Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarships 2023

Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarships (QECS) are offered by Commonwealth countries for two-year Master's degrees. Scholarship benefits cover full tuition and living expenses, return air tickets, settlement allowance, research support grant, and research support grant.

This scholarship is a fully funded master's or doctoral degree scholarship. Master's degrees are available in almost every field/major in Commonwealth countries, including Medicine, Life Sciences, Engineering, Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Arts and Humanities. University scholarships are available in Malaysia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Eswatini, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Jamaica, Barbados, Trinidad & Tobago, Tanzania, and Uganda.

Applications are open until 10th January, 16:00 UTC, 2023.

The following universities offer the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship

COMSATS University Islamabad
University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
University Of Eswatini, Eswatini
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana
The University of the West Indies, Mona
The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus
UWI St. Augustine
Universiti Putra Malaysia
Universiti Malaya, Malaysia
University of Mauritius, Mauritius
State University of Zanzibar, Tanzania
Makerere University, Uganda

What does the scholarship cover?

Tuition fees that are fully funded
A living allowance (stipend) for the duration of the award
Flights back to the host country in economy
A one-time allowance for arrivals
Applicants must request and receive approval for a Research Support Grant

How to apply:

Choose the university you want to apply to from the list of universities. Create a profile, submit the online form, and save a copy of your login credentials.
Commonwealth will make the final selection after the university nominates you for this scholarship
The English language test can be exempted, so apply for it. However, you can email the individual universities before applying if you have any queries.

For more information about applying online, visit: https://www.acu.ac.uk/funding-opportunities/for-students/scholarships/queen-elizabeth-commonwealth-scholarships/