Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarships 2025
Application for Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarships is now open!: Study for a two-year master’s degree at an ACU member university in a low or middle-income country.
The Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarships (QECS) offer a unique opportunity to study a two-year Master’s degree in a low or middle-income Commonwealth country.
Aimed at students who are committed to creating change in their communities, the 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.
Through cultural exchange and academic collaboration, Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholars help bring about positive change and find solutions to the shared challenges we face – both in their home countries and those that host them. As an active part of the Commonwealth network, scholars will help shape its future.
Each year there are two opportunities to apply for QECS – cycle 1 opens in November/December and cycle 2 opens in March/April. You only need to submit one application, but you are welcome to apply more than once if there is another country you are interested in studying in.
Eligibility
Eswatini
University of Eswatini
- MA African Languages and Linguistics
- MA History
- MEd Educational Foundations and Management
- MNSc Family Nurse Practice
- MSc Agricultural Extension
- MSc Animal Science
- MSc Computer Science
- MSc Food Science and Technology
- MSc Mathematics
- MSc Textiles
University entry requirements
Minimum entry requirements are an undergraduate degree or its equivalent in a subject area relevant to the master’s programme being applied for.
Specific minimum entry requirements may be found in the Special Departmental Regulations in the University Calendar.
Other entry requirements can be found in the University Calendar available on the university webpage: uneswa.ac.sz
Course start date: 18/08/2025
Jamaica
University of the West Indies (UWI)
Programmes (across 4 landed campuses)
Cave Hill Campus – Barbados
- LLM Competition Law and Policy
- MPH Public Health
- MSc Natural Resource & Environmental Management (Water Resource Management)
- MSc Gender Studies
- MSc Social Work
Five Islands Campus – Antigua and Barbuda
- MA Teaching Exceptional Children
- MSc Corporate Finance
Mona Campus – Jamaica
- MA Cultural Studies
- MSc Biomedical Research
- MSc Natural Resource Management
- MSc Social Work
- MSc Sport Management
St. Augustine Campus – Trinidad and Tobago
- MSc Aviation Management
- MSc Data Science
- MSc Food Science and Technology
- MSc Renewable Energy Technology
- MSc Tropical Crop Protection
University entry requirements
See the university website for further details of the course entry requirements: uwi.edu
Please note, UWI has several international campuses with similar/identical courses. Be sure to check the entry requirements of your desired course on the relevant campus website.
Applicants are required to submit a university application at the same time as their scholarship application.
Course start date: 24/08/2025
Contact: gsr@uwi.edu
Contact: bodlamini@uneswa.ac.sz
Kenya
Technical University of Kenya (TUK)
- MSc Applied Parasitology
- MSc Computational Chemistry
- MSc Construction Project Management
- MSc Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- MSc Food Science and Technology
- MSc Information and Knowledge Management
- MSc Land Administration
- MSc Medical Physics
- MSc Physics
- MTech Manufacturing Engineering
University entry requirements
Please refer to the university’s website for master’s degree entry requirements: tukenya.ac.ke
Course start date: 01/10/2025
Contact: admissions@tukenya.ac.ke
Malaysia
Universiti Malaya (UM)
The applicant may refer to the website below:
study.um.edu.my/programmes.php
Only courses included in this link will be considered. Applicants must ensure that the course they enter on their applications corresponds to an approved course on the university’s website.
Please note that Universiti Malaya will not cover clinical programmes under the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry.
University entry requirements
Please refer to the link provided: study.um.edu.my/entry-requirements
Applicants are required to submit a university application at the same time as their scholarship application.
Course start date: 07/10/2025
Contact: study@um.edu.my
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
- MSc Accounting
- MSc Agribusiness
- MSc Agricultural Policy
- MSc Community Education and Development
- MSc Economics
- MSc Gender and Development
- MSc Halal Products Management
- MSc Management
- MSc Marketing
- MSc Social Psychology
- MSc Sustainable Recreation and Ecotourism
- MSc Tourism
- MSc Youth Studies
University entry requirements
- A bachelor’s degree in the field or related fields with a minimum CGPA of 2.750 or equivalent, as accepted by the UPM Senate; or
- A bachelor’s degree in the field or related fields with range CGPA of 2.500 to CGPA 2.749 can be accepted subject to rigorous internal assessment by Faculty/School/Institute; or
- A bachelor’s degree in the field or related fields or equivalent with a range of CGPA 2.000 to CGPA 2.499, can be accepted subject to:
i) A minimum of 5 years working experience in the relevant field.
ii) Rigorous internal assessment by Faculty/School/Institute.
- Candidates without a related qualification in the field/s or working experience in the relevant fields must undergo appropriate prerequisite courses determined by the Faculty/School/Institute and meet the minimum CGPA; or
- An applicant who is in the final semester of his bachelor study programme may be considered for provisional admission subject to his current CGPA or its equivalent satisfies the master’s degree programme admission requirements; and
- Fulfil other requirements specified by the Faculty/School/Institute for each programme.
Applicants are required to submit a university application at the same time as their scholarship application.
Course start date: 30/09/2025
Contact: pg_admission@upm.edu.my
Tanzania
State University of Zanzibar (SUZA)
- MBA in Finance
- MEd Youth Gender and Development
- MSc Chemistry
- MSc Information Technology
- MSc Natural Resource Management and Climate Change
University entry requirements
Please refer to the university’s website for master’s degree entry requirements: suza.ac.tz
Applicants are required to submit a university application at the same time as their scholarship application.
Course start date: 15/10/2025
Contact: abdalla.ibrahim@suza.ac.tz
Uganda
Makerere University
Applicants are required to submit a university application at the same time as their scholarship application.
Course start date: 15/08/2025
Contact: drgt@rgt.mak.ac.ug
Benefits
- Fully-funded tuition fees
- Living allowance (stipend) for duration of award
- Return economy flights to host country
- One-off arrival allowance
- Research Support Grant (on request only; subject to approval)
Eligible Regions: All African Union Member Countries
Application Process
- Look through the list of countries and universities hosting scholarships in this cycle.
- Visit the relevant university website for more information on your chosen course using the links included below.
- Complete and submit a QECS application for your chosen university/course by clicking the ‘Apply now’ button. Once you’ve clicked apply, you’ll be directed to a log in page. If you don’t already have a myACU account, click get ‘get started’ in the right hand corner of the page to start your application.
- Submit an application to your chosen university for admission to your chosen course.
For Further Queries: If you have a question you would like to ask, including admission queries, please use their official QA section on their website.
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