Scholarship Queen University Belfast

International Students Early Confirmation Scholarship

We are offering an Early Confirmation Scholarship to support international students who hold an offer and meet the deposit deadline.This scholarship is available to all new international students who meet the deposit deadline, and no additional application is required. The Scholarship is in the form of reduction in your tuition fees, payable upon registration and enrolment.

Terms & Conditions 

EU students are not eligible for this award, but EU students are eligible for the EU bursary.

This award is only available for the September 2025 intake. Students paying deposits for September 2025, then deferring to later intakes will need to reapply for other scholarship awards.

This award is for new full time, undergraduate or postgraduate taught students at the University of Greenwich. Students on partner courses are not eligible.

Recipients of this Early Confirmation Scholarship will not be eligible to apply for further support via the International Scholarship Award once that application procedure opens in early April.

Recipients of other scholarships or external funding awards need to check the terms and conditions of those awards to understand if they are eligible for support through this award.

If you have been awarded a scholarship in a previous intake, you will not be able to carry forward that scholarship, and must now meet the conditions for the Early Confirmation Scholarship by deferring your offer and ensuring you have paid your deposit before 15th April.

If you have paid a deposit for a previous intake but defer your offer after 15th April you will not be eligible for the Early Confirmation Scholarship and will need to reapply for any available scholarships at that time.

The University of Westminster is a prestigious institution known for its commitment to excellence in education, research, and student support. It offers a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate programs across various disciplines, including business, architecture, arts, and social sciences.

Eligibility

You must be classified as overseas fee status and hold an offer for a full time Masters course starting in September 2025 Please note that you are NOT eligible to apply for this scholarship if you fall into one or more of the below categories:

Are applying for a Professional course such as RIBA part III

Are applying for a Doctoral programme

Are applying for an Online or Distance learning course

Are applying for a Postgraduate Certificate or Diploma course

If you are eligible for any other discount on your course fees such as alumni discount or partner student discount

The Scholarship is very competitive. Because people from all over the world apply. It is important that how you prepare your Chevening application differently from other applicants. 

Chevening Scholarships enable outstanding emerging leaders from all over the world to pursue one-year master’s degrees in the UK. Whilst there is no ‘typical’ Chevening Scholar, we are looking for the kind of people who have the passion, ideas, and influence to provide the solutions and leadership needed to create a better future.

Find a course

Trying to find the right courses for your Chevening Scholarship application? Our course finder is here to make your search easier.

Selecting the right courses at the right universities is one of the most important aspects of your application. Use this course finder tool to search for eligible master’s degree programmes at every university across the UK*.

Your Chevening application must list three courses, and they must be courses that are eligible for a Chevening Scholarship.

You will need to apply separately for your course via the university that runs the course. Your Chevening application does not constitute an application to your chosen courses.

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The British Council GREAT Scholarship is a popular Scholarship in UK Universities. It is open to International students to pursue a Master’s Degree program from one of the Leading British Universities. The Duration of the Scholarship is one year. For the 2025-26 academic year, there are 200 GREAT Scholarships available in more than 70 UK Universities in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. 

Eligibility Criteria

An applicant must be from an eligible country

An applicant must have completed an undergraduate degree.

Meet the English language requirement set by the UK University.

Must maintain contact with the British Council and act as an ambassador for the GREAT Scholarships.

ICGEB-DIC-MOST International Fellowship Programme

The IFP is a new initiative launched by the ICGEB and the Department of International Cooperation of the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology (DIC-MOST). The IFP Call is managed by the China National Center for Biotechnology Development (CNCBD) with the support of the ICGEB.

The IFP is aimed at promoting the training of scientists and researchers in developing countries and emerging economies, and other ICGEB Member States involved in the Belt and Road initiatives. The Programme supports short-term fellowships of scientists from ICGEB Member States in these regions to prestigious Chinese laboratories as a way of enhancing skill development, acquiring specific hands-on training in technologies available in the receiving laboratory and increasing bilateral cooperation in science and technology between China and the relevant ICGEB Member State.