements
Bachelor’s degree in a relevant subject area.
Contact: bodlamini@uniswa.sz
C. Ghana
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi (KNUST)
- MArch (Master of Architecture)
- MPhil Agribusiness Management
- MPhil Agricultural Economics
- MPhil Agricultural Extension and Development Communication
- MPhil Agroforestry
- MPhil Agronomy
- MPhil Agronomy (Crop Physiology)
- MPhil Animal Breeding and Genetics
- MPhil Animal Nutrition
- MPhil Aquaculture and Environment
- MPhil Architectural Studies – Two Years
- MPhil Construction Management
- MPhil Crop Protection (Entomology)
- MPhil Crop Protection (Nematology)
- MPhil Crop Protection (Plant Pathology)
- MPhil Crop Protection (Plant Virology)
- MPhil Fisheries Management
- MPhil Fruit Crops Production
- MPhil Landscape Studies
- MPhil Meat Science
- MPhil Natural Resources and Environmental Governance
- MPhil Packaging Technology and Management
- MPhil Plant Breeding
- MPhil Postharvest Technology
- MPhil Procurement Management
- MPhil Reproductive Physiology
- MPhil Seed Science and Technology
- MPhil Silviculture and Forest Management
- MPhil Soil Science
- MPhil Vegetable Crops Production
- MPhil Watershed Management
- MPhil Wildlife and Range Management
- MPhil Wood Science and Technology
- MSc Agribusiness Management
- MSc Agricultural Extension and Development Communication
- MSc Construction Management (One Year)
- MSc Geo-Information Science for Natural Resources Management
- MSc Procurement Management (One Year)
- MSc Project Management (One Year)
University entry requirements
Refer to the KNUST University website.
Contact: admissions@knust.edu.gh
D. Jamaica, Barbados, Trinidad & Tobago
The University of the West Indies
Cave Hill Campus, Barbados:
- 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)
- Master Public Health
- MSc Banking & Finance
- MSc Business Analytics
- MSc Financial and Business Economics
- MSc Financial Management
- MSc Human Resource Management
- MSc Integration Studies
- MSc International Trade Policy
- MSc Investment and Wealth Management
- MSc Labour & Employment Relations
- MSc Marketing
- MSc Natural Resource Management [Specialisations in: (i) Tropical Coastal and Marine Resource Management; (ii) Climate Change; (iii) Water Resources Management; OR (iv) Land Management and Environmental Resilience]
- MSc Nursing
- MSc Renewable Energy Management
- MSc Sport Sciences
Mona Campus, Jamaica:
- MA History
- MA Public History and Caribbean Heritage
- Master of Public Health
- MEd Educational Leadership and Management
- MSc Advanced Electronics Systems
- MSc Agricultural Entrepreneurship
- MSc Development Studies
- MSc Medical Physics
- MSc National Security and Strategic Studies
- MSc Natural Resource Management – Disaster Risk Management
- MSc Natural Resource Management – Integrated Urban and Rural Environmental Management
- MSc Natural Resource Management – Marine and Terrestrial Ecosystem
- MSc Occupational and Environmental Safety and Health
- MSc Renewable Energy Management
- MSc Renewable Energy Technology
- MSc Sports Business Management
- MSc Tourism and Hospitality Management
St. Augustine Campus, Trinidad & Tobago:
- MA History
- Master of Applied Science Electrical & Computer Engineering [Specialisations in (i) Communication Systems; (ii) Control Systems; (iii) Energy Systems; OR (iv) Integrated Systems]
- Master of Laws (General, Corporate & Commercial Law, Intellectual Property Law, Legislative Drafting, Oil & Gas Law, or Public Law)
- MSc Agricultural Economics
- MSc Agri-Food Safety & Quality Assurance
- MSc Biotechnology
- MSc Chemical and Process Engineering
- MSc Chemical and Process Engineering with Environmental Engineering
- MSc Chemical and Process Engineering with Management
- MSc Civil Engineering
- MSc Civil with Environmental Engineering
- MSc Computer Sciences
- MSc Engineering Management
- MSc Food Science and Technology
- MSc Geoinformatics
- MSc Management Studies
- MSc Manufacturing Engineering and Management
- MSc Marketing and Agribusiness
- MSc Mathematics
- MSc Occupational & Environmental Safety & Health
- MSc Petroleum Engineering and Management
- MSc Reservoir Engineering
- MSc Sport Management
- MSc Tourism Development & Management
- MSc Tropical Animal Science and Production
- MSc Tropical Crop Protection
- MSc Urban and Regional Planning
- MSc Value Addition for Food and Nutrition Security
University entry requirements
Refer to the University of the West Indies website.
Applicants are required to submit a university application at the same time as their scholarship application.
Contact: sgsr@uwimona.edu.jm
E. Malaysia
Please ensure that the Masters that 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.
University entry requirements
Applicants must have a Bachelor Degree with minimum CGPA of 3.75 and meet the English requirement with minimum score of 6.0 for IELTS or equivalent.
Contact: pg_admission@upm.edu.my
Please ensure that the Masters that 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.
Applicants are required to submit a university application at the same time as their scholarship application.
University entry requirements
Refer to the University of Malaya website
Contact: study@um.edu.my
F. Mauritius
- Master of Public Health
University entry requirements
General requirements: Successful completion of 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
Medically Qualified Applicants: MBBS, MBChB or equivalent.
Non-Medically Qualified Applicants: An Upper Second Class degree or
equivalent or a BDS degree and two years of experience in public health, health
promotion, health administration, occupational and environmental health
experience, clinical research or other health- related fields. OR alternative qualifications acceptable to the University of Mauritius
Suitable candidates should have a strong academic record with adequate
quantitative skills and a background in medicine, health sciences, biological
sciences or environmental sciences.
Contact: h.jugoo@uom.ac.mu
G. Pakistan
- MS Mathematics
- MS Physics
University entry requirements
Minimum 60% marks in annual system and 2.5/4 CGPA in semester system.
Contact: kmasood@comsats.edu.pk
H. Tanzania
The State University of Zanzibar
- 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.
University entry requirements
GPA of 3 Minimum.
Contact: abdalla.ibrahim@suza.ac.tz
I. Uganda
- 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.
University entry requirements
Refer to Makerere University website
Contact: drgtmak@gmail.com
