The University of South Africa calls application for Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarship.

The University of South Africa will be hosting a Distance Learning award scholarship. This means that you will be studying for a Masters’s degree with the University of South Africa, but in your home country.

Eligible Courses

The following courses are available to apply for a QECS;

• MSc in Agriculture at the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences (CAES)
• MSc Flotation, MSc Comminution, MSc Biogas, MSc Bioremediation, MSc Fischer Tropsch, MSc Gasification,
• MSc Process Synthesis at the College of Science, Engineering, and Technology (CSET)
• MEd in Open Distance Learning at the College of Education (CEDU)
• All two-year distance learning Masters courses in the College of Economics and Management Sciences (CEMS)
• All two-year distance learning Masters courses College of Human Sciences (CHS)

Eligibilities 

The Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarship is open to the citizen of (or hold refugee status in) of one of the following countries; Antigua and Barbuda, Bangladesh, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Dominica, Eswatini, Fiji, The Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guyana, India, Jamaica, Kenya, Kiribati, Lesotho, Malawi, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, St Lucia, St Vincent and The Grenadines, Tanzania, Tonga, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Zambia.

In addition to that, candidates must have completed an undergraduate degree at a 2:1 equivalent level. Please note, universities may have their own specific eligibility requirements for admissions – please contact the university for more details

Application Materials

• 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

To apply for a QECS at the University of South Africa, complete an online application form.

The University of South Africa (UNISA), known colloquially as Unisa, is the largest university system in South Africa by enrollment. It attracts a third of all higher education students in South Africa. Through various colleges and affiliates, UNISA has over 400,000 students, including international students from 130 countries worldwide, making it one of the world’s mega universities and the only such university in Africa.