A number of University Studentships for full time PhD research are normally available each year.  These awards are available for specific research areas. Please click here for the breakdown of awards by school for 2013-14. Further details are advertised on School websites.  UK, EU and international applicants are eligible to apply.  The studentship may cover the payment of full tuition fees and a maintenance allowance of £13,720 per annum (2013-14 rate).

Please click on the link to download the University Research Studentship Guidelines.

This Studentship will cover the payment of full tuition fees and a maintenance allowance of £13,726 pa (2013-14 rate).  Click above for further guidelines.

2013-14 AHRC Competition is now open.

Students who want to apply for postgraduate research (PhD) or taught study (Masters) in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences may apply via Queen's for AHRC funding.  For details of the application process, including further details re: areas, eligibility criteria etc. please click AHRC Studentships.

Depending on eligibility EU applicants for AHRC may be eligible for a Fees Only award (which covers tuition fees only) or a Full award which covers tuition fees and maintenance.  A Fees Only AHRC award may be available for those applicants who do not satisfy the criteria concerning three years residency in the UK.

Please click to download the  DEL Research Guidelines 2013-14.  The eligibility criteria are applicable to all three DEL research awards: DEL research studentships, DEL CAST and DEL Programme for Government (PfG) studentships.

To apply for a DEL award, please fill out the Online Combined Application for Admission and Award.

DEL Research Studentships

These are funded by the Department for Employment and Learning (DEL) and are offered in most Schools for full time PhD research.  Please check the relevant School website for details of potential projects.  The studentship may cover maintenance and fees for a maximum of three years.

• UK residents: fees plus maintenance. 
• Other EU residents: fees only. 
  For further details re eligibility criteria (including academic, citizenship and residency criteria) please click on the DEL Research Eligibility Guidance Notes above.

DEL Co-operative Awards in Science and Technology (CAST)

DEL Co-operative Awards in Science and Technology (CAST) awards are for specific research projects in collaboration with an industrial sponsor in the following Schools / areas: Biomedical Sciences in School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, School of Biological Sciences , School of Pharmacy , School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering , School of Planning, Architectures and Civil Engineering , School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science , School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and the School of Mathematics and Physics . 

Please check the School websites above for details concerning potential DEL CAST studentships.
Please note that to apply for this award you must use the Online Combined Admission and Award form. 
Depending on eligibility a DEL CAST studentship may cover fees and a maintenance allowance.  In addition a CAST studentship may also include a contribution from the industrial collaborating body.

UK residents*: may be eligible for a Full award which covers tuition fees and maintenance.
EU residents*: may be eligible for a Fees only award which only covers tuition fees (there is no maintenance)
*NB there are also citizenship / nationality criteria applicable. 

Please note there is no separate allocation for DEL CAST awards.  The School may convert a DEL award into a DEL CAST award where industrial sponsorship is available.  The usual DEL terms and conditions are applicable.

For further details re eligibility criteria (including academic, citizenship and residency criteria) please click on the DEL Research Guidelines 2013-14.

Some Schools in Queen's may have studentships / bursaries available outside the centrally allocated awards.   Applicants should ensure that they check the School websites for details of available School funding.

Click to find out about School of Nursing and Midwifery Scholarships.

The scholarships are offered by Universities Ireland, which promotes collaboration between universities in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, and the Joint Business Council of the Confederation of British Industry (NI) and the Irish Business and Employers Confederation, which promotes North-South business cooperation.

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For further information, contact Patricia McAllister, Administrator, Universities Ireland, The Centre for Cross Border Studies, 39 Abbey Street, Armagh BT61 7EB.

Tel: 028-37-511550 (048 from Republic of Ireland) or E-mail: p.mcallister@qub.ac.uk

Please address queires about eligibility to Andy Pollak, Secretary, Universities Ireland, The Centre for Cross Border Studies, 39 Abbey Street, Armagh BT61 7EB.

Tel: 028-37-511550 (048 from Republic of Ireland) or E-mail: a.pollak@qub.ac.uk

Applicants must be graduates of Queen's University Belfast and eligible to be members of Convocation. Applicants must also already be accepted to study for a postgraduate research qualification (PhD, MSc and MPhil) at Queen's University in any discipline.

The student is open to full-time postgraduate students only. The studentship can only be awarded to an applicant not already holding any other form of award for their postgraduate studies.

Applicants must hold a good honours degree (minimum standard 2.1 or above) and should complete an application form which can be downloaded from below, or the Convocation Website or by contacting the Clerk of Convocation at the address below.

The deadline for applications is 5pm on 31 August. All applications should be submitted to the Clerk of Convocation (Dr H. Anderson), c/o School of Pharmacy, Queen's University Belfast, Medical Biology Centre, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast, BT9 7BL

Convocation Studentship application form

• ARE YOU A QUEEN'S GRADUATE?
• ARE YOU UNDERTAKING RESEARCH OR OTHER ADVANCED WORK OF A LITERARY, HISTORICAL, LEGAL, LINGUISTIC, ANTHROPOLOGICAL OR SOCIOLOGICAL NATURE?
• WOULD YOU LIKE AN EXTRA £650?

If you answered 'YES' to all 3 questions, you could be in line for a Sir Robert Hart Scholarship.

Preference will be given to applicants whose work is connected with the Far East.

The Scholarship is open to both full-time and part-time students. It may be held with any other studentship or scholarship of the University.

To apply: please click on the application form below. 

Completed application forms should be returned to:

Postgraduate Student Support
International & Postgraduate Student Centre
Queen's University Belfast
University Road
Belfast, BT7 1NN
Northern Ireland

The closing date for receipt of applications is Friday 12 April 2013 at 4pm.

These studentships were founded in 1943 under the will of Sir Joseph Larmor, FRS, for the purpose of augmenting the emoluments otherwise held by specially deserving students. They have since been supplemented from University funds and are therefore now called Larmor-University Awards.

To be eligible for consideration, candidates must meet the following criteria:

(i) have obtained, not more than three years previously, a good honours degree from any institution; and
(ii) hold another award from the University or from some other source; and
(iii) be enrolled or intend to enrol at Queen's as full-time or part-time postgraduate students for research on an approved course.

Students who have not yet fulfilled all the conditions of eligibility but who expect to do so before the date upon which the studentships will be awarded are encouraged to apply.

The value of the award will depend on the funds available, but will be such that, when added to the other awards held, the total does not exceed the value of a government-financed postgraduate studentship. In recent years the awards have been in the region of £2,000 - £3,000.

To apply: please click on the application form below.

Completed application forms should be returned to:

Postgraduate Student Support
International & Postgraduate Student Centre
Queen's University Belfast
University Road
Belfast, BT7 1NN
Northern Ireland

The closing date for receipt of applications is Friday 12 April 2013 at 4pm.

Larmour University Application Form

The Higginson Leadership Award was founded by a gift in 1954 from Wing-Commander John S Higginson, MA, CBE, OBE, who lived at Ballyward Lodge near Castlewellan in Co Down.  Wing-Commander Higginson was an RAF veteran of the Second World War, whose post-war activities became increasingly philanthropic in nature, focusing in particular on improving services and facilities for the youth of Northern Ireland.   Wing-Commander Higginson died in November 2000, but the award has been re-launched by his nephew and heir Andrew Higginson OBE, who has assumed the role of Trustee.  Andrew Higginson is Director of Higginson Associates Ltd, London-based Consultants in Conflict Resolution, Disaster Relief and Humanitarian Assistance.

The purpose of the award is to encourage a sense of social responsibility and inspirational leadership among students and alumni of the University, and to support stand alone activities or ventures, rather than participation in existing projects, which will demonstrate initiative and the ability to inspire or act as a role model for others.  Preference will be given to projects or proposals involving developmental or humanitarian aid overseas, in a post-conflict environment.  

Applicants must either be enrolled Queen’s students or Queen's alumni at the time of application.  

Awards made are normally in the region of £300 - £1800.

Students who have received the Higginson Leadership Award in recent years have led teams on projects to build resource centres and help impoverished communities in Romania, Kenya, Bolivia, Thailand, and Uganda.

Completed application forms, with references, should be returned to the Student Guidance Centre, Queen’s University Belfast, University Road, Belfast, BT7 1NN by 4.30pm on Wednesday, 25 April 2013.  You may be called for interview and you will be notified of the date in advance.

Further details and application forms may be downloaded from the here or obtained by emailing a request to sgc@qub.ac.uk.