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Â鶹Íø Business School postgraduate taught programmes will not be considered for this scholarship.

No separate application for this scholarship is required. If you are holding an offer for an eligible programme and meet the criteria as set out in these terms & conditions, you will automatically be awarded an International Office Postgraduate Taught Scholarship upon enrolment.

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All scholarships are offered subject to the terms and conditions below.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

1. The International Postgraduate Taught Scholarship award is exclusively for new international students
2. 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 2026/27 and prior to commencement of study have met any academic and language conditions attached to their offer as stated in their offer letter.
   Exclusions apply – see point 12 below
3. Application is not required. Eligible students will be notified automatically with their offer.
4. 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, ROI, EU or GB fees are not eligible for the International Postgraduate Taught Scholarship.
5. The discount is awarded for the first year of study only and is deducted from gross tuition fees upon enrolment.
6. The scholarship cannot be used in lieu of any required deposit and no cash alternative is available.
7. Any International Postgraduate Taught Scholarship awarded is for entry to Queen’s University Belfast in the autumn semester of the academic year 2026/27 and cannot be used for 2027/28 entry or any other year.
8. 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 2027/28.  
9. Students must be self-funded i.e. the tuition fees are being paid by yourself or your parents at the full international tuition fee rate.
10. Where Queen’s University Belfast has agreed discounted tuition fees with partner institutions, those students should confirm their eligibility with International Scholarships by emailing International Scholarships
11. 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 Postgraduate Taught Scholarship. This excludes students in receipt of educational loans.
12. The following programmes are excluded from eligibility for the International Postgraduate Taught Scholarship:
    • Postgraduate: PG Certificate and PG Diploma programmes, MTh Theology.
    • All Â鶹Íø 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 or MSc (T) Business for Agri-Food and Rural Enterprise
    • Advanced Pharmacy Practice, Advanced Social Work Children, Young People & Families, MSc Mental Health and Mental Capacity Law, MSc Specialist Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, MSc Systemic Practice and family therapy, MSc Systemic Psychotherapy
    • MSc Professional Nursing Children and Young People, MSc Professional Nursing Adult, MSc Professional Nursing Learning Disabilities, MSc Professional Nursing Mental Health and MSc Midwifery
13. 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.
14. Students must request authorisation from International Scholarships 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.
15. 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 2026/27 academic year.
16. Applicants may apply and/or be considered for more than one tuition fee 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
17. International scholarships cannot be used in conjunction with any other University tuition fee scholarship. Where eligible, students can however use their scholarship in conjunction with the Early Confirmation Award or ISC Scholarship.
18. The University is unable to consider requests for increased and/or further funding. The amount of scholarship offered is non-negotiable.
19. Scholarships cannot be claimed retrospectively and will only be awarded in the academic year in which a student was eligible to receive the award.
20. The University reserves the right to vary all or any scholarship awards, discounts and regulations at its sole discretion.