Early Confirmation Award

Scholarship Overview

The Early Confirmation Award is provided by Queen’s University Belfast. Students from all over the world interested in pursuing a bachelor’s and master’s degree in the UK at Queen’s University, Belfast are eligible for the Early Confirmation Award. Every year, appropriately qualified candidates are selected by the university throughout the year from received applications. The scholarships are then given to these candidates based on their academic profiles.

Applicable course, university, and country

• This scholarship is applicable for Queen’s University Belfast, United Kingdom
• This scholarship is applicable for all Bachelor and Masters programmes
• This scholarship is applicable for Postgraduate Research, Postgraduate Taught, and Undergraduate
• The following programmes are excluded from eligibility for the Early Confirmation Award discount:
  • 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.
  • 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

Scholarship amount details

Max scholarship per student: Pound 1,500 => Rs 1,51,050
Conversion rate used: 1 Pound = Rs. 109.52
Scholarship amount will be given: One Time
A student may receive an Early Confirmation Award discount only once during their career at Queen’s University Belfast. The discount is awarded for the first year only of an eligible programme

Scholarship amount can be used for:

Type of Expense	Indicates if the scholarship can be used for this type of expense
Application	× Not covered in scholarship
Tuition & Fees	✔ Scholarship amount can be used for this
Living Expense	× Not covered in scholarship
Accommodation	× Not covered in scholarship
Air Fare/Travel Expenses	× Not covered in scholarship
Spouse/Child Care	× Not covered in scholarship
Health Cover	× Not covered in scholarship
Others	× Not covered in scholarship

Number of students to be Awarded
Varies

Eligible student nationality

This scholarship is applicable for students from Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, The Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Democratic Republic of the, Congo, Republic of the, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, East Timor (Timor-Leste), Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, The Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Korea, North, Korea, South, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Federated States of, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar (Burma), Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sudan, South, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vatican City, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

Appication Process for this scholarship

Students wishing to avail of the Early Confirmation Award discount must email proof of payment to internationalscholarships@qub.ac.uk. Students who do not confirm their payment may find their discount is not applied.

Scholarship Application
This scholarship does not need a separate external application.

Scholarship link: https://www.qub.ac.uk/Study/funding-scholarships/Non-facultydepartments/international-office/early-confirmation-award.html

Application Documents

Document	Required/Optional
Official Transcripts	Required

Important Dates & FAQ info

Info	Data
Contact Email	internationalscholarships@qub.ac.uk

Additional Information

• The Early Confirmation Award may be used in conjunction with other awards administered by International Office scholarships and may also be used in conjunction with the Brickfield Exceptional Student Scholarship and the MBA Scholarships offered by Queen’s Business School. Please contact International Scholarships for confirmation of eligible awards.
• 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 only the highest value award with the lower value award cancelled or allocated to another applicant. With the exception of those administered by International Scholarships.
• The Early Confirmation Award cannot be used in conjunction with any other University tuition fee scholarships with the exception of those administered by International Scholarships.
• The University reserves the right to vary all or any scholarship awards, discounts and regulations at its sole discretion.

Scholarship Eligibility

• The Early Confirmation Award discount is exclusively available to new international students beginning a full-time course in the academic year 2024/25.
• 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 2024/25 and pay their net tuition fees* in full by the following deadlines:
  • Undergraduate unconditional offer holders 15 September 2024
  • Postgraduate Taught unconditional offer holders 15 September 2024.
  • Postgraduate Research unconditional offer holders not later than 90 days before the start date given in their offer letter.
  • Applicants who have studied PRE SESSIONAL ENGLISH and are unconditional offer holders 15 September 2024
• Students wishing to avail of the Early Confirmation Award discount must email proof of transfer to International Scholarships. Students who do not confirm their payment to International Scholarships may find their discount is not applied.
• 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 or GB fees are not eligible for the Early Confirmation Award discount.
• Students must be self-funded.
• Where Queen’s University Belfast has agreed discounted tuition fees with partner institutions, those students should check their eligibility by contacting International Scholarships.
• 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 Early Confirmation Award discount.
• 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.
• INTO students progressing to a full-time programme at the Queen’s University Belfast campus starting in the academic year 2024/25 are not eligible for the Early Confirmation Award.

Scholarship Restriction:
No Special Restriction applicable
Exams Details:

Exam	Required/Optional
12	Required
UG	Required

 

The rating is done considering various factors

Frequently Asked Questions

The frequently asked questions about the scholarship are:

Who can apply for the Scholarship?
The scholarship is applicable to students from various countries.

What is the minimum Qualification Required?
To qualify for the award, candidates must have completed 12th grade or UG.

What is the procedure for applying?
This scholarship does not need a separate external application.

What are the documents required for filling the forms?
Official Transcripts

What is the duration of the Scholarship?
One Time