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School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

MacQuitty MSc Experimental Medicine Scholarship
Deadline: 8 May, 2024
Level of Study
Postgraduate Taught
Country Group
NI
Application Status
Open

Eligibility summary

  • Level of StudyPostgraduate Taught

Overview

The MacQuitty Experimental Medicine Scholarship will award £17,600 to pay full postgraduate fees for one year to one student who is a permanent resident in Northern Ireland and who has been accepted onto the Queen’s School of Medicine, Dentistry & Biomedical Sciences MSc Experimental Medicine. The remaining sum will be given as an additional bursary to support accommodation fees, study materials, food, living and travel expenses.

Further Information

Please refer to the advertisement for further information. 

Funding Towards

Tuition Fees

Terms and Conditions

Applications will be reviewed by the School PGT Scholarships Committee and ranked according to their merits. An offer will be made to the highest ranked applicant in the first instance and in order of ranking thereafter should the scholarship be turned down.

• If no suitable candidate from a ‘widening participation’ background is identified, then applications will be considered from other students who have applied.
• Only one scholarship will be given. The successful applicant will be chosen by written application as described above or, if it is not possible to decide solely on written application, a panel interview
will be held.
• Successful Scholars may not reapply to this fund.
• If the student withdraws from Queen’s they will be required to return a proportion of the bursary depending on the date of withdrawal.
• The successful candidate will be expected to provide a thank you letter to the donor at the start of the academic year and a final report on their progress at Queen’s to the donor (i.e. The MacQuitty Charitable Foundation) and to the School PGT Scholarships Committee.

Eligibility

Applicants must be a permanent resident in Northern Ireland.

Priority will be given to an applicant who can demonstrate that they have overcome adversity to reach post-graduate study for example; students from low income households, those from a deprived postcode area, students who have experience of care by a Health and Social Care Trust or Local Authority Care.

Applicant has been accepted onto the MSc Experimental Medicine. 

Funding Type

Fee Status

NI

Country Group

NI

Study Level

Postgraduate Taught

Start Date

Tue, 23 Apr 2024 17:00:00 BST

Close Date

Wed, 08 May 2024 10:00:00 BST

Contact Us

An application form should be submitted to the Postgraduate Professional Development office by email to the pgoffice.smdb@qub.ac.uk no later than Wednesday 8 May 2024, 10am. 

How to Apply

An application form should be submitted to the Postgraduate Professional Development office by email to the pgoffice.smdb@qub.ac.uk no later than Wednesday 8 May 2024, 10am.