Scholarships at Universidad Queen's de Belfast

A £1500 reduction in tuition fees is available to new international students beginning a full-time course in the academic year 2024/25 who hold an unconditional offer and pay their net tuition fees by the following deadlines:

Undergraduate unconditional offer holders 31 August 2024.

Postgraduate Taught unconditional offer holders 31 August 2024.

Postgraduate Research unconditional offer holders not later than 90 days before the start date given in their offer letter.

May be used in conjunction with other scholarships where eligible.

Terms and Conditions Early Confirmation Award 2024/25

1. The Early Confirmation Award discount is exclusively available to new international students beginning a full-time course in the academic year 2024/25. Exclusions apply – see point 10 below.

2. Students must hold an unconditional offer of a place on a full-time programme at the Queen’s University Belfast campus starting in the academic year 2024/25 and pay their net tuition fees* in full by the following deadlines:

   • Undergraduate unconditional offer holders 31 August 2024.

   • Postgraduate Taught unconditional offer holders 31 August 2024.

   • Postgraduate Research unconditional offer holders not later than 90 days before the start date given in their offer letter.

Net tuition fees = tuition fees less any scholarship previously notified by International Scholarships and the Early Confirmation Award. For confirmation of the total to be paid contact International Scholarships

 This is to prevent delays in CAS issuance during the peak period.

3. Students wishing to avail of the Early Confirmation Award discount must email proof of transfer to International Scholarships. Students who do not confirm their payment to International Scholarships may find their discount is not applied.

4. The discount is awarded for the first year only of an eligible programme.

5. The Early Confirmation Award may be used in conjunction with other awards administered by International Office scholarships and may also be used in conjunction with the Brickfield Exceptional Student Scholarship and the MBA Scholarships offered by Queen’s Business School. Please contact International Scholarships for confirmation of eligible awards.

6. Students must be classified as international fee-paying students paying the full international tuition fee rate in order to be considered for this discount. Students paying NI or GB fees are not eligible for the Early Confirmation Award discount.

7. Students must be self-funded.

8. Where Queen’s University Belfast has agreed discounted tuition fees with partner institutions, those students should check their eligibility by contacting International Scholarships.

9. 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 the Early Confirmation Award discount.

10. The following programmes are excluded from eligibility for the Early Confirmation Award discount:

    • Undergraduate: Medicine, Dentistry, Agricultural Technology, Theology.

    • ALL Distance Learning programmes, foundation degree programmes and non-standard fee courses, including part-time programmes.

    • Postgraduate: PG Certificate and PG Diploma programmes, MTh Theology.

    • ALL Distance Learning programmes, foundation degree programmes and non-standard fee courses, including part-time programmes.

    • External PhD programmes where students only undertake part of their research at Queen’s University.

    • Higher Doctorates - Doctor of Divinity (DD), Doctor of Laws (LLD), Doctor of Letters (DLitt), Doctor of Science (DSc), Doctor of Science (Economics) (DSc (Econ)), Doctor of Science, (Education) (DSc (Ed)) and Doctor of Social Science (DSSc).

    • PhD programmes by Published Works.

11. If you exit on a lower qualification (i.e., a PG Diploma instead of a Master's degree), you will not be eligible for the full scholarship.

12. A student may receive an Early Confirmation Award discount only once during their career at Queen’s University Belfast.

13. Students who have previously been awarded an Early Bird Reward or INTO Progression Scholarship are not eligible to receive the Early Confirmation Award.

14. Applicants may apply and/or be considered for more than one award administered by Queen’s University Belfast but if successful would receive only the highest value award with the lower value award cancelled or allocated to another applicant. With the exception of those administered by International Scholarships see Point 5 above.

15. The Early Confirmation Award cannot be used in conjunction with any other University scholarships with the exception of those administered by International Scholarships and those specifically detailed in Point 5 above. To confirm eligibility, contact International Scholarships.

16. Students who are required to successfully complete a Pre-Sessional English programme at QUB INTO in order to satisfy the English language condition of their offer, are NOT eligible for the Early Confirmation Award.

17. INTO students progressing to a full-time programme at the Queen’s University Belfast campus starting in the academic year 2024/25 are not eligible for the Early Confirmation Award.

18. The University reserves the right to vary all or any scholarship awards, discounts and regulations at its sole discretion.

In partnership with the British Council and the GREAT Britain Campaign, Queen’s University Belfast is offering 2 scholarships to students in India applying for postgraduate courses in Law.

We are offering two £10,000 scholarships towards tuition fees for a one-year master’s programme to students from India, who will enrol onto one of the selected programmes below in the 2024-25 academic year.

Law at Queen's

Queen’s is ranked in the Top 150 in the world for Law (QS World Rankings 2023) and 8th in the UK for research (REF 2021).

The School is a member of the leading Russell Group of universities, and has been educating students for over 150 years.

The Law School has excellent relationships with employers in the legal profession and beyond. We partner with a wide range of legal sector organisations, who deliver programmes of real-world skills to all students and we are privileged to have a Judge in Residence programme through which a High Court Judge makes regular contributions with students to the wider academic life of the School. Our alumni community are spread across the globe and many are leaders in their chosen careers.

Students in Law can join a number of extra-curricular activities within the School including the Student Law Society, the ADR (Alternative Dispute Resolution) Society and the Street Law Project. Other initiatives include the Queen’s Student Law Journal, the Mooting Society Global Skills Project and LawPod.

Eligibility

To apply for this scholarship, applicants must:

• Be a citizen or permanent resident of India.

• Be available to start your academic studies at Queen’s by the start of the academic year in September 2024.

• Meet the eligibility criteria of your selected programme:

  • LLM Criminology and Criminal Justice

  • LLM International Commercial and Business Law

  • LLM International Human Rights Law

  • LLM Law

  • LLM Law and Technology

  • LLM Intellectual Property Law

• Have applied for and been offered a full-time place at Queen’s on your selected programme.

• Not have been awarded a full or partial scholarship, studentship, or other government award to complete their studies.

Applications open on 01 November 2023, and close on 31 May 2024. 

This award is exclusively for new international students beginning their first year of full-time postgraduate taught study at Queen's University Belfast in the academic year 2024/25 who meet the conditions of their academic offer.

Terms and Conditions

• The International Office Postgraduate Taught Scholarship award is exclusively for new international students.

• Students must hold an offer for a place on a full-time postgraduate taught 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.

• Students must be classified as international fee-paying students paying the full international tuition fee rate in order to be considered for this discount. Students paying NI or GB fees are not eligible for the International Office Postgraduate Taught Scholarship.

• The discount 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.

• Any International Office Postgraduate Taught Scholarship awarded is for entry to Queen’s University Belfast in the autumn semester of the academic year 2024/25 and cannot be used for 2025/26 entry or any other year.

• If you wish to defer your entry to the University your scholarship will not be transferred. However, you will be automatically assessed if you chose to defer your entry until 2025/26.

• Students must be self-funded.

• Where Queen’s University Belfast has agreed discounted tuition fees with partner institutions, those students should confirm their eligibility with the International Office by emailing International Scholarships.

• 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 an International Office Postgraduate Taught Scholarship. This excludes students in receipt of educational loans.

• The following programmes are excluded from eligibility for the International Office Postgraduate Taught Scholarship:

• • Postgraduate: PG Certificate and PG Diploma programmes, MTh Theology.

  • All Queen's Business Postgraduate Taught programmes including Master of Business Administration (MBA).

  • ALL Distance Learning programmes, foundation degree programmes and non-standard fee courses, including part-time programmes.

  • MSc (T) Applied Behaviour Analysis.

• If you exit on a lower qualification (i.e., a PG Diploma instead of a Master's degree), you will not be eligible for the full scholarship.

• Students must request authorisation from the International Office 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.

• In the event that a student has received scholarship offers for a number of different programmes at Queen’s University, 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.

• 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.

• International scholarships cannot be used in conjunction with any other University scholarship. Where eligible, students can however use their scholarship in conjunction with the Early Confirmation Award or INTO Progression Scholarship.

• The University is unable to consider requests for increased and/or further funding. The amount of scholarship offered is non-negotiable.

• The University reserves the right to vary all or any scholarship awards, discounts and regulations at its sole discretion.

This award is exclusively for new international students who are beginning their first year of full-time undergraduate study in Queen's University Belfast in the academic year 2024/25 and meet the conditions of their academic offer. 

• £3500 (fee rate 1) for first year of study.

• £4000 (fee rate 2) for first year of study.

• Includes advanced entry into Year 2 or Year 3.

Terms and Conditions

The LLB Law Senior Status International Scholarship is awarded to new students paying full international tuition fee rates, enrolling in their first year of study of full-time studies in the graduate entry LLB Law (Senior Status) accelerated law degree at Queen's University Belfast in the academic year 2024/25.

• Year one award of £4000.

All scholarships are offered subject to terms and conditions.

About the Award

This award is exclusively for new international students beginning their first year of full-time study on the graduate entry LLB Law (Senior Status) accelerated qualifying law degree at Queen's University Belfast in the academic year 2024/25 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 LLB Law (Senior Status) accelerated qualifying law degree and meet the criteria as set out in these terms & conditions, you will automatically be awarded the LLB Law Senior Status International Scholarship upon enrolment.

Eligible applicants will receive confirmation of their LLB Law Senior Status International Scholarship shortly after their offer has been issued.

Terms & Conditions

• The LLB Law Senior Status International Scholarship is exclusively for new international students.

• The LLB Law Senior Status International Scholarship is offered only to those applicants enrolling on a full-time graduate entry LLB Law (Senior Status) accelerated qualifying law degree. All other programmes are excluded from eligibility for the LLB Law Senior Status International Scholarship.

• Students must hold an offer for a place on a full-time graduate entry LLB Law (Senior Status) accelerated qualifying law degree 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.

• Students must be classified as international fee-paying students paying the full international tuition fee rate in order to be considered for this discount. Students paying NI or GB fees are not eligible for the LLB Law Senior Status International Scholarship.

• The discount 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.

• Any LLB Law Senior Status International Scholarship awarded is for entry to Queen’s University Belfast in the autumn semester of the academic year 2024/25 and cannot be used for 2025/26 entry or any other year.

• If you wish to defer your entry to the University your scholarship will not be transferred. However, you will be automatically assessed if you chose to defer your entry until 2025/26.

• Students must be self-funded.

• 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 the LLB Law Senior Status International Scholarship. This excludes students in receipt of educational loans.

• Students must request authorisation from the International Office 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.

• 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.

• Applicants may apply and/or be considered for more than one award administered by Queen’s University Belfast but if successful would receive only the highest value award with the lower value award cancelled or allocated to another applicant, with the exception of the Early Confirmation Award or INTO Progression Scholarship where applicable.

• LLB Law Senior Status International Scholarships cannot be used in conjunction with any other University scholarship. Where eligible students can use their scholarship in conjunction with the Early Confirmation Award or INTO Progression Scholarship.

• The University is unable to consider requests for increased and/or further funding. The amount of scholarship offered is non-negotiable.

• The University reserves the right to vary all or any scholarship awards, discounts and regulations at its sole discretion.

Who is Eligible:

This merit-based award is exclusive to International Students who commenced a full-time and full duration undergraduate programme at the Queen’s University Belfast campus.

September 2024 - eligible students who achieve a 60% GPA in the academic year 2024 will be awarded a merit-based award of £3000 in the subsequent academic year (unless on placement, whereby the award will be made the following year).

Students who maintain a minimum GPA of 60% may receive this award in consecutive years.

• The award is paid only as a discount from tuition fees, no cash alternative is available.

• Please read the terms and conditions carefully to establish your eligibility.

Terms and Conditions

• The Queen's Excellence Award is exclusive to international students who commenced a full-time and full duration undergraduate programme at the Queen’s University Belfast campus.

• The Queen's Excellence Award is exclusive to students on eligible full duration undergraduate programmes.

• September 2024 students must achieve GPA of at least 60% in an eligible full-time and full duration undergraduate programme in academic year 2024 at the Queen’s University Belfast campus to receive the award following enrolment in the next academic year.

• Where a student achieves the minimum GPA required in the final year of their programme, the Queen’s Excellence Award will not be applied in the subsequent year, since no further full annual tuition fees are payable.

• There will be no rounding up of GPA percentages.

• Students who are required to take resits and subsequently achieve the minimum GPA or above will not be eligible for this award.

• Students studying a programme which includes a placement will have the award paid at the start of the next academic year at which they will be studying at the Queen’s University Belfast campus.

• The Queen’s Excellence Award may be awarded more than once in the course of an eligible undergraduate programme. Students who maintain the minimum GPA required, may receive this award in consecutive years.

• Students must be classified as international fee-paying students paying the full international tuition fee rate in order to be considered for this discount. Students paying NI or GB fees are not eligible for the Queen’s Excellence Award.

• The  award is deducted from gross tuition fees upon enrolment in the subsequent academic year to which the Excellence Award was achieved. No cash alternative is available.

• Students must be self-funded.

• The following programmes are excluded from eligibility for the Queen’s Excellence Award:

  • Undergraduate: Medicine, Dentistry, Agricultural Technology, Theology, LLB Senior Status.

  • ALL Distance Learning programmes, foundation degree programmes and non-standard fee courses, including part-time programmes.

• Students must request authorisation from the International Office 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.

• International scholarships cannot be used in conjunction with any other University scholarship.

• The University is unable to consider requests for increased and/or further funding. The amount of scholarship offered is non-negotiable.

• The University reserves the right to vary all or any scholarship awards, discounts and regulations at its sole discretion.

For Year 1 of study only.

• Who is Eligible: For children, grandchildren or brothers and sisters of Queen’s alumni and current students beginning a full duration course at Queen’s University Belfast. Available to eligible international students enrolling on undergraduate, postgraduate taught or postgraduate research programmes.

Terms and Conditions

• The Queen’s Family Scholarship is exclusively available to new international students beginning a full duration programme at Queen's University Belfast in the academic year 2024/25.

• • Undergraduate programmes must have a minimum of 3 years at Queen's University Belfast starting in the academic year 2024/25.

• The Queen’s Family Scholarship is available to the grandchildren, children or siblings of current Queen’s University Belfast students or Queen’s University Belfast Alumni. Stepchildren and step siblings will also be eligible subject to point 6 below.

• The scholarship may only be claimed by students whose grandparent, parent or sibling 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).

• Students must be classified as international fee-paying students paying the full international tuition fee rate in order to be considered for this discount. Students paying NI/GB/EU fees are not eligible for the Queen’s Family Scholarship.

• Students must complete an application form via the Queen’s University Belfast website to claim the Scholarship.

• 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.

• The discount is awarded for the first year only and is deducted from gross tuition fees. The scholarship cannot be used in place of any required deposit and no cash alternative is available.

• Students must be self-funded.

• Where Queen’s University Belfast has agreed discounted tuition fees with partner institutions, those students benefiting from these arrangements will not be eligible for the Queen’s Family Scholarship. Where Queen’s University Belfast has agreed discounted tuition fees with partner institutions, those students should contact International Scholarships to confirm their eligibility.

• 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 a Queen’s Family Scholarship. This excludes students in receipt of educational loans.

• Students must register on their degree programme by the start date outlined in their offer.

• If you wish to defer your entry to the University your scholarship will not be transferred.

• Students must be self-funded.

• Any Queen’s Family Scholarship awarded 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.

• The following programmes are excluded from eligibility for the Queen’s Family Scholarship:

  • Undergraduate: Medicine, Dentistry, Agricultural Technology, Theology.

  • Postgraduate: PG Certificate and PG Diploma programmes, MTh Theology.

  • ALL Distance Learning programmes, foundation degree programmes and non-standard fee courses, including part-time programmes.

  • MSc (T) Applied Behaviour Analysis.

  • Master of Business Administration (MBA).

  • External PhD programmes where students only undertake part of their research at Queen’s University.

  • Higher Doctorates - Doctor of Divinity (DD), Doctor of Laws (LLD), Doctor of Letters (DLitt), Doctor of Science (DSc), Doctor of Science (Economics) (DSc (Econ)), Doctor of Science, (Education) (DSc (Ed)) and Doctor of Social Science (DSSc).

  • PhD programmes by Published Works.

• If you exit on a lower qualification (i.e., a PG Diploma instead of a Master's degree), you will not be eligible for the full scholarship.

• Students must request authorisation from the International Office 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.

• In the event that a student has received scholarship offers for a number of different programmes at Queen’s University, 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.

• 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.

• International scholarships cannot be used in conjunction with any other University scholarship. Where eligible students can use their scholarship in conjunction with the Early Confirmation Award, INTO Progressors Scholarship or Brickfields Exceptional Student Scholarship. To confirm eligibility, contact International Scholarships.

• The University reserves the right to vary all or any scholarship awards, discounts and regulations at its sole discretion.

Available to eligible international students returning to study on a full-time undergraduate, postgraduate taught or postgraduate research programme.

• 20% reduction in tuition fees for Year 1.

Terms and Conditions

• To be eligible for the Queen’s Loyalty Scholarship Students must hold an offer of a place on a full-time and complete duration 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.

• Students must be classified as international fee-paying students paying the full international tuition fee rate in order to be considered for this discount. Students paying NI and GB fees are not eligible for the Queen’s Loyalty Scholarship.

• Students must be Queen’s University alumni, Exchange, Study Abroad, International Summer School or AHSS Winter School Students who have successfully completed the full duration of their previous programme with Queen’s University Belfast. Students progressing from INTO Queens are not eligible.

• The discount is awarded for the first year of study only and is deducted from gross tuition fees upon enrolment.

• The scholarship cannot be used in place of any required deposit and no cash alternative is available.

• Students must register on their degree programme by the start date outlined in their offer.

• If you wish to defer your entry to the University your scholarship will not be transferred.

• Students must be self-funded.

• Any Queen’s Loyalty Scholarship awarded 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.

• Where Queen’s University Belfast has agreed discounted tuition fees with partner institutions, those students should contact International Scholarships to confirm their eligibility.

• 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 a Queen’s Loyalty Scholarship. This excludes students in receipt of educational loans.

• The following programmes are excluded from eligibility for the Queen’s Loyalty Scholarship:

  • Undergraduate: Medicine, Dentistry, Agricultural Technology, Theology.

  • Postgraduate: PG Certificate and PG Diploma programmes, MTh Theology.

  • ALL Distance Learning programmes, foundation degree programmes and non-standard fee courses, including part-time programmes.

  • Master of Business Administration (MBA).

  • MSc (T) Applied Behaviour Analysis.

  • External PhD programmes where students only undertake part of their research at Queen’s University.

  • Higher Doctorates - Doctor of Divinity (DD), Doctor of Laws (LLD), Doctor of Letters (DLitt), Doctor of Science (DSc), Doctor of Science (Economics) (DSc (Econ)), Doctor of Science, (Education) (DSc (Ed)) and Doctor of Social Science (DSSc).

  • PhD programmes by Published Works.

• If you exit on a lower qualification (i.e., a PG Diploma instead of a Master's degree), you will not be eligible for the full scholarship.

• Students must request authorisation from the International Office 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.

• In the event that a student has received scholarship offers for a number of different programmes at Queen’s University, 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.

• Applicants may apply and/or be considered for more than one award administered by Queen’s University Belfast but if successful would receive only the highest value award with the lower value award cancelled or allocated to another applicant.

• International scholarships cannot be used in conjunction with any other University scholarship. Where eligible students can use their scholarship in conjunction with the Early- Confirmation Award. To confirm eligibility, contact International Scholarships.

• The University reserves the right to vary all or any scholarship awards, discounts and regulations at its sole discretion.

Scholarships of £6000 available exclusively for outstanding international applicants from South East Asia who choose to study eligible postgraduate taught programmes at Queen’s Business School in the academic year 2024/25.

To qualify, you must meet the following criteria:

• You must be a resident of either Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar, North Korea, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand or Vietnam.

• Applicants must hold an offer to study a postgraduate taught programmes at Queen’s Management School.

No application necessary.

If eligible, confirmation of your award will be issued shortly after you have received your offer.

All scholarships are offered subject to terms and conditions.

Terms & Conditions Queen's Business School Scholarship for South East Asia 2024/25

Four scholarships offering a 50% reduction on full tuition fees are available to exceptionally talented international students paying international tuition fee rates who will be starting their full-time postgraduate taught studies on an eligible programme at Queen’s University Belfast in the academic year 2024/25.

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

• MA Teaching English to Speakers of other Languages and Applied Linguistics

Applicants can only apply and be considered for the Vice Chancellor’s International Attainment Scholarship-Postgraduate Taught after they have been offered a place to study on their chosen eligible programme and have FIRMLY accepted their offer. Applications cannot be considered in advance of applicants meeting these two criteria.

Four awards are available.

Closing date for applications: Friday 10 May 2024 at 15:00 BST.

Terms and Conditions

• Students must hold an offer of a full-time place at the Queen’s University Belfast campus for the academic year 2024/25 on one of the postgraduate taught programmes specified below:

• • 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

• The offer must be confirmed as the applicant’s FIRM choice by the scholarship deadline.

• Only the programmes listed under Point 1 are eligible for the Vice Chancellor’s International Attainment Scholarship-Postgraduate Taught 2024/25, all other programmes are excluded from eligibility.

• PG Certificate, PG Diploma programmes, Distance Learning programmes, foundation degree programmes and non-standard fee courses, including part-time programmes are also excluded from eligibility.

• To be eligible for consideration applicants must have accepted their offer of a place to study on one of the specified programmes by the scholarship deadline. Applicants who change their original programme choice after the scholarship deadline, Friday 10 May 2024 at 15:00 BST, will not be considered.

• Prior to commencement of study applicants must have met any academic and language conditions attached to their offer as stated in their offer letter.

• Students must be classified as international fee-paying students paying the full international tuition fee rate in order to be considered for the scholarship. Students paying NI or GB fees are not eligible for the Vice Chancellor’s International Attainment Scholarship-Postgraduate Taught.

• The scholarship will cover 50% of the full cost of tuition fees and is awarded each year for up to a maximum of two years.

• To be eligible for the scholarship applicants must complete the online application form and submit a video as detailed on the application form within the deadline, Friday 10 May 2024 at 15:00 BST.

• Applicants should ensure that videos are submitted in good time. Any videos received after the deadline, Friday 10 May 2024 at 15:00 BST, will not be considered.

• The Vice Chancellor’s International Attainment Scholarship-Postgraduate Taught awarded is for entry to Queen’s University Belfast in the autumn semester of the academic year 2024/25 and cannot be used for 2025/26 entry or any other year.

• If you wish to defer your entry to the University your scholarship will not be transferred.

• The scholarship cannot be used in lieu of any required deposit and no cash alternative is available.

• Students must be self-funded.

• 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 the Vice Chancellor’s International Attainment Scholarship-Postgraduate Taught.

• In the event that a student has received scholarship offers for a number of different programmes at Queen’s University, 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.

• Students must request authorisation from the International Office 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.

• Applicants may apply and/or be considered for more than one award administered by Queen’s University Belfast but if successful would receive only the highest value  award with the lower value award cancelled or allocated to another applicant.

• The Vice Chancellor’s International Attainment Scholarship-Postgraduate Taught may be combined with the Early Confirmation Award or INTO Progression Scholarship where eligible.

• The University is unable to consider requests for increased and/or further funding. The amount of scholarship offered is non-negotiable.

• The University’s decision regarding successful scholars of the programme is final, and no further correspondence shall be entered into.

• The University reserves the right to vary all or any scholarship awards, discounts and regulations at its sole discretion.

Four scholarships offering a 50% reduction on full tuition fees are available to exceptionally talented international students paying international tuition fee rates who will be starting their full-time undergraduate studies on an eligible programme at Queen’s University Belfast in the academic year 2024/25.

A 50% reduction on full tuition fees paid for all years of the programme, up to a maximum of four years (including advanced entry into Year 2 or Year 3) will be offered to the successful candidate who will be studying one the following programmes:

• 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

• 50% reduction on full tuition fees paid for all years of a programme, up to a maximum of four years (including advanced entry into Year 2 or Year 3).

• Four awards are available.

• Online application and video submission required.

Closing date for applications: Friday 07 June 2024 at 15:00 BST.

All scholarships are offered subject to terms and conditions.

Terms and Conditions Vice Chancellor's International Attainment Scholarship 2024/25 - Undergraduate

• Students must hold an offer of a full-time place at the Queen’s University Belfast campus for the academic year 2024/25 on one of the undergraduate programmes specified below:

• • 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.

• The offer must be confirmed as the applicant’s FIRM choice by their UCAS deadline.

• Only the programmes listed under Point 1 are eligible for the Vice Chancellor’s International Attainment Scholarship-Undergraduate 2024/25, all other programmes are excluded from eligibility.

• Distance Learning programmes, foundation degree programmes and non-standard fee courses, including part-time programmes are also excluded from eligibility.

• To be eligible for consideration applicants must have accepted their offer of a place to study on one of the specified programmes by the scholarship deadline. Applicants who change their original programme choice after the scholarship deadline, Friday 07 June 2024 at 15:00 BST, will not be considered.

• Prior to commencement of study applicants must have met any academic and language conditions attached to their offer as stated in their offer letter.

• Students must be classified as international fee-paying students paying the full international tuition fee rate in order to be considered for the scholarship. Students paying NI or GB fees are not eligible for the Vice Chancellor’s International Attainment Scholarship-Undergraduate.

• The scholarship will cover 50% of the full cost of tuition fees and is awarded each year for up to a maximum of four years.

• To be eligible for the scholarship applicants must complete the online application form and submit a video as detailed on the application form within the deadline, Friday 07 June 2024 at 15:00 BST.

• Applicants should ensure that videos are submitted in good time. Any videos received after the deadline, Friday 07 June 2024 at 15:00 BST, will not be considered.

• The Vice Chancellor’s International Attainment Scholarship-Undergraduate awarded is for entry to Queen’s University Belfast in the autumn semester of the academic year 2024/25 and cannot be used for 2025/26 entry or any other year.

• If you wish to defer your entry to the University your scholarship will not be transferred.

• Students must be self-funded.

• 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 the Vice Chancellor’s International Attainment Scholarship-Undergraduate.

• In the event that a student has received scholarship offers for a number of different programmes at Queen’s University, 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.

• Students must request authorisation from the International Office 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.

• Applicants may apply and/or be considered for more than one award administered by Queen’s University Belfast but if successful would receive only the highest value award with the lower value award cancelled or allocated to another applicant.

• The Vice Chancellor’s International Attainment Scholarship-Undergraduate may be combined with the Early Confirmation Award or INTO Progression Scholarship where eligible.

• The University is unable to consider requests for increased and/or further funding. The amount of scholarship offered is non-negotiable.

• The University’s decision regarding successful scholars of the programme is final, and no further correspondence shall be entered into.

• The University reserves the right to vary all or any scholarship awards, discounts and regulations at its sole discretion.