These scholarships are designed to support your academic journey and personal development, and we encourage you to explore and apply. 

Available Scholarships:  

• A-Level Entrance Competition 

• Queen’s Women Graduates Scholarship 

• Emily Sarah Montgomery Scholarship (round 1 of 3 in 2025-26) 

• Sir Thomas Dixon Scholarship (round 1 of 3 in 2025-26) 

• Ulster Gift Fund 

You can find full details and apply via the University’s Scholarship Opportunities page and on their social media channels (Twitter and Instagram).   

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Key Information & Deadlines 

Emily Sarah Montgomery Travel Scholarship (UG) &Sir Thomas Dixon Travel Scholarship (UG & PGT/PGR Students) 

• These travel scholarships can be used to fund travel that will occur between 1 September 2025 and 8 January 2026 (outbound travel must have occurred within these dates). 

• To apply, students need to complete the Online Application Form. 

• The deadline for student applications is 5pm on Friday 17 October 2025. 

• The School Reference Form can be found here. The URL link is also noted on the application form. 

• Applicants have been asked to forward the School Reference Form URL link to their School referee (supervisor, advisor of studies etc.) along with a copy of their application. Students receive a clear guidance (in their application form) about the School reference process.  

• The deadline for colleagues submitting the School Reference Form is the same date/time as for the application form. 

Ulster Gift Fund (UG & PGT/PGR Students) 

• Scholarships, normally of £400 (subject to income from the fund), are offered annually for award in any school of the University. 

• Candidates must be persons who are serving, or have served in HM Forces, or the children of such persons.   If not already members of the University, candidates must have been accepted for an undergraduate course or postgraduate course in the University commencing in the current academic year. 

• Scholarships will be awarded based on the financial need demonstrated. 

• To apply, students need to complete the Online Application Form. 

• The deadline for student applications is 5pm on Friday 17 October 2025. 

 The Queen’s Women Graduates’ Scholarship (UG Students) 

• The Queen's Women Graduates (QWG) is interested in promoting education, especially for women, at local, national and international level. 

• The scholarship should enhance the educational opportunities of women students, normally those who have had a gap of at least five years since attending school, who are enrolled on and are attending a degree, diploma or certificate award-bearing course at the University.  

• Applicants should have a low income or be dependent on state benefits. Degree holders and previous QWG Scholarship holders are not eligible to apply.  

• To apply, students need to complete the Online Application Form. 

• All completed application forms, along with two academic references in Word or PDF format, should be submitted by the closing date. 

• The deadline for student applications is 5pm on Friday 17 October 2025. 

A-Level Entrance Competition 

• The recipients will be determined on the basis of their three best A-Level marks, combined with individual criteria of awards.  

• To apply, students need to complete the Online Application Form. 

• The deadline for student applications is 5pm on Friday 17 October 2025 

Additional Entrance Scholarships 

All students entering the University in the academic year 2025-26 for the first time to undertake a primary degree, and who have achieved at least three ‘A’ grades at A-Level (including AVCEs), are eligible to enter the University’s annual A-Level Entrance Scholarship Competition to receive one (or more) of the following awards: 

• Sullivan (RBAI) Scholarship - £200 per annum for three years (1 award) 

• Reid-Harwood Scholarship - £800 per annum for three years (1 award) 

• Megaw Scholarship - £1,500 for one year (1 award) 

• Dunwoody Scholarships - £500 per annum for three years (2 awards) 

All students entering the University for the first time in 2025-26 to undertake a primary degree, who have achieved at least three 'A*' grades at A-level, are eligible to enter the University's annual Entrance Scholarship Competition to receive one (or more) of the following awards: 

• David Russell Lappin Scholarship - £600 per annum for three years (1 award) 

• John Sinclair Porter Scholarship - £600 per annum for three years (2 awards) 

• Sullivan Scholarship - £1,000 per annum for three years (1 award) 

If you have any questions, feel free to contact aascholarships@qub.ac.uk. 

Best of luck with your applications!