The Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarship is offering one scholarship to pursue two-year research Master's programmes at the University of Rwanda in Rwanda. Citizens of Commonwealth countries other than Rwanda are eligible to apply.
Field of Study
- Development Studies
- Genocide Studies And Prevention
- Peace Studies And Conflict Transformation
- Security Studies
- Translation And Interpreting
- Field Epidemiology And Laboratory Management
- Hospital And Healthcare Administration
- Pharmaceutical Sciences, Quality Assurance And Quality Control
- Gender And Development
- Local Governance Studies
- Business Law
- International Criminal Justice And The Law Of Human Rights
- Biology Education
- Chemistry Education
- Curriculum And Instructions
- Educational Leadership And Management
- English Education
- French Education
- Kinyarwanda Education
- Kiswahili Education
- Mathematics Education
- Physics Education
- Special Needs Education
- Public Health
- Accounting
- Agribusiness
- Agriculture Engineering With Specialisation In Soil And Water Engineering
- Agroforestry And Soil Management
- Animal Production
- Clinical Psychology And Therapeutics
- Crop Science
- Data Science In Biostatistics
- Data Science In Data Mining
- Data Science In Demography
- Data Science In Actuarial Science
- Data Science In Econometrics
- Economics
- Epidemiology
- Field Epidemiology
- Health Informatics
- Health Supply Chain Management
- Psychiatry
- Public Health
- Regulatory Economics And Competition Policy
Who can apply?
Applicants will only be considered if they fulfil the following criteria:
- Citizen of, and reside permanently in a Commonwealth country;
- Citizens of Commonwealth countries other than Rwanda are eligible to apply;
- Apply for the identified study programmes at the University of Rwanda on a full-time basis;
- Must have completed an undergraduate degree at a 2:1 equivalent level (or that will enable you to gain entry to a postgraduate course);
- Should have an aggregated average of 65% marks or 2.65 GPA out of 4;
- Meet the minimum entry criteria of the proposed course of study;
- An academic background aligned to the proposed field of study;
- Demonstrate a strong motivation for their application;
- Understand and promote the values and objectives of the Commonwealth.
What the scholarship offers
- Fully-funded tuition fees
- Living expenses allowance for duration of award
- Return economy flights to host country
- Once-off arrival allowance
- Research support grant
Application process
Please follow the below steps to complete your application.
Make sure that you have the following documentation to upload to your application:
- High school certificate
- Undergraduate transcript (and graduation certificate)
- Two references – preferably academic
- Scan of passport or national ID card
- Proof of English language ability if English is not your first language
Submit an online application at: QECS in Rwanda.
Incomplete applications, late applications and those submitted without all supporting documents will not be considered.
Submit a separate application for admission to your chosen course at the University of Rwanda - this can be completed after you have submitted your QECS application.
Deadlines
The application deadline is 18 January 2021.
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Contact
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Note
Please note that this opportunity is not offered by the Department of Higher Education and Training. If there are any discrepancies in the details provided, the information given by the sponsor supersedes the details provided above. No additional financial support will be provided by the Department of Higher Education and Training.
