Further Information

One or more awards will be available in any one year, as funds permit. Any contribution towards fees will take into account the applicant's mode of study and financial circumstances, while awards for travel will not exceed the normal maximum travel scholarship award.

For 2024-25 there will be five Alumni Postgraduate Research Scholarships awarded of £1,000 each maximum.

Funding Towards

Financial Difficulties, Living Costs / Stipend, Miscellaneous, Training and Development, Travel Costs, Tuition Fees

Funding Body

Queen’s University Belfast and the Bank of Ireland

Funding Amount

5 x £1,000 awards

£1,000

Number of Awards

5

Funding Body

Queen’s University Belfast and the Bank of Ireland

Relevant Links for More Information

Guidance notes for completing the application.

Terms and Conditions

Eligibility

To be eligible for consideration, a candidate must: 

• be an alumni or child of an alumni of Queen’s University Belfast. Note an alumni is defined as a student who has completed an undergraduate or postgraduate degree course at Queen’s University Belfast; and
• have obtained an Upper Second Class Honours degree from a University in the UK or Ireland, or qualifications deemed by the University to be equivalent to that standard; and
• be enrolled at Queen's as a full-time or part-time postgraduate research student for 2024-25.

 

Preference may be given to postgraduate students who can evidence childcare costs. It is the applicant’s responsibility before applying to check the potential impact on any benefits or loans they currently receive if they are awarded this scholarship.

Awards are made for one year initially and may be renewed annually up to a maximum of two times. Candidates will be required to re-apply each year.

Funding Type

Help with current course

Fee Status

Any

Nationality

All

Study Level

Postgraduate Research

Start Date

Fri, 16 May 2025 11:39:00 BST

Close Date

Mon, 09 Jun 2025 23:59:00 BST

Contact Us

Email the Postgraduate Awards team at pgawards@qub.ac.uk 

How to Apply

Candidates must complete an online application (link below) and submit by the deadline specified. References may be requested. Candidates are required to provide details of two referees on the application form.   

 

Applicants will be asked to outline the intended use of the Alumni Postgraduate scholarship and the anticipated/added benefit to their research and/or ability to undertake research.

 

The Head of Postgraduate Student Services or nominee will covene a panel to assess applications.  Eligible applications will be considered according to the following criteria:

• Evidence of financial need.
• Proposed use of award.
• Additional context (e.g. childcare responsibilities).
• Academic merit, including previous academic performance.

 

Click here to access the Application Form.

Guidance notes for completing the application form is available here.

 

Candidates will be notified of outcomes week commencing Monday 30 June 2025

 

The Postgraduate Scholarships Complaints and Appeals process can be found here.