Scholarships for Students from the Middle East and North Africa
Middle East and North African applicants are those normally residing in Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Islamic Republic of Iran, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco Oman, Palestinian Territories, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates or Yemen.
Depending on Fee Rate. Includes advanced entry into Year 2 or Year 3.
- Who is Eligible: New undergraduate students studying full-time undergraduate programmes. Exclusions apply.
- Application Process: No application necessary. Awards made automatically to eligible new international students on enrolment.
All scholarships are offered subject to Terms and Conditions.
- Who is Eligible: For new students studying full-time postgraduate taught programmes. Exclusions apply. Excludes Queen's Business School PGT programmes.
- Application Process: No application necessary. Awards made automatically to eligible new international students on enrolment.
All scholarships are offered subject to Terms and Conditions
- Who is Eligible: Applicants from the Middle East and North Africa studying postgraduate taught programmes at Queen's Business School in 2025/26.
- Application Process: No application necessary. Eligible applications will be automatically assessed, and confirmation of your award will be issued shortly after you have received your offer.
All scholarships are offered subject to Terms and Conditions
For your first year of study when enrolling on LLB Law Senior Status.
- Who is Eligible: Students enrolling Autumn 2025 will be automatically assessed for the LLB Law Senior Status Scholarship award.
- Application Process: No application necessary. Students will be automatically assessed for the award.
All scholarships are offered subject to Terms and Conditions.
This award is exclusively for new international students beginning their first year of full-time study on the graduate entry Law Senior Status (LLB HONS) accelerated qualifying law degree at Queen's University Belfast in the academic year 2025/26 who meet the conditions of their academic offer.
No separate application for this scholarship is required. If you are holding an offer for graduate entry Law Senior Status (LLB HONS) accelerated qualifying law degree and meet the criteria as set out in these terms & conditions, you will automatically be awarded the LLB Senior Status International Scholarship upon enrolment.
All eligible international applicants will receive notification either with their offer or shortly after receiving their offer.
For Year 1 of study only
- Who is Eligible: For children, grandchildren or brothers and sisters of Queen’s alumni and current students beginning a full time course at Queen’s University Belfast. Available to eligible international students enrolling on undergraduate, postgraduate taught or postgraduate research programmes. Exclusions apply.
- Application Process: Please contact our International Scholarships team for more information.
Please click here for our terms and conditions and for further information on how to apply.
The scholarship may only be claimed by students whose sibling, parent or grandparent is currently pursuing, or has already completed, a programme at Queen's University Belfast, including completion of an exchange or Study Abroad programme.
Stepchildren and step siblings may also be eligible.
Students wishing to avail of the Queen’s Family Scholarship may be required to provide additional verification of their relationship to the current Queen’s University Belfast student or Queen’s University Belfast Alumni through whom they are claiming the Scholarship.
For Year 1 of study only
- Who is Eligible: Alumni returning to an eligible programme at Queen's University Belfast. Available to eligible international students returning to study on a full-time undergraduate, postgraduate taught or postgraduate research programme. Exclusions apply.
Please click here to read our terms and conditions and for further information on how to apply.
Undergraduate students must be Exchange, Study Abroad or International Summer School students who have successfully completed their previous programme at the Queen's University Belfast campus.
Postgraduate Taught students must be Queen's University Belfast Alumni, Exchange, Study Abroad, International Summer School or AHSS Winter School students who have successfully completed their previous programme at the Queen's University Belfast campus.
Postgraduate Research students must be Queen's University Belfast Alumni, Exchange, Study Abroad, International Summer School or AHSS Winter School students who have successfully completed their previous programme at the Queen's University Belfast campus.
4 Awards Available
- Who is Eligible: Four exceptional new undergraduate international students enrolling on one of the specified full-time undergraduate programmes will receive this prestigious award.
- Application Process: Video submission and online application required.
Closing date for applications: Friday 06 June 2025 at 15:00 BST.
Please click here to read our terms and conditions and for further information on how to apply.
All scholarships are offered subject to terms and conditions.
Applicants can only apply and be considered for the Vice Chancellor’s International Attainment Scholarship-Undergraduate after they have been offered a place to study on one of the programmes listed below and confirmed Queen’s University Belfast as their FIRM choice by their UCAS deadline. Applications cannot be considered in advance of applicants meeting these two criteria.
- BSc Actuarial Science and Risk Management
- BSc Biochemistry
- BSc Biological Sciences
- BSc Biomedical Science
- BSc Business Management with Placement
- BEng Chemical Engineering
- BSc Chemistry
- BEng Civil Engineering
- BSc Data Science
- BA Education Studies
- BSc Environmental Management
- BSc Food Science & Nutrition
- LLB Law
- LLB Law Senior Status
- BSc Mathematics
- BSc Microbiology
- BSc Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
- BSc Pharmaceutical Sciences
- BSc Physics
Applicants applying for the above named programmes with an additional year in industry are also eligible to apply as are those selecting a 4 or 5 year undergraduate masters programme in the above named programmes.
These applicants should apply through our online form which will be available soon.
4 awards available.
- Who is Eligible: Four exceptional new postgraduate international students enrolling on one of the specified full-time postgraduate taught programmes will receive this prestigious award.
- Application Process: Video submission and online application required.
Closing date for applications: Friday 09 May 2025 at 15:00 BST.
Please click here for our terms and conditions and for further information on how to apply.
A 50% reduction on full tuition fees paid for all years of the programme, up to a maximum of two years will be offered to the successful candidate who will be studying one the following programmes:
- MSc Accounting, Finance and Analytics
- MSc Advanced Architectural Design
- MSc Advanced Food Safety
- MSc Animal Behaviour and Welfare
- MSc Artificial Intelligence
- MA Arts Management
- MSc Bioinformatics & Computational Genomics
- Master of Business Administration MBA
- Master of Business Administration MBA with Internship
- MSc Business Analytics
- MSc (Res) Cancer Medicine
- MSc Climate Change
- MSc Ecological Management & Conservation Biology
- MSc Educational Leadership
- MSc Experimental Medicine
- MPH Global Health
- MSc Industrial Pharmaceutics
- LLM Intellectual Property Law
- LLM International Commercial and Business Law
- LLM Law and Technology
- MSc Marketing
- MA Media and Broadcast Production
- MSc Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
- MSc Net Zero Engineering
- MSc One Health: Parasitology and Infection Biology
- MPH Public History
- MA Teaching English to Speakers of other Languages (TESOL) and Applied Linguistics
Reduction in tuition fees for Year 1
- Who is Eligible: New international students with unconditional offers for the academic year 2025/26 may receive a discount of £1500 when paying their tuition fees in full* by the appropriate deadline.
- Application Process: No application necessary, however students must email proof of payment confirmation to International Scholarships by the appropriate deadlines.
All scholarships are offered subject to Terms and Conditions.
A £1500 reduction in tuition fees is available to new international students beginning a full-time course in the academic year 2024/25 who hold an unconditional offer and pay tuition fees less any International Office awards including the Early Confirmation Award by the following deadlines:
- Undergraduate unconditional offer holders 31 August 2025
- Postgraduate Taught unconditional offer holders 31 July 2025
- Postgraduate Research unconditional offer holders before the start date given in their offer letter
Who is Eligible: 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 in September 2022 or September 2023.
Exclusions apply.
Eligible students who achieve a 75% GPA in the academic year 2024/25 will be awarded a merit-based award of £2000 in the subsequent academic year (unless on placement, whereby the award will be made the following year).
Students who maintain a minimum GPA of 75% may receive this award in consecutive years.
Application Process: No application necessary. Awards made automatically to eligible new international students on enrolment.
All scholarships are offered subject to Terms and Conditions.
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 the terms & conditions, you will automatically be awarded a Queen’s Excellence Award following enrolment in the next year of your undergraduate programme. Notifications are normally issued during August and if eligible your award will be credited to your tuition fee account in September.
Who is Eligible: This merit-based award is exclusive to International Students who commenced a full-time undergraduate programme at the Queen’s University Belfast campus in September 2024 or September 2025.
Exclusions apply.
Eligible students who achieve a 60% GPA in the academic year 2024/25 will be awarded a merit-based award of £3000 in the subsequent academic year (unless on placement, whereby the award will be made the following year).
Students who maintain a minimum GPA of 60% may receive this award in consecutive years.
Application Process: No application necessary. Awards made automatically to eligible new international students on enrolment.
All scholarships are offered subject to Terms and Conditions.
No separate application for this scholarship is required. If you achieve a 60% GPA at the end of the academic year and meet the eligibility criteria as set out in the terms & conditions, you will automatically be awarded a Queen’s Excellence Award following enrolment in the next year of your undergraduate programme. Notifications are normally issued during August and if eligible your award will be credited to your tuition fee account in September.