THE QUEEN ELIZABETH COMMONWEALTH SCHOLARSHIP-A THREAD
What is it about?
The Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarship (QECS) is a fully-funded scholarship by the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) for a 2-year Masters program in one of the best schools in a ...
What is it about?
The Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarship (QECS) is a fully-funded scholarship by the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) for a 2-year Masters program in one of the best schools in a ...
...Commonwealth country. The QECS targets applicants who are willing to draw from their international networks and culture of their host universities to return to their home countries to make a positive change. There are two application cycles: Cycle 1 (December-January) and...
...Cycle 2 (May-June).
What does it cover?
▪Full tuition fees
▪Monthly living expenses (stipends)
▪Cost of flight tickets (to and fro)
▪Arrival allowance
▪Research support grant (on request)
What is this cycle's deadline?
▪Monday 10 January 2022, 16:00 (UTC)...
What does it cover?
▪Full tuition fees
▪Monthly living expenses (stipends)
▪Cost of flight tickets (to and fro)
▪Arrival allowance
▪Research support grant (on request)
What is this cycle's deadline?
▪Monday 10 January 2022, 16:00 (UTC)...
Who is eligible?
Regardless of age and status, any citizen (or refugee status holder) of a Commonwealth country who CURRENTLY has a Bachelor’s degree can apply.
N.B: You can only apply to schools outside your home country within the listed schools on the QECS website...
Regardless of age and status, any citizen (or refugee status holder) of a Commonwealth country who CURRENTLY has a Bachelor’s degree can apply.
N.B: You can only apply to schools outside your home country within the listed schools on the QECS website...
What is the application process?
I. Visit the QECS website acu.ac.uk/funding-opport… and check if your course is available for the current cycle. Remember to check with the school for specific requirements for QECS applicants
II. Register an account for the QECS here...
I. Visit the QECS website acu.ac.uk/funding-opport… and check if your course is available for the current cycle. Remember to check with the school for specific requirements for QECS applicants
II. Register an account for the QECS here...
crm.acu.ac.uk/ssp/register
III. Confirm your eligibility, enter your personal details, academic and employment record, course at home university details, and statements (QECS essays).
IV. Upload supporting documents and submit.
N.B: You can apply to multiple schools. But you...
III. Confirm your eligibility, enter your personal details, academic and employment record, course at home university details, and statements (QECS essays).
IV. Upload supporting documents and submit.
N.B: You can apply to multiple schools. But you...
...must finish one before another, and you can only apply to one program per school.
Any criteria for evaluation?
A. Academic history/references
B. Plan of study
C. Development impact and post-study outreach
D. Creating networks
Any criteria for evaluation?
A. Academic history/references
B. Plan of study
C. Development impact and post-study outreach
D. Creating networks
QECS Essays
Statement 1: Plan of Study (200-400 words)
1. Why have you chosen to study this course? What specific features of the course do you find interesting?
*State what you are interested in.
*Highlight a few modules in the course, & how they relate to your interest..
Statement 1: Plan of Study (200-400 words)
1. Why have you chosen to study this course? What specific features of the course do you find interesting?
*State what you are interested in.
*Highlight a few modules in the course, & how they relate to your interest..
2. Why do you want to undertake this course at this institution and in this country?
*Boast about the school’s strength in terms of academic excellence, giving statistics (rankings and awards) to prove your point. You can also write about their research expertise and faculty...
*Boast about the school’s strength in terms of academic excellence, giving statistics (rankings and awards) to prove your point. You can also write about their research expertise and faculty...
...members (lecturers) whose research area dovetail with yours. You can also state if the program has an internship component to give you an industrial experience in your stated interest.
*Highlight the specialisation of the country that relates to your interest, cultural...
*Highlight the specialisation of the country that relates to your interest, cultural...
...features and the country’s stability and how these are relevant to you.
3. What have you done to research your chosen university?
Mention the places you sourced information about the school, such as the school’s website, the websites of education ranking bodies (e.g Q.S...
3. What have you done to research your chosen university?
Mention the places you sourced information about the school, such as the school’s website, the websites of education ranking bodies (e.g Q.S...
World University rankings), student/alumni reviews on social media or blogs, etc.
4. How is this course relevant to your future career plans?
*State your future career plans, highlight the knowledge you will get from the course and how these will position you for your career.
4. How is this course relevant to your future career plans?
*State your future career plans, highlight the knowledge you will get from the course and how these will position you for your career.
5. Explain how your previous studies and experiences make you a suitable candidate for this course.
*State what you studied at Undergraduate, where you studied, and highlight a few modules that are RELATED to what your proposed program.
*Write about your research experience..
*State what you studied at Undergraduate, where you studied, and highlight a few modules that are RELATED to what your proposed program.
*Write about your research experience..
...internships, work experience and further online studies (e.g. Coursera) and how these have given you a background for your intended program.
Statement 2: Development Impact and Post-study Outreach (300-500 words)
1. Describe briefly one challenge or problem in your country..
Statement 2: Development Impact and Post-study Outreach (300-500 words)
1. Describe briefly one challenge or problem in your country..
that you would like to address.
*Briefly describe the global state of the SPECIFIC problem, then dwell on how it affects your home country, giving data from concerned bodies to support your claim.
*State what your home country is doing to mitigate this problem and the gaps...
*Briefly describe the global state of the SPECIFIC problem, then dwell on how it affects your home country, giving data from concerned bodies to support your claim.
*State what your home country is doing to mitigate this problem and the gaps...
.../limitations you have spotted.
2. How will your proposed study help you contribute towards a solution to this challenge?
*Pick a few of the modules from the program and explain how these modules are designed to supply the knowledge needed to address your stated problem...
2. How will your proposed study help you contribute towards a solution to this challenge?
*Pick a few of the modules from the program and explain how these modules are designed to supply the knowledge needed to address your stated problem...
3. What skills do you expect to gain from the scholarship?
*Write on research skills you will get by working with your proposed supervisor in your school, the soft skills you can acquire, e.g data analysis, advocacy, that will enable you to engage in your post-study activities
*Write on research skills you will get by working with your proposed supervisor in your school, the soft skills you can acquire, e.g data analysis, advocacy, that will enable you to engage in your post-study activities
4. How will you apply/share the knowledge and skills gained on award with your local community and/or the wider Commonwealth when you return home?
*Explain what you will be doing with the knowledge/skills you have acquired from your host university in your home country. It can..
*Explain what you will be doing with the knowledge/skills you have acquired from your host university in your home country. It can..
...working in a firm or an NGO to contribute your ideas/skills in mitigating the stated problem, and/or organising workshops to train targeted groups to bridge the knowledge gap, collaborating with other scholars met to do a specific project related to the concerned problem...
...(structure these into timeframes).
Sustainable Development Goals (150-200 words)
1. Select the Sustainable development goal(s) that relate to your work from the drop-down menu.
2. How does your work relate to the Sustainable Development Goals selected above?
*Briefly...
Sustainable Development Goals (150-200 words)
1. Select the Sustainable development goal(s) that relate to your work from the drop-down menu.
2. How does your work relate to the Sustainable Development Goals selected above?
*Briefly...
...explain what the SDG(s) you have chosen entails. Visit sdgs.un.org/goals for more information.
*Explain how the skills from studies will result in your post-study engagements and how these engagements will contribute to the achievement of the SDG’s outcomes.
*Explain how the skills from studies will result in your post-study engagements and how these engagements will contribute to the achievement of the SDG’s outcomes.
Statement 3: Creating Networks (200-400 words)
1. Explain how you have developed professional networks. These can be through academic studies, hobbies, work experience, volunteering involvement in social/cultural/Commonwealth organisations.
2. How have you used these networks..
1. Explain how you have developed professional networks. These can be through academic studies, hobbies, work experience, volunteering involvement in social/cultural/Commonwealth organisations.
2. How have you used these networks..
.../connections that you have developed to achieve something? What did you achieve?
*Concisely explain what networking means to you.
*Use the STAR approach (Situation, Task, Action, Result) to explain how you have networked so far. What was the situation on ground? What were..
*Concisely explain what networking means to you.
*Use the STAR approach (Situation, Task, Action, Result) to explain how you have networked so far. What was the situation on ground? What were..
...you supposed to do? What action did you take? And what was the result? Remember to include the platforms you used for establishing these connections (e.g. conferences, direct contact, social media, workplace, community project commissioning, etc.) and quantify your results.
3. How might you develop these connections further during your international study experience?
*Write how you will connect with lecturers and industry officials in organisations you want to do an internship. You can also write how you will create a society, research group, etc..
*Write how you will connect with lecturers and industry officials in organisations you want to do an internship. You can also write how you will create a society, research group, etc..
..., in your intended school and what you hope to achieve.
*Conclude by stating how these networks will help you fulfill your post-study plans, such as collaborating with some of them that intend to research in your home country, skill collaboration, etc.
All the best!
*Conclude by stating how these networks will help you fulfill your post-study plans, such as collaborating with some of them that intend to research in your home country, skill collaboration, etc.
All the best!
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