Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarships (2025-2026) (Fully Funded)

Deadline: January 14, 2025

About the scholarship

The Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarships (QECS) are a prestigious and highly competitive opportunity for students from low and middle-income Commonwealth countries to pursue postgraduate study in a range of disciplines at participating universities across the Commonwealth. The program is designed to foster academic excellence, enhance cross-cultural understanding, and support the development of future leaders who will contribute to the social, economic, and environmental development of their home countries.

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)

Eligibilities

  • Citizens (or those who hold refugee status) in a Commonwealth country are welcome to apply.
  • QECS are for Master’s degrees only.
  • You must have attained a minimum of 2:1 (or equivalent) at undergraduate level to be eligible to apply.

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