Summary

This award is exclusively for students who are a current student or have studied at one of the Eduhive schools listed below and have achieved one the following: 

• Three A levels A,A,B     

OR

• Senior Secondary Graduation Diploma with at least five Bs in acceptable grade 12 courses and 75 - 80% overall.

There are 2 awards are available.

Scholarships are limited to one scholarship opportunity per school.

Online application is required.

Exclusions apply.

Online application is required for this scholarship. Eligible candidates are required to submit an essay of up to 750 words explaining why they want to study at Queen's University Belfast and how this programme will help them fulfil their career aspirations.

Closing date for applications: Friday 07 June 2024 at 15.00 BST.

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All scholarships are offered subject to terms and conditions.

Eligible Schools

• British Columbia Canadian International School (BCCISI) 
• The British School, Alexandria

TERMS & CONDITIONS

1. The Eduhive Academic Excellence Award is exclusively for new international students who are domiciled in Egypt.

2. Applicants must be a student or have studied at one of the above schools and must attain one of the following to be eligible:-

   • Three A level grades- A,A,B
   • Senior Secondary Graduation Diploma with at least five Bs in acceptable grade 12 courses and 75 - 80% overall.
3. Applicants must have firmly accepted an offer for a place on a full-time undergraduate programme at the Queen’s University Belfast campus, starting in the academic year 2024/25 and prior to commencement of study have met any academic and language conditions attached to their offer as stated in their offer letter. Exclusions apply – see point 14 below.
4. Applicants must be classified as international fee-paying students paying the full international tuition fee rate with their domicile being Egypt in order to be considered for this scholarship. Students paying NI or GB fees are not eligible for the Eduhive Academic Excellence Award.
5. Applicants must be ordinarily resident in Egypt.
6. Applicants must attend or have attended one of the schools named in the list of eligible schools.
7. Deadline to apply for Eduhive Academic Excellence Award is 3pm BST 7 June 2024.
8. The scholarship is awarded for the first year of study only and is deducted from gross tuition fees upon enrolment. The scholarship cannot be used in lieu of any required deposit and no cash alternative is available.
9. Any Eduhive Excellence Award is for entry to Queen’s University Belfast in the academic year 2024/25 and cannot be used for 2025/26 entry or any other year.
10. If you wish to defer your entry to the University your scholarship will not be transferred.
11. Students must be self-funded.
12. Where Queen’s University Belfast has agreed discounted tuition fees with partner institutions, those students should contact the International Scholarships team by email on internationalscholarships@qub.ac.uk to confirm their eligibility.
13. If you are in receipt of funding (either tuition fees or tuition fees and living costs) from an external sponsorship body such as Government, a charity or a private organisation you will not be eligible for this award. This excludes students in receipt of educational loans.
14. The following programmes are excluded from eligibility for the Eduhive Academic Excellence Award:
    > Undergraduate: Medicine, Dentistry, Agricultural Technology, Theology
    > ALL Distance Learning programmes, foundation degree programmes and non-standard fee courses, including part-time programmes.
15. Applicants must request authorisation from the International Scholarships team 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.
16. In the event that a student has received scholarship offers for a number of different programmes at Queen’s University Belfast, they will only be able to redeem one scholarship award. This will be the scholarship award for the course onto which they enrol in the 2024/25 academic year.
17. Applicants may apply and/or be considered for more than one award administered by Queen’s University Belfast but if successful would receive the higher of the awards (with the lower value award cancelled or allocated to another applicant).
18. This award cannot be used in conjunction with any other University scholarship except the Early Confirmation Award, if eligible.
19. The University is unable to consider requests for increased and/or further funding. The amount of scholarship offered is non-negotiable.
20. The University reserves the right to vary all or any scholarship awards, discounts and regulations at its sole discretion.