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Queen’s Excellence Award
Deadline: Not specified
Level of Study
Undergraduate
Country Group
International
Funding Amount
£2000
Application Status
Open

Eligibility summary

  • Level of StudyUndergraduate

Overview

This merit-based award is exclusive to International Students who commenced a full-time and full duration undergraduate programme at the Queen’s University Belfast campus from September 2021.

Eligible students who achieve a 75% GPA in an academic year will be awarded a merit-based award following enrolment at the start of the subsequent academic year, with the exception of those who have programmes involving a placement year. Placement year students will receive their award following enrolment in the next academic year at which they will be studying at the Queen’s University Belfast campus.

Exceptional students who maintain a minimum GPA of 75% may receive this award in consecutive years.

Further Information

No separate application for this scholarship is required. If you achieve a 75% GPA at the end of the academic year and meet the eligibility criteria as set out in these terms & conditions, you will automatically be awarded a Queen’s Excellence Award following enrolment in the next year of your undergraduate programme.

Please read the terms and conditions carefully to establish your eligibility.

Any questions may be directed to internationalscholarships@qub.ac.uk

Funding Towards

Tuition Fees

Funding Amount

£2000

The award is paid only as a discount from tuition fees, no cash alternative is available.

Where a student achieves a GPA of at least 75% in the final year of their programme, the Queen’s Excellence Award will not be applied in the subsequent year, since no further full annual tuition fees are payable

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Queen’s Excellence Award

Terms and Conditions
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TERMS AND CONDITIONS

  1. The Queen's Excellence Award is exclusive to international students who commenced a full-time and full duration undergraduate programme at the Queen’s University Belfast campus from September 2021. Exclusions apply – see point 13 below
  2. The Queen's Excellence Award is exclusive to students on eligible full duration* undergraduate programmes. *Full duration requires students to have commenced Year 1 of their studies at level 1.
  3. Students from International Year One or articulation partnership agreements or similar are not eligible for this award.
  4. Students must achieve a GPA of at least 75% in an eligible full-time and full duration undergraduate programme in an academic year at the Queen’s University Belfast campus to receive the award following enrolment in the next academic year
  5. Where a student achieves a GPA of at least 75% in the final year of their programme, the Queen’s Excellence Award will not be applied in the subsequent year, since no further full annual tuition fees are payable.
  6. Eligible students will have achieved a GPA of at least 75%. There will be no rounding up of GPA percentages.
  7. Students who are required to take resits and subsequently achieve a GPA of 75% or above will not be eligible for this award.
  8. Students studying a programme which includes a placement will have the award paid at the start of the next academic year at which they will be studying at the Queen’s University Belfast campus.
  9. The Queen’s Excellence Award may be awarded more than once in the course of an eligible undergraduate programme. Exceptional students who maintain a minimum GPA of 75% may receive this award in consecutive years.
  10. Students must be classified as international fee-paying students paying the full international tuition fee rate in order to be considered for this discount. Students paying NI or GB fees are not eligible for the Queen’s Excellence Award.
  11. The £2000 award is deducted from gross tuition fees upon enrolment in the subsequent academic year to which the Excellence Award was achieved. No cash alternative is available.
  12. Students must be self-funded.
  13. The following programmes are excluded from eligibility for the Queen’s Excellence Award:
    > Undergraduate: Medicine, Dentistry, Agricultural Technology, Theology, LLB Senior Status
    > ALL Distance Learning programmes, foundation degree programmes and non-standard fee courses, including part-time programmes.
  14. Students must request authorisation from the International Office before making any changes to their programme of study. Where changes are made without authorisation being granted, the scholarship may be withdrawn, and students may be required to repay the scholarship in full.
  15. International scholarships cannot be used in conjunction with any other University scholarship.
  16. The University is unable to consider requests for increased and/or further funding. The amount of scholarship offered is non-negotiable.
  17. The University reserves the right to vary all or any scholarship awards, discounts and regulations at its sole discretion.

    Eligibility

    TERMS AND CONDITIONS

    1. The Queen's Excellence Award is exclusive to international students who commenced a full-time and full duration undergraduate programme at the Queen’s University Belfast campus from September 2021. Exclusions apply – see point 13 below
    2. The Queen's Excellence Award is exclusive to students on eligible full duration* undergraduate programmes. *Full duration requires students to have commenced Year 1 of their studies at level 1.
    3. Students from International Year One or articulation partnership agreements or similar are not eligible for this award.
    4. Students must achieve a GPA of at least 75% in an eligible full-time and full duration undergraduate programme in an academic year at the Queen’s University Belfast campus to receive the award following enrolment in the next academic year
    5. Where a student achieves a GPA of at least 75% in the final year of their programme, the Queen’s Excellence Award will not be applied in the subsequent year, since no further full annual tuition fees are payable.
    6. Eligible students will have achieved a GPA of at least 75%. There will be no rounding up of GPA percentages.
    7. Students who are required to take resits and subsequently achieve a GPA of 75% or above will not be eligible for this award.
    8. Students studying a programme which includes a placement will have the award paid at the start of the next academic year at which they will be studying at the Queen’s University Belfast campus.
    9. The Queen’s Excellence Award may be awarded more than once in the course of an eligible undergraduate programme. Exceptional students who maintain a minimum GPA of 75% may receive this award in consecutive years.
    10. Students must be classified as international fee-paying students paying the full international tuition fee rate in order to be considered for this discount. Students paying NI or GB fees are not eligible for the Queen’s Excellence Award.
    11. The £2000 award is deducted from gross tuition fees upon enrolment in the subsequent academic year to which the Excellence Award was achieved. No cash alternative is available.
    12. Students must be self-funded.
    13. The following programmes are excluded from eligibility for the Queen’s Excellence Award:
      > Undergraduate: Medicine, Dentistry, Agricultural Technology, Theology, LLB Senior Status
      > ALL Distance Learning programmes, foundation degree programmes and non-standard fee courses, including part-time programmes.
    14. Students must request authorisation from the International Office before making any changes to their programme of study. Where changes are made without authorisation being granted, the scholarship may be withdrawn, and students may be required to repay the scholarship in full.
    15. International scholarships cannot be used in conjunction with any other University scholarship.
    16. The University is unable to consider requests for increased and/or further funding. The amount of scholarship offered is non-negotiable.
    17. The University reserves the right to vary all or any scholarship awards, discounts and regulations at its sole discretion.
    Funding Type

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    Fee Status

    International

    Country Group

    International

    Study Level

    Undergraduate

    Start Date

    Wed, 01 Sep 2021 11:36:00 BST

    How to Apply

    No separate application for this scholarship is required. If you achieve a 75% GPA at the end of the academic year and meet the eligibility criteria as set out in these terms & conditions, you will automatically be awarded a Queen’s Excellence Award following enrolment in the next year of your undergraduate programme.

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