Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarships 2022/2023 for Low and Middle Income Commonwealth Countries

Applications is now open for Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarships (QECS) for 2022/2023 intake – a unique opportunity to study a two-years Master’s degree in low or middle-income country of the Commonwealth. If you are looking to get a fully-funded opportunity to study masters, then Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarships 2022/2023 is a good chance for you.

Aimed at students who are committed to creating change in their communities, the Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarships are a life-changing opportunity to experience a new country and culture, to broaden horizons, and to build a global network that will last a lifetime.

Scholarship Sponsor(s): The Association of Commonwealth Universities

Scholarship Type: Fully Funded Scholarships

Host Institution(s): Partner Universities (see below)

Scholarship Worth: Full Funding

Number of Awards: Several

Study Level: Postgraduate (Masters)

Nationality: Students of Commonwealth Countries

Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarships 2022/2023 |Eligibility Criteria

The scholarship is aimed at students from low or middle income commonwealth countries. The application form consists of the following sections:

• Eligibility
• Personal Details
• Academic & Employment Record
• Course at host university details
• Statements
• Upload supporting documents

The statement section is formed of three main statements which applicants need to provide.

Partner Universities/Courses

Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarships 2022/2023 will be offered for available/eligible masters degree courses at the following partner universities (please see official website for course details, link given below)

University of Dhaka (Bangladesh)

• Courses: All Masters that are a maximum of two years.  For further information visit www.du.ac.bd
• Contact: oia@du.ac.bd

University of Eswatini (Eswatini)

• Courses: MA History,Master of Nursing Science in Family Nurse Practice, MBA – Master of Business Administration, MEd Adult Education, MEd Curriculum & Teaching, MEd Educational Foundations & Management, MEd Primary, MSc Agricultural and Applied Economics, MSc Agricultural Education, MSc Agricultural Extension, MSc Animal Science, MSc Chemistry, MSc Computational Physics, MSc Conservation Ecology, MSc Consumer Science Education, MSc Crop Protection, MSc Crop Science, MSc Environmental Resources Management, MSc Food Science and Technology, MSc Horticulture, MSc Mathematics,MSc Midwifery, MSc Textiles.

• Entry requirements: Candidates should have an undergraduate degree in a subject area that is relevant to the master’s degree they apply for.
• Contact: bodlamini@uniswa.sz

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) (Ghana)

• Courses: MSc, MEd, MFA, MA, MCOMM, MBA, MPA, MPH, LLM and MPHIL courses.
• Entry requirements: Candidates must have a bachelor’s degree or equivalent from a recognised institution in the relevant field of study. See courses specific requirements KNUST’s website.
• Contact: ipo@knust.edu.gh

The University of West Indies

• Courses available at Cave Hill Campus,  Barbados: MA Creative Arts, MA History, MA Heritage Studies, MA Linguistics, MEd Education, MSc Accounting and Finance (ACCA Embedded), Master Business Analytics, MSc Marketing, MSc Finance, MSc Finance and Investments, MSc International Business, MSc International Business and Finance, MSc International Business and Trade, MSc Management Information Systems, MSc Project Management, MSc Sport Sciences, MSc Tourism with Project Management, MPH Master  Public Health, MSc Gender and Development Studies, MSc Natural Resource Management

• Courses available at Mona Campus, Jamaica: MA Communication for Social and Behaviour Change, MA Heritage Studies, MA History, MSc Clinical Medical Physics, MPH Master of Public Health, MSc Medical Physics, MSc Natural Resource Management – Disaster Risk Management, Master of Science Natural Resource Management – Integrated Urban and Rural Environmental Management, MSc Natural Resource Management – Marine and Terrestrial Ecosystem,MSc Occupational and Environmental Safety and Health, MSc Development Studies, MSc National Security and Strategic Studies, MSc Tourism and Hospitality Management.

• Courses available at Augustine campus, Trinidad and Tobago: Master of Arts History, MSc Tropical Crop Protection, MSc Agricultural Economics, MSc Food Security, MSc Animal Science and Production, MSc Marketing and Agribusiness, MSc Value Addition for Food and Nutrition Security, MSc Computer Sciences, MSc Mathematics, MSc Occupational and Environmental Safety and Health, MSc Statistics, MSc Aviation Management, MSc Criminology and Criminal Justice, MSc Economics, MSc Management Studies, MSc Social Work,MSc Tourism Development and Management,Master of Applied Science Electrical and Computer Engineering, MSc Chemical and Process Engineering, MSc Chemical and Process Engineering with Management, MSc Chemical and Process Engineering with Environmental Engineering, MSc Civil Engineering, MSc Civil with Environmental Engineering, MSc Engineering Management, MSc Environmental Engineering,MSc Food Science and Technology, MSc Geoinformatics, MSc Manufacturing Engineering,MSc Reservoir Engineering, MSc Petroleum Engineering, MSc Production Management, MSc Production Engineering and Management, MSc Urban and Regional Planning, MSc Gender & Development Studies. Entry requirements can be found on the Mona, Cave Hill and Augustin campus websites.
• Contact: sgsr@uwimona.edu.jm

The Technical University of Kenya (Kenya)

• Courses: Master Of Applied Linguistics, MA Entrepreneurship, MBA Master of Business Administration, Master of Construction Project Management, Master of Musical Arts in Composition Or Performance, Master Of Music in Music Education Or African Music Studies, MPhil Applied Parasitology, MPH Master Of Public Health, MSc Electrical And Electronics Engineering, MSc Applied Parasitology, MSc Applied Statistics, MSc Community Nutrition, MSc Computational Chemistry, MSc Event Management, MSc Forensic Biochemistry, MSc Hospitality Management, MSc Information And Knowledge Management, MSc International Relations, MSc Mathematical Statistics, MSc Mathematics, MSc Medical Laboratory Sciences, MSc Medical Physics, MSc Physics, MSc Tourism Management, MSc Land Administration, MTech Applied Entomology, MTech Applied Parasitology, MTech Communication And Computer Networks, MTech Computer Technology, MTech Environmental Resource Management, MTech Petroleum Chemical Technology, MTech Mechanical Engineering Technology.
• Entry requirements: See website 
• Contact: vc@tukenya.ac.ke

University of Nairobi (Kenya)

• Courses: MA Anthropology, MA Communication Studies, MA Diplomacy, MA Economic Policy Management, MA Economics, MA Gender And Development Studies, MA International Relations, MA International Studies, MA Medical Sociology, MA Monitoring And Evaluation, MA Political Science And Public Administration, MA Population, MA Sociology (Criminology And Social Order), MA Sociology (Disaster Management), MA Sociology (Rural Sociology And Community Development), MA Women, Leadership And Governance In Africa, Masters of Research And Public Policy, MPA Master of Public Administration, MSc Health Economics And Policy, MSc Population.
• Entry requirements: See website
• Contact: pg@uonbi.ac.ke

University of Malaya (Malaysia)

• Available courses can be found here.
• Entry requirements can be found here.
• Contact: study@um.edu.my

Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)

• Available courses can be found here.
• Entry requirements: Applicants should hold one of the following

1. A bachelor’s degree in relevant field with a minimum CGPA of 2.750
2. A bachelor’s degree or equivalent with a CGPA in the range of 2.500 to CGPA 2.749, and must have a minimum of three years of working experience in a relevant field or subject to a rigorous internal assessment by the faculty or institute
3. A bachelor’s degree or equivalent with below CGPA of 2.500 and must have a minimum of five years of working experience in the relevant field.

An applicant who is in the final semester of their bachelor study  may be considered for a provisional admission provided that their latest CGPA – or its equivalent – meets the postgraduate programme admission requirements.

International applicants are required to meet the UPM English requirement with a minimum score of 6.0 for IELTS or equivalent.

• Contact: pg_admission@upm.edu.my

University of Mauritius (Mauritius)

• Courses:Master of Public Health (MPH) – one year full-time programme
• Entry requirements:

Successful completion of an undergraduate degree with:

• At least a second class or 50%, whichever is applicable or;
• A GPA not less than 2.5 out of 4 or equivalent, from a recognised higher education institution or;
• Alternative qualifications acceptable to the University of Mauritius

For medically qualified applicants: MBBS, MBChB or equivalent.

For non-medically qualified applicants:

• An upper second class degree or equivalent or a BDS degree and two years of experience in public health, health promotion, health administration, occupational and environmental health experience, clinical research or other health- related fields or;
• Alternative qualifications acceptable to the University of Mauritius

Suitable candidates should have a strong academic record with adequate quantitative skills and a background in medicine, health sciences, biological sciences or environmental sciences.

• Contact: h.jugoo@uom.ac.mu

COMSATS University Islamabad (Pakistan)

• Courses: MSc Computer Science, MSc Mathematics, MSc Meteorology, MSc Physics, MSc Bio sciences, MSc Bioinformatics, MSc Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, MSc Molecular Genetics, MSc Microbiology and Immunology, MSc Management Sciences, MSc Project Management, MSc Computer Engineering.
• Entry requirements: See website
• Contact: int.admissions@comsats.edu.pk

University of Rwanda (Rwanda)

• Courses: MA Development Studies, MA Genocide Studies And Prevention,MA Peace Studies And Conflict Transformation, MA Security Studies, MA Translation And Interpreting, Master In Field Epidemiology And Laboratory Management, Master Of Hospital And Healthcare Administration, Master Of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Quality Assurance And Quality Control, Master Of Social Sciences In Gender And Development, Master Of Social Sciences In Local Governance Studies, Masters In Business Law, Masters In International Climinal Justice And The Law Of Human Rights, MEd Biology Education, MEd Chemistry Education, MEd Curriculum and Instructions, MEd Educational Leadership and Management, MEd English Education, MEd French Education, MEd Kinyarwanda Education, MEd Kiswahili Education, MEd Mathematics Education, MEd Physics Education, MEd Special Needs Education, MPhil Public Health, MSc Accounting, MSc Agribusiness, MSc Agriculture Engineering With Specialisation In Soil And Water Engineering,MSc Agroforestry And Soil Management, MSc Animal Production, MSc Clinical Psychology And Therapeutics, MSc Crop Science, MSc Data Science In Actuarial Science, MSc Data Science In Biostatistics, MSc Data Science In Data Minings, MSc Data Science In Demography, MSc Data Science In Econometrics, MSc Economics, MSc Epidemiology, MSc Field Epidemilogy, MSc Health Informatics, MSc Health Supply Chain Management, MSc Nursing (8 Speciality Tracks: Critical Care And Trauma, Paediatric, Medical Surgical, Nephrology, MSc Psychiatry, MSc Public Health, MSc Regulatory Economics and Competition Policy.

• Entry requirements: See website 
• Contact: jmutaganda@gmail.com

The State University of Zanzibar (Tanzania)

• Courses: MSc Natural Resource management and climate change, MSc Chemistry, MA Youth and Gender Development.
• Entry requirements: See website

MA Youth and Gender Development: Preference will be given to students with a background in  education, youth, and gender.

• Contact: abdalla.ibrahim@suza.ac.tz

Makerere University (Uganda)

• Courses: MA Economic Policy Management, MA Gender Studies, Master of Public Health (Full time), Master of Statistics, MSc Agribusiness Management, MSc Agricultural and applied Economics, MSc Civil Engineering, MSc Crop Science, MSc Food Safety and Quality Management, MSc Geo-Information Science and Technology, MSc Immunology and Clinical Microbiology, MSc Plant Breeding and Seed Systems, MSc Population and reproductive health, MSc Renewable Energy.

• Entry requirements: See website
• Contact: drgtmak@gmail.com

You can apply to study any of the above listed masters degree courses at their respective universities.

Application Procedures

• How-to-Apply:  To apply for the Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarships 2022/2023, review the information about institutions and their courses at the official website before completing an online application form.
• Also before you begin application, please refer to the Application Guidance for what is required (a guide on how to structure your statement of purpose) as well as what should be on the application form itself.
• Application Deadline: 10 January 2022 at 16:00 UTC

Visit the Official Website for Further Details