Which scholarships are available?

• I am a POSTGRADUATE TAUGHT applicant which scholarships are available to me?

  For new Postgraduate Taught applicants we offer the International Office Postgraduate Taught Scholarship*.

  Applicants who have previously completed a full degree programme, Study Abroad, exchange programme, Summer or AHSS Winter School can apply for the Queen's Loyalty Scholarship.

  If your parents or siblings are currently studying or completed a full degree programme at the Belfast campus you can apply for the Queen's Family Scholarship.

  The Vice Chancellor's International Attainment Scholarship  offers 4 awards for Postgraduate Taught applicants. 

  Where eligible the Early Bird Reward can be combined to increase your discount.

   

  *International Office Postgraduate Taught Scholarship is not available for Queen's Management School Postgraduate Taught programmes. 

  All awards are made subject to terms and conditions.

• How do I apply for International Office Scholarships?

  No application is required for the International Office Postgraduate Taught 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. If you are eligible we will notify you by email within a few days of receiving 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 at Taught Master's Scholarships.

   

  All awards are made subject to terms and conditions.

• What is the value of International Office Scholarships available for a postgraduate taught classroom based fee rate 1 programme?

  International Office Postgraduate Taught Scholarship reduction on tuition fees of £2000* for eligible Fee Rate 1 programmes

  Vice-Chancellor's International Attainment Scholarship 50% reduction on tuition fees for all years of your programme

  Queen's Loyalty Scholarship or Queen's Family Scholarship 20% reduction* on tuition fees

  Early Bird Reward 10% discount* on net tuition fees

  * year 1 only

   

  Scholarship values for undergraduate students paying full Fee Rate 1 international tuition fees (CLASSROOM based) £17,700

  Award	VALUE		TOTAL VALUE	TOTAL PAYABLE
  	Fee Rate 1 Scholarship	Fee Rate 1 Early Bird Reward	Fee Rate 1  Scholarship + Early Bird Reward	Fee Rate 1 Tuition fees - scholarship and Early Bird Reward
  International Office Postgraduate Scholarship	£2000	£1570	£3570	£14130
  Queen's Loyalty Scholarship	£3540	£1416	£4956	£12528
  Queen's Family Scholarship	£3540	£1416	£4956	£12528
  Vice Chancellor's International Attainment Scholarship	£8850	£885	£9735	£7965

   

    All awards are offered subject to terms and conditions

• What is the value of International Office Scholarships available for a postgraduate taught laboratory based fee rate 2 programme?

  International Office Postgraduate Taught Scholarship reduction on tuition fees of £3000* for eligible Fee Rate 2 programmes

  Vice-Chancellor's International Attainment Scholarship 50% reduction on tuition fees for all years of your programme

  Queen's Loyalty Scholarship or Queen's Family Scholarship 20% reduction* on tuition fees

  Early Bird Reward 10% discount* on net tuition fees

  * year 1 only

   

  Scholarship values for postgraduate taught students paying full Fee Rate 2 international tuition fees (LABORATORY based) £21,400

  Award	VALUE		TOTAL VALUE	TOTAL PAYABLE
  	Fee Rate 2 Scholarship	Fee Rate 2 Early Bird Reward	Fee Rate 2  Scholarship + Early Bird Reward	Fee Rate 2 Tuition Fees – Scholarship + Early Bird Reward
  International Office Postgraduate Taught Scholarship	£3000	£1840	£4840	£16560
  Queen's Loyalty Scholarship	£4280	£1712	£5992	£15408
  Queen's Family Scholarship	£4280	£1712	£5992	£15408
  Vice Chancellor's International Attainment Scholarship	£10700	£1070	£11770	£9630

   

   

   All awards are offered subject to terms and conditions

   

   

• Do all postgraduate taught programmes receive International Office Scholarships?

   The following programmes are excluded from eligibility for the International Office Postgraduate Taught Scholarship:
   

  • PG Certificate Programmes
  • PG Diploma Programmes
  • MTh Theology
  • All Queen's Management Postgraduate Taught programmes
  • All Distance Learning Programmes
  • Foundation Degree Programmes
  • Non-standard fee courses including part-time programmes

Queen's Management School

• Are there any scholarships available for Queen's Management School programmes?

  There are 3 new awards for 2021/22.

  Queen’s Management School Scholarship PGT 2021

  Queen’s Management School China Scholarship 2021

  Queen's Management School North America Scholarship 2021

• I'm not eligible for the Queen's Management School Scholarships, are there any other awards available?

  Queen's Management School applicants may apply for the Vice-Chancellor's International Attainment Scholarship and the Early Bird Reward

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Early Bird Reward

• What is the Early Bird Reward?

  The Early Bird Reward is a 10% waiver on net tuition fees for new international students who have an unconditional offer and pay 90% of net tuition fees by the 30 June 2021 deadline.

   

   

   

• How do I qualify for the Early Bird Reward?

  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 by 30 June 2021
  • Pay 90% of your net tuition fees by 30 June 2021 
• What are the deadlines for the Early Bird Reward?

  Postgraduate Taught students must pay 90% of their Year 1 fees by 30 June 2021.

• When will I receive my Early Bird Reward?

  Contact internationalscholarships@qub.ac.uk with your proof of payment and we will credit your Early Bird Reward to your tuition fee account. If you fail to notify internationalscholarships@qub.ac.uk we cannot award your Early Bird Reward.

   

• How much do I need to pay to qualify for the Early Bird Reward?

  The tables below may be helpful but if you are still unclear as to how much you should pay please contact international scholarships 

   

  Fee Rate 1 tuition fees payable with award of International Office Scholarship and Early Bird Reward

  Fee Rate 1 Tuition fees	£17,400.00
  International Office Scholarship	(£2,000.00)
  Early Bird Reward 10% discount	(£1,540.00)
  Tuition fees payable (if paid by 30 June 2021)	£13,860.00

   

  Fee Rate 2 tuition fees payable with award of International Office Scholarship and Early Bird Reward

  Fee Rate 2 Gross Tuition fees	£21,400.00
  International Office Scholarship	(£3,000.00)
  Early Bird Reward 10% discount	(£1,840.00)
  Tuition fees payable (if paid by 30 June 2021)	£16,560.00

Vice Chancellor's International Attainment Scholarship

• 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 of 10 May 2021.

  Postgraduate Taught - apply here

   

• 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.

• What is the value of the Vice Chancellor's International Attainment Scholarship?

  The Vice Chancellor's International Attainment Scholarship will provide 50% of the cost of tuition fees and is awarded each year for up to a maximum of two years.

   

• How many awards are there?

  The Vice Chancellor's International Attainment Scholarship offers:

  4 awards for postgraduate taught students

   

• 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

   

   

   

• What is the deadline for applications for the Vice Chancellor's International Attainment Scholarship?

  For postgraduate taught applicants the deadline for the Vice Chancellor's International Attainment Scholarship is 23:59 BST 10 May 2021.

  You must have submitted your video, online application and firmly accepted your offer by this deadline.

  Please ensure you leave adequate time to submit your video as these can take some time to forward during busy periods. If we receive your video after the deadline it will not be considered.

  If you have not firmly accepted your offer by the deadline your application for the Vice Chancellor's International Attainment Scholarship will not be considered.

• How will I know I've been awarded the Vice Chancellor's International Attainment Scholarship?

  This is a competitive process and not all applications will be successful.

  A panel of academics from all 3 faculties sit in early July 2021 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 mid July 2021 you may assume you have been unsuccessful. 

General

• 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

• 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.

• Can I use my International Office scholarship as my deposit?

  International Office scholarships cannot be used in lieu of any required deposit and 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 Postgraduate Taught Scholarship - no application is needed.

• 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?

  International Office scholarships are available to new students and are paid for your first year of study only. 

  All scholarships are for your first year of study only with the exception of the Vice Chancellor's International Attainment Scholarship which is paid for all years of your programme.

   

  Terms and condiions 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.