These scholarships are awarded by the University's Student Scholarships and Awards Group. 

Emily Sarah Montgomery Travel Scholarships 

The Emily Sarah Montgomery Travel Scholarship is awarded annually to students registered on a Postgraduate programme at Queen’s University Belfast. 

The scholarship is awarded with the purpose of travel outside of Ireland in connection with a programme of research or further education.   

The scholarships are tenable with any other award, and the maximum value of an award from the fund is £400, depending on the destination of the recipient.  Students will not receive more than the maximum value of this award in total, although it may be spread over a number of trips.  

Students who have received the maximum value of this award, in their current programme of study, will not be eligible for a further award. 

If you are interested and a registered Postgraduate student at Queen’s, apply here. 

Applications will close on Friday 23 February 2024 at 5pm. 

 

Sir Thomas Dixon Travel Scholarships 

The Sir Thomas Dixon Travel Scholarships are available to both Undergraduate and Postgraduate students of Queen’s University Belfast. 

The scholarship is awarded to those seeking to pursue cultural activities abroad, recognising the fact that cross-cultural activities broaden the horizons and facilitates personal development. 

Travel must be outside all the islands of Britain and Ireland.  

The scholarships will be awarded by the Student Scholarships and Awards Group. The scholarships are tenable with any other award. The maximum value of an award from the fund is £600, depending on available funding.   

Students who have received this award, in their current programme of study, will not be eligible for a further award. 

If you are interested and are an Undergraduate or Postgraduate student at Queen’s, apply here. 

Applications will close on Friday 23 February 2024 at 5pm. 

 

Helen Ramsey Turtle Travel Scholarship 

The Helen Ramsey Turtle Travel Scholarship is open to Postgraduate students who have undertaken their primary degree at Queen’s and who intend to travel to the USA and/or Canada to undertake a period of study at postgraduate level. 

The period of travel tends to be no less than six weeks; however, this is not essential. Study in the areas of literature and medicine are particularly welcomed, however, this scholarship is open to all subjects of the University.   

The scholarship will normally be of a value of approximately £2,000 and should be spent on travel within North America and/or activities which applicants can demonstrate will add value to their period of study.  The scholarship is not intended to form part of the core funding required for the period of study, i.e. for travel to and from North America and associated subsistence costs.  

Applicants will be expected to outline clearly what they hope to gain personally from their experience in USA/Canada, and how they intend to use this experience to benefit the wider community upon their return to Northern Ireland.   

If you are interested and are a Postgraduate student, apply here. 

Applications will close on Friday 23 February 2024 at 5pm. 

 

William and Betty MacQuitty Travel Scholarship 

The William and Betty MacQuitty Travel Scholarships are available to Postgraduate students at Queen’s to provide travel funds. 

Applicants must be planning to travel overseas to further their education, and they must explain how their proposed trip demonstrates the principle that "travel broadens the mind”.  

Preference may be given to applicants whose travel involves study of global environmental issues or medicine.  

Ten awards of up to £1,000 are available annually. An additional prize of £300 may also be awarded for the best travel report. 

If you are interested and are a registered Postgraduate student at Queen’s, apply here. 

Applications will close on Wednesday 31 January 2024 at 5pm. 

 

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