This information applies only to UNDERGRADUATE awards offered to international students from SOUTH ASIA paying the full international tuition fee rate and joining the University in the academic year 2022/23. If there are any questions we haven't covered please contact us.
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I will be a new UNDERGRADUATE applicant from South Asia - which scholarships are available?
International Office Undergraduate Scholarship - For all* new undergraduate applicants NO application required.
Queen's Loyalty Scholarship - Application required.
Queen's Family Scholarship - Application required.
Vice Chancellor's International Attainment Scholarship - Application required.
Early Confirmation Award - Can be combined with another International Office administered scholarship to increase the value of your award.
LLB Senior Status Scholarship- No application required.
India Academic Excellence Award- Application required. For students from specified schools only.
Exceptions apply to all awards, please check the terms and conditions.
*Most programmes are eligible but the following programmes are excluded :
- Undergraduate: Medicine, Dentistry, Agricultural Technology and Theology.
- ALL Distance Learning programmes, foundation degree programmes and non-standard fee courses, including part-time programmes.
- How do I apply for International Office Scholarships for undergraduates?
No application is required for the International Office Undergraduate Scholarship or the LLB Senior Status Scholarship We will automatically assess your application and if you are eligible we will issue confirmation of your award shortly after you've received your offer.
Contact us at internationalscholarships@qub.ac.uk quoting your name and application reference if you haven't received confirmation.
All other awards require you to make an application but you should only do this after you have been offered a place to study on your chosen programme.
Links to application forms can be found below:
Vice Chancellor's International Attainment Scholarship
India Academic Excellence Award
All awards are made subject to terms and conditions.
- What are the values of International Office Scholarships available for an undergraduate classroom based fee rate 1 programme?
Fee rate 1 programmes are classroom based and have a tuition fee of £17,900 for 2022/23
International Office Undergraduate Scholarship offers £2500 for eligible Fee Rate 1 Programmes for your first year of study.
Vice Chancellor's International Attainment Scholarship offers 50% reduction on tuition fees for all years of your programme.
Queen's Loyalty Scholarship or Queen's Family Scholarship offers 20% reduction on tuition fees for your first year of study.
Early Confirmation Award a £1500 reduction on tuition fees for unconditional offer holders paying net tuition fees by the deadline.
LLB Senior Status Scholarship a fee reduction of £4000 for your first year of study.
India Academic Excellence Award a fee reduction of £7500 for your first year of study.
All awards are made subject to terms and conditions.
Scholarship values for undergraduate students paying full Fee Rate 1 international tuition fees (CLASSROOM based) £17,900 Award
VALUE
TOTAL VALUE
TOTAL PAYABLE
Fee Rate 1 Scholarship
Early Confirmation Award
Fee Rate 1 Scholarship + Early Confirmation Award
Fee Rate 1 Tuition fees - scholarship and Early Confirmation Award
International Office Undergraduate Scholarship
£2500
£1500
£4000
£13900
Queen's Loyalty Scholarship
£3580
£1500
£5080
£12820
Queen's Family Scholarship
£3580
£1500
£5080
£12820
Vice Chancellor's International Attainment Scholarship
£8950
£1500
£10450
£7450
LLB Senior Status Scholarship
£4000
£1500
£5500
£12,400
India Academic Excellence Award
£7500
£1500
£9000
£8900
- What are the values of International Office Scholarships available for an undergraduate laboratory based fee rate 2 programme?
Fee rate 2 programmes are laboratory based and have a tuition fee of £22,000 for 2022/23
International Office Undergraduate Scholarship offers £3000 for eligible Fee Rate 2 Programmes for your first year of study.
Vice Chancellor's International Attainment Scholarship offers 50% reduction on tuition fees for all years of your programme.
Queen's Loyalty Scholarship or Queen's Family Scholarship offers 20% reduction on tuition fees for your first year of study.
Early Confirmation Award a £1500 reduction on tuition fees for unconditional offer holders paying net tuition fees by the deadline.
India Academic Excellence Award a fee reduction of £7500 for your first year of study.
All awards are made subject to terms and conditions.
Scholarship values for undergraduate students paying full Fee Rate 2 international tuition fees (LABORATORY based) £22,000 Award
VALUE
TOTAL VALUE
TOTAL PAYABLE
Fee Rate 2 Scholarship
Early Confirmation Award
Fee Rate 2 Scholarship + Early Confirmation Award
Fee Rate 2 Tuition fees - scholarship and Early Confirmation Award
International Office Undergraduate Scholarship
£3000
£1500
£4500
£17500
Queen's Loyalty Scholarship
£4400
£1500
£5900
£16100
Queen's Family Scholarship
£4400
£1500
£5900
£16100
Vice Chancellor's International Attainment Scholarship
£11000
£1500
£12500
£9500
India Academic Excellence Award
£7500
£1500
£9000
£13000
- Do all undergraduate programmes receive International Office Undergraduate Scholarships?
Most programmes are eligible but the following programmes are excluded :
Undergraduate: Medicine, Dentistry, Agricultural Technology, Theology
ALL Distance Learning programmes, foundation degree programmes and non-standard fee courses, including part-time programmes.
Early Confirmation Award
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What is the Early Confirmation Award?
The Early Confirmation Award is a £1500 tuition fee discount for new international students who have an unconditional offer and pay tuition fees in full* by the specified deadline.
*Deduct the £1500 Early Confirmation Award and any other scholarship which has been confirmed by the International Office
- How do I qualify for the Early Confirmation Award?
You must comply with all the following conditions by the appropriate deadline:
- Be a new student enrolling at Queen's University Belfast for the first time
- Have an unconditional offer
- Pay your tuition fees in full after deducting the £1500 Early Confirmation Award and any other scholarship which has been confirmed by the International Office
- What are the deadlines for the Early Confirmation Award?
The following deadlines apply:
- Undergraduate students must pay 90% of their Year 1 fees by 30 June 2022 or within 5 days* of their offer becoming unconditional; and not later than 23.59 BST on 19 August 2022 to avail of the discount, subject to Terms & Conditions*This is to prevent delays in CAS issuance during the peak period.
- When will I receive my Early Confirmation Award?
Contact internationalscholarships@qub.ac.uk with your proof of payment and we will credit your discount to your tuition fee account. If you fail to notify internationalscholarships@qub.ac.uk we cannot award your discount.
Vice Chancellor's International Attainment Scholarship
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How do I apply for the Vice Chancellor's International Attainment Scholarship?
You must have received an offer of a place to study at the University which you have firmly accepted, completed the online application form and submitted a short video by the deadline.
The selection of our Vice Chancellor's International Attainment Scholars is a competitive process and not all applications will be successful.
- Can I send supporting documents to support my application?
Please do not send references, academic transcripts or any form of supporting documentation with your scholarship application.
Any documents will be deleted and will not be taken into consideration by the panel.
Your application should consist of your online application form and video submission.
- Are there any guidance notes to help with my video?
Your video should outline why you want to come and study at Queen's University Belfast and how you believe your programme of choice will benefit you in your future career aspirations. Please keep to the subject matter, we do not require a list of your academic achievements.
Guidelines
The criteria is not for a high quality video production, you will be judged on the content and the quality of presentation skills only.
- Please ensure that your video is clearly audible.
- If we cannot open your video your submission will not be accepted.
- Please ensure that you clearly identify your submission by including your Queen's University Belfast application reference and your full name on the email which accompanies your video.
- Any videos that exceed the requested length of 2 minutes will NOT be considered.
Please ensure that your video can be opened and viewed by us using VLC media player. VLC media player supports many video file formats, and we would recommend MP4.
We would suggest using the WeTransfer programme to send your video and would ask that you test it to ensure that it can be opened, before sending
- How many awards are there?
The Vice Chancellor's International Attainment Scholarship offers:
4 awards for undergraduate students
- How will I know I've been awarded the Vice Chancellor's International Attainment Scholarship?
A panel of academics from all 3 faculties sit in July 2022 to determine which applications are successful.
We contact the successful candidates by telephone in the first instance.
Please be aware we contact only the successful candidates. If you have not been contacted by the end of July 2022 you may assume you have been unsuccessful.
India Academic Excellence Award 2022
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How do I apply for the India Academic Excellence Award 2022?
You must be a current student or have studied at one of the schools in the list below and have achieved a minimum standard of 85% in CBSE examinations. Eligible students are then required to submit an online application which requires an essay of 750 words explaining why they want to study at Queen's University Belfast and how this programme will help them fulfil their career aspirations:
Name of School
City
Amity School Group, NCR
Delhi/NCR
Assam Valley School, Sontipur
Tezpur
B.D.Somani International School
Mumbai
Candor International School
Bangalore
Chettinad Vidyashram School
Chennai
Chinmaya International Residential School
Coimbatore
CHIREC International
Hyderabad
Choithram International
Indore
Christ PU College
Bangalore
City Montessori School
Lucknow
DAV Public School (Group)
All India
Delhi Public School (Group)
All India
Dhirubhai Ambani International School
Mumbai
D.Y. Patil International School
Mumbai
Emrald Height School
Indore
FIITJEE Junior College
Vijaywada
Genesis Global School, Noida
Delhi/NCR
Good Shepherd International School
Ooty
Hiranandani Upscale School
Chennai
Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet
Hyderabad
Indian Public School (Group)
All India
Indus International School (Group)
All India
Jain International Residential School
Bangalore
Jayshree Periwal International School (IB)
Jaipur
K R Mangalam School Group
Delhi/NCR
Kodaikanal International School
Kodaikonal
La Martiniere School
Kolkata
Lancers International School
Delhi/NCR
Legacy School
Bangalore
Mahatama Gandhi International School
Ahmedabad
Maxfort School
Delhi/NCR
Mayo College for Boys
Ajmer
Modern High School for Girls
Kolkata
Neev Academy
Bangalore
Oakridge International School Group
All India
Pathways School Group, NCR
Delhi/NCR
Podar International School (Group)
All India
Royal Global School
Guwahati
SAI International School
Bhubaneshwar
Shiv Nadar School, NCR
Delhi/NCR
Singapore International School
Mumbai
Sreenidhi International School
Hyderabad
Stanes School
Coimbatore
The Aga Khan Academy
Hyderabad
The British School
Delhi/NCR
The Heritage School (Group)
All India
The International School
Bangalore
The Sri Ram School, Gurgaon
Delhi/NCR
Velammal Group of Schools
Chennai
Vibgyor High School
All India
- Can I send supporting documents to support my application?
Please do not send references, academic transcripts or any form of supporting documentation with your scholarship application.
Any documents will be deleted and will not be taken into consideration.
- How many awards are there?
There are 15 awards available.
Each award offers a discount of £7,500 on your first year tuition fees.
The award can be used with the Early Confirmation Award.
General
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Do you have any full fee scholarships?
We do not offer full fee scholarships but for exceptionally talented undergraduate applicants we offer the Vice Chancellor's International Attainment Scholarship.
This awards a 50% reduction in tuition fees for all years of the programme.
Vice-Chancellor's International Attainment Scholarship
All awards are offered subject to applicants meeting the terms and conditions
- I want to study UG Medicine or UG Dentistry– is there a scholarship for me?
UG Medicine and UG Dentistry are not eligible to receive any awards offered by the International Office.
- When will I receive my scholarship?
All International Office scholarships are awarded as a discount on tuition fees.
This will be credited to your tuition fee account following enrolment.
No cash alternative is available.
- Do I need to provide evidence of my qualifications or references to access International Office Scholarships?
Where you are required to make an online application, academic or professional achievements will not be considered. Any documents, certificates or references attached to any application will be disregarded and deleted.
All applications are assessed on their individual merits and are considered equally.
- When can I apply for International Office Scholarships?
Applicants can only apply and be considered for International Office Scholarships after they have been offered a place to study on their chosen eligible programme.
Where you are required to make an online application, this cannot be considered in advance of you receiving an offer of a place to study your chosen programme.
You will be automatically assessed for the International Office Undergraduate Scholarship - no application is needed.
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My tuition fees are being paid by a sponsor. Will I be awarded a scholarship from the International Office?
If your fees are being paid by a sponsor, this could include your government or a charitable organisation you are not eligible for International Office scholarships. Only self funded international students paying the full international tuition fee rate are eligible for International Office scholarships.
- I have been awarded a scholarship from the Faculty I will be studying with or another part of Queen's University Belfast. Can I use this with my International Office scholarship?
You may apply and/or be considered for more than one award administered by Queen’s University Belfast but if successful would receive only the highest value award with the lower value award cancelled or allocated to another applicant.
- Are there any scholarships available from the International Office for the second or subsequent year of my programme?
The Queen's Excellence Award is a merit-based award is exclusive to new International Students who who will commence a full-time and full duration undergraduate programme in the academic year 2021-22 and then achieve a minimum GPA of 75% in the academic year 2021-22 at Queen's University Belfast. The £2000 award is deducted from gross tuition fees upon enrolment in the subsequent academic year 2022-23.
The International Office Undergraduate Scholarship, Queen's Loyalty Scholarship, Queen's Family Scholarship and the Early Bird Reward are for your first year of study only.
The Vice Chancellor's International Attainment Scholarship is paid for all years of your programme.
Terms and conditions apply
- I am a domestic student from Northern Ireland or United Kingdom can I get a scholarship from the International Office?
Only international students paying the full international tuition fee rate are eligible for International Office scholarships.