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 Science
• BSc Biomedical Science
• BEng Chemical Engineering
• BSc Chemistry
• BSc Data Science
• BSc Food Science & Nutrition
• LLB Law
• LLB Law Senior Status
• MLibArts Liberal Arts
• BSc Mathematics
• BSc Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
• 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 please apply here

This award is exclusively for students who are a current student or have studied at one of the schools in the list below and have achieved a minimum standard of 85% in CBSE examinations:

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.

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 2023/24 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 shortly after receiving their offer.

No separate application for this scholarship is required. If you achieve at least 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. 

 QUEEN'S EXCELLENCE AWARD

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 Actuarial Science
• MSc Advanced Architectural Design
• MSc Advanced Food Safety
• MSc Artificial Intelligence
• MSc Bioinformatics & Computational Genomics
• Master of Business Administration MBA 
• MSc (Res) Cancer Medicine
• MSc Climate Change
• MSc Ecological Management & Conservation Biology
• MSc Educational Leadership
• MSc Financial Analytics
• MSc Industrial Pharmaceutics
• LLM International Commercial and Business Law
• LLM Law and Technology
• MA Linguistics
• MSc Materials Science and Engineering
• MSc Net Zero Engineering
• MA Public History

• MSc TESOL and Applied Linguistics

Financial Criteria

Gross Family Income: Annual Income should be less than Rs 10 Lakh (10,000 Pounds)

Note: Gross income refers to the income before deductions for taxes or other purposes.

Other criteria: The education and occupation of parents, siblings and other family members will be taken into consideration.

The financial eligibility of the applicant will also assessed from the family’s living conditions and the total expenses being incurred by the family on the applicant’s education.

Preference will be given to applicants who are the first graduates of the family.

Applicants must provide all applicable mandatory documents listed to be considered for the award.

Mandatory Documents

• X And XII Marks Sheet
• Bona fide certificate from College
• Rank Certificate
• Counselling Letter For Seat Allotment
• Family Income Certificate Or Salary Slips (For last 6 months ) and Income Tax Returns for last 3 years of family members
• Tuition/Hostel/Mess Paid Receipts
• A copy of bank passbook. Bank account details to be confirmed with written confirmation from the relevant bank on headed paper, duly signed and stamped.
• E-Aadhaar or scanned copy of original Aadhaar

Employees will also be required to also provide the following:

• Salary/payslip from the employer is mandatory
• The employer should certify the salary/payslip
• Details of basic salary and all allowances and deductions
• Employer certificate of Annual Salary should be available

A £1500 reduction in tuition fees is available to new international students beginning a full-time course in the academic year 2023/24 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 30 June 2023 or within 5 days* of their offer becoming unconditional; *This is to prevent delays in CAS issuance during the peak period.
• Postgraduate Taught unconditional offer holders 31 August 2023
• Postgraduate Research unconditional offer holders not later than 90 days before the start date given in their offer letter

Undergraduate students must be Exchange, Study Abroad or International Summer School students who have successfully completed the full duration of 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 the full duration of 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 the full duration of their previous programme at the Queen's University Belfast campus.

The scholarship may only be claimed by students whose sibling, parent or grandparent is currently pursuing, or has already completed, a full duration* undergraduate or postgraduate programme at Queen's University Belfast. (*All years of programme must be completed at Queen’s University Belfast).

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.

Undergraduate students must be beginning a full duration undergraduate programme i.e., a minimum of 3 years at the Queen's University Belfast campus.

Candidates must apply for both admission to the eligible course at Queen’s and for a Commonwealth Shared Scholarship by the closing date.  Candidates should provide any information that they wish to be considered by 13 December 2022 closing date to facilitate the selection process.  The University will consider scholarship applications according to academic merit of the candidate; quality of the plan of study; and potential impact of the work on the development of the candidate’s home country. The University will put forward their selected candidates to the CSC. The CSC will then confirm that the nominated candidate(s) meet the eligibility criteria for this scheme. Universities will inform candidates of their results by July 2023.

Further information about the Commonwealth Shared Scholarship terms and conditions please refer to the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission’s website at https://cscuk.fcdo.gov.uk/scholarships/commonwealth-shared-scholarships/

The scholarship will cover the cost of tuition and provide an £8,000 award to support costs associated with education and attending university for each year of study for the duration of the programme.

• 1 award available
• Undergraduate programmes
• Exclusions apply
• Application necessary

All scholarships are offered subject to terms and conditions.

Apply here

The scholarship will cover the cost of tuition and provide an £8,000 award to support costs associated with education and attending university for each year of study for the duration of the programme.

• 1 award available
• Postgraduate Taught programmes
• Exclusions apply
• Application necessary

All scholarships are offered subject to terms and conditions.

Apply here