Scholarships and Awards
Scholarships and Awards
Please note this is not an exhaustive list of scholarships and funding opportunities. View more awards and funding opportunities to explore additional options.
Further details regarding regulations are available in the handbook.
Scholarships
The Denis Lynn Scholarship for Sustainable Food Innovation is a generous bursary of £20,000 to go towards tuition fees and living expenses. The Scholarship is open to students studying the Advanced Food Safety Masters degree within the School of Biological Sciences and Institute for Global Food Security (IGFS).
The scholarship was launched in 2023 and also includes an internship at Finnebrogue in Co. Down and another internationally renowned food producer. There is an opportunity to secure a job with Finnebrogue, subject to successfully completing their MSc. Read about Olivia McAleese's experience as the latest recipient of the scholarship.
If interested please send through cover letter and CV to jobs@finnebrogue.com by the closing date.
Applicants should be UK or ROI resident (as determined by fees status) and must hold an offer for a place on the Masters in Advanced Food Safety (Full details on the MSc Advanced Food Safety programme including eligibility criteria.)
Applicants will additionally be required to make an application for entry for postgraduate study using Queen's Portal.
Thanks to the generous support of the Gibson Trust, a number of bursaries are available to support Northern Ireland-domiciled students enrolling to the MSc Leadership for Sustainable Development and MSc Leadership for Sustainable Rural Development programmes.
The bursaries are intended to support access to postgraduate study for individuals committed to developing the leadership skills needed to drive sustainability transitions across sectors.
Please note that bursary availability is reviewed annually and cannot be guaranteed for future intakes.
The bursary is open to Applicants who have received and accepted an offer for one of the eligible MSc programmes (MSc Leadership for Sustainable Development, or MSc Leadership for Sustainable Rural Development Only) and who meet the Northern Ireland residency requirements (i.e. those who are ordinarily resident in Northern Ireland).
How to Apply
Once you’ve accepted your offer, simply send a short academic CV and brief personal statement to the programme director Adewale Adenuga, a.adenuga@qub.ac.uk
Where demand exceeds the number of bursaries available, further selection criteria will be applied. These may include:
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The class of undergraduate degree attained
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The strength and relevance of the supporting personal statement
Applications will be reviewed by a selection panel within the Gibson Institute for Land, Food and Environment. Bursaries will be awarded to applicants who best meet the criteria and demonstrate a clear alignment with the goals of the programme. The decision of the selection panel is final.
The Gibson scholarships were founded in 1913 under the will of William Gibson for the promotion and encouragement of education in agriculture and related activities e.g. animal health and welfare, food quality and safety and land management.
This postgraduate scholarship is available to graduates of the School of Biological Sciences of Queen’s University Belfast. The scholarship will provide a contribution of £2,500 and will be tenable for up to three years. Under the terms of the Scholarship students must have been born in Northern Ireland with preference to be given to students born in Counties Down and Antrim.
Application: A 1 page project outline and CV.
The School of Biological Sciences is delighted to offer the RAE Armstrong Trust Fund Scholarship. This Scholarship was established in 1997 to support research in areas of genetics encompassing the ‘the implications of heredity as it affects human society’ in the School of Biological Sciences.
This covers topics in genetics such as health issues with particular reference to immunological and cancer genetics, fundamental mechanisms of genetics at the molecular and population levels, behavioural genetics and ethical aspects.
STUDENTSHIP
A contribution of £5000 per annum towards the costs of a full-time research studentship covering fees and maintenance. The scholarship will be tenable for up to three years.
This Scholarship will be awarded to the student on the basis of academic merit and suitability of research proposal and no award will be made if a suitable candidate does not come forward.
Application: A 1 page project outline and CV.
Prizes
This prize was founded in 1985 by former students and colleagues of Arthur Muskett, Professor of Mycology and Plant Pathology in Queen's University of Belfast from 1945 to 1965. The prize is awarded annually, to the student who achieves the highest programme mark in an Agriculture and/or Environmental Management degree programme. The value of the prize is subject to funding available however a minimum of £100 is awarded annually.
The Alan Kirke Memorial Prize was established in 1997 to honour the memory of Alan Kirke who was a widely respected Senior Lecturer in the Department of Agricultural and Food Economics of Queen’s University of Belfast. The award is made, to the candidate who has attained the highest overall programme mark in the BSc in Agricultural Technology. The value of the prize is subject to the funding available however a minimum of £100 will be awarded annually. The person nominated for the Alan Kirke Memorial Prize will also be awarded the Old Agrarian Prize.
The Old Agrarian Prize was established in 1962 by a group of graduates of the Faculty of Agriculture. The last Agrarian Society members graduated from Queen’s in 2007. The person nominated for the Alan Kirke Memorial Prize is also be awarded the Old Agrarian Prize. The prize is awarded annually, to the candidate who has attained the highest overall programme mark in the BSc in Agricultural Technology. The value of the prize is subject to the funding available however a minimum of £100 is awarded annually.
The Flax Development committee sponsored a book entitled “Diseases of Flax” in 1950 and agreed to give the proceeds from the sale of the book to the School of Agriculture, now incorporated into the School of Biological Sciences. The prize is made each year, for the best final year Research Project in areas related to Agriculture. The value of the prize is subject to the funding available however a minimum of £100 is awarded annually.
Dr Shirodaria was a well-respected lecturer in Microbiology and Immunobiology from 1968 until his death in 1994. The Shirodaria family provided £2,000 to establish an annual prize. The prize is awarded to the student with the best mark in the BIO3209 module, Medical Microbiology, which is assessed at the June Exam Board. The value of the prize will be subject to the income available, and normally in the region of £100.
The Tim Bramley Prize in Biochemistry was established in 1989 by the Faculty of Science in memory of Tim Bramley, a final year student in Biochemistry. The prize is awarded annually to the student with the best overall performance in the final examination in the Biochemistry pathways in module BIO3203 and/or BIO3304. The value of the prize is subject to the funding available however a minimum of £100 is awarded annually.
This prize is awarded to the final year BSc Food Science and Nutrition Student attaining the highest essay mark in BIO3301 Food Supply Chain Safety and Security. The value of the prize is subject to the funding available however a minimum of £500 is awarded annually.
This prize is awarded to the final year BSc Food Science and Nutrition Student attaining the highest mark in BIO3308 Research Project. The value of the prize is subject to the funding available however a minimum of £100 is awarded annually.
This prize is awarded to the final year BSc Food Science and Nutrition Student attaining the highest overall degree mark in Stage 3. The value of the prize is subject to the funding available however a minimum of £100 is awarded annually.