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New international students with unconditional offers for the academic year 2026/27 may receive the International Study Centre Scholarship which awards a tuition fee discount of £1500 when paying their tuition fees in full* by the deadline. 

• £1500 discount on tuition fees for first year of study
• Unconditional offer holders only
• Exclusions apply (see Terms and Conditions)
• Deadline 18 September 2026
• Available to eligible Undergraduate, Postgraduate Taught and Postgraduate Research students

* Total tuition fees less any International Office awards including the International Study Centre Scholarship 

Terms and Conditions 

1. The ISC Scholarship is available exclusively to eligible new international students progressing from International Study Centre and beginning a full-time course in the academic year 2026/27. Exclusions apply – see point 10 below.
2. Students must hold an unconditional offer of a place on a full-time programme at the Queen’s University Belfast campus starting in the academic year 2026/27 and pay their net tuition fees* in full by the deadline of 18 September 2026.
3. Students wishing to avail of the ISC Scholarship must email proof of payment transfer to International Scholarships. Students who do not confirm their payment to International Scholarships may find their discount is not applied.
4. The discount is awarded for the first year only.
5. The ISC Scholarship may be used in conjunction with other International Office scholarships.
6. Students must be classified as international fee-paying students paying the full international tuition fee rate in order to be considered for this award. Students paying NI or GB fees are not eligible for the ISC Scholarship.
7. Students must be self-funded.
8. Where Queen’s University Belfast has agreed discounted tuition fees with partner institutions, those students should contact International Scholarships to confirm their eligibility.
9. 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 the ISC Scholarship.
10. The following programmes are excluded from eligibility for the ISC Scholarship:
    • Undergraduate: Medicine, Dentistry, Agricultural Technology, Theology
    • ALL Distance Learning programmes, foundation degree programmes and non-standard fee courses, including part-time programmes
    • Postgraduate: PG Certificate and PG Diploma programmes, MTh Theology
    • ALL Distance Learning programmes, foundation degree programmes and non-standard fee courses, including part-time programmes
    • External PhD programmes where students only undertake part of their research at Queen’s University Belfast
    • Higher Doctorates - Doctor of Divinity (DD), Doctor of Laws (LLD), Doctor of Letters (DLitt), Doctor of Science (DSc), Doctor of Science (Economics) (DSc (Econ)), Doctor of Science, (Education) (DSc (Ed)) and Doctor of Social Science (DSSc)
    • PhD programmes by Published Works  
11. A student may receive an ISC Scholarship only once during their career at Queen’s University Belfast.
12. Students who have received an ISC Scholarship will not be eligible to receive the Early Confirmation Award during their career at Queen’s University Belfast.
13. Applicants may apply and/or be considered for more than one award administered by Queen’s University Belfast but if successful would receive only the highest value¡¡award with the lower value award cancelled or allocated to another applicant. With the exception of eligible scholarships administered by the International Office.
14. The ISC Scholarship cannot be used in conjunction with any other University scholarships with the exception of eligible scholarships administered by the International Office. To confirm eligibility, contact International Scholarships.
15. Students who are studying Academic English are NOT eligible for the ISC Scholarship.
16. The University reserves the right to vary all or any scholarship awards, discounts and regulations at its sole discretion.