Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarship 2025 Application Now Open

Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarship 2025 invites applications from Commonwealth student scholars interested in pursuing master's degree studies in the UK. The award-winning scholarship globally is a suitable platform for great scholars to enhance their work and education life.

The prize consists of the total tuition fee, a monthly allowance for living expenses, and return air ticket to the UK and home. The applicants for the award should have a first-class or upper second-class honors degree or equivalent and qualify for entry into a UK university.

Scholarships are available to deserving students who may apply through the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission on-line application system, in conjunction with an academic reference and personal statement outlining academic and career aspirations. Applications are normally due towards the end of the year.

This scholarship aims to promote academic achievement and the international relations between Commonwealth nations. Students from member countries who are taking part in this scholarship are eligible to apply for this life-changing opportunity to study in the UK.

Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarship 2025/26 Details

Scholarship by: Queen Elizabeth

Level of Degree: Master's (two years)

Financial Benefits: Fully Funded

Deadline: 4th June 2025

QECS Scholarship Benefits

The scholarship includes:

Fully-funded tuition fees

Living allowance (stipend) throughout the award period

Return economy fares to the host country

One-off arrival stipend

Research Support Grant (only by special request; subject to approval)

QECS 2025 Host Nations

The Scholarship to be undertaken in any ONE of the following countries:

Fiji

Mauritius

Papua New Guinea

South Africa

Sri Lanka

Name of the Universities and Fields Eligible

Fiji: The University of the South Pacific (USP)

Master of Agriculture (by thesis)

MA Environmental Management

MA Geography

MA Marine Management

MSc Biology

MSc Chemistry

MSc Earth Science

MSc Environmental Science

MSc Geospatial Science

MSc Marine Science

MA Mathematics

MSc Computing Science

MSc Engineering

MSc Information Systems

MSc Mathematics

MSc Physics

Mauritius: University of Mauritius

Master of Public Health (MPH)

Papua New Guinea: Papua New Guinea University of Technology (PNGUoT)

MArch Architecture

MEng Civil Engineering

MEng Communication Engineering

MEng Mechanical Engineering

MSc Agriculture

MSc Applied Physics

MSc Climate Change and Renewable Energy

MSc Forestry

MTech Exploratory Geophysics

South Africa: Tshwane University of Technology

Master of Performing Arts

Master of Education in Educational Technology

Master of Public Affairs

Master of Agricultural Science

Master of Applied Sciences

Master of Computing

Master of Engineering in Electrical Engineering

Master of Engineering in Engineering Management

Master of Business Studies in Finance

Master of Management Sciences in Tourism Management

Sri Lanka: University of Colombo

MSc Cellular and Molecular Immunology

MSc Molecular Life Sciences

Eligibility Criteria

Postgraduate degrees

Citizenship: Be a citizen of a Commonwealth country.

Age: No age limit.

Academic Qualifications: An undergraduate degree of at least 2:1 (or equivalent).

Study Status: Should have an undergraduate degree; final-year students do not meet this criterion.

Funding Period: Funding for up to two years.

Mode: Full-time study only by mode.