NCUK Partnership Award

Terms and Conditions 2025

Summary

The £1000 NCUK Partnership Award is exclusively for students at selected NCUK Study Centres who commence an eligible undergraduate programme at Queen’s University Belfast in September 2025.

The NCUK Partnership Award can be combined with the International Undergraduate Scholarship and Early Confirmation Award where eligible to give a combined discount of up to £6500 for the first year of study.

UK/ROI NCUK Study Centres

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• Basil Paterson College
• British Study Centres
• DIFC Dublin
• Dublin City University
• INTO London World Education Centre
• INTO Manchester Post Graduate Centre
• INTO Manchester Undergraduate Centre
• LSI Independent College
• LVS Ascot
• Malvern House London
• MPW - Birmingham

International NCUK Study Centres

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• Accra International Study Centre
• Acumen International College
• Advanced Learning Academy
• Algeria International Study Centre
• Arab Academy International Study Center (AAISC) - Alexandria
• Arab Academy International Study Center (AAISC) - Cairo
• Asia Pacific Institute of Information Technology (APIIT)
• Asia Pacific Institute of Information Technology (APIIT)
• BAK International Study Centre Limited
• Baku International Study Centre
• Beijing AIDI School
• Beijing Language and Culture University
• BEO Tokyo
• BPK Penabur
• British Academic Centre
• Brookhouse School
• Brookstone International Foundation School – Abuja Campus
• Brookstone International Foundation School - Port Harcourt
• BSC Education
• Campus One
• Casablanca International Study Centre
• Centre for Learning Law and Business (CLLB), Peshawar
• Chongqing No. 1 International Studies School
• Denning Law & Business School
• East Asia Institute of Management
• Ethio International Foundation College
• Hainan Sino-British International Study Centre
• Harbin Institute of Technology, Weihai International Study Centre
• HD Ningbo
• Hebei Institute of Technology, International Study Centre
• HT Nanjing Impact Academy
• IEN Institute
• Inspired Education - South Africa
• Intergraded Study Centre of Guandu Experimental High School
• International Business School of Beijing Foreign Studies University
• International Centre of Excellence Islamabad
• International Centre of Excellence Karachi
• International Department, Xi’an Middle School of Shaanxi Province
• International Education College (International Training College) of Beijing International Studies University Study Centre
• International Study Centre at Guangdong University of Foreign Studies
• International Study centre, College of International Education of ZHKU
• International University (MON) Learning Centre
• International University Pathways College (IUPC)
• Jakarta Academics College
• Jiangsu Huaian High School
• KINGS International School
• Landau School
• Matrix International Education Pathways - Dhanmondi
• Matrix International Education Pathways - Uttara
• Milton International School
• Muscat Foundation Academy
• New Oriental Beijing
• New Oriental Chongqing
• New Oriental Zhengzhou
• Nguyen Sieu School (NSS)
• 7 High School International Department, Chengdu
• Oxbridge Academy
• Oxbridge Tutorial College - Lagos
• Oxbridge Tutorial College - Lekki
• Pui Kiu College 培僑書院
• Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences)
• Riphah International University, Islamabad
• Riphah International University, Lahore
• Shenyang International Study Centre
• Shenzhen Hong Kong Pui Kiu College Longhua Xinyi School
• Shenzhen International Study Centre
• SSFBC - The High School Affiliated to Shaanxi Normal University
• STARS University
• Suzhou International Foundation School
• Taipei Municipal Jingmei Girls High School 臺北市立景美女子高級中學
• Taipei Municipal Zhong Zheng Senior High School 臺北市立中正高級中學
• The High School Affiliated To The University of Nottingham Ningbo China
• The Royal Colosseum
• The Sino British College - University of Shanghai for Science and Technology
• Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC)
• University Foundation College
• University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
• University of Technology Bahrain
• University of Wollongong in Dubai
• UTC – University of Tunis Carthage
• Vinschool Times City Secondary & High School
• Wisesent International Education Center
• Wuhan Britain-China School
• Xceleration Education
• Xi'an Jiaotong University Suzhou Academy
• Zamani College Abuja
• Zamani College Kaduna

Exclusions apply.

Online application is required.

Closing date for applications: Thursday 05 June 2025 at 15:00 BST.

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UK/ROI Students Apply Here

All scholarships are offered subject to terms and conditions.

TERMS & CONDITIONS

1. The NCUK Partnership Award is exclusively for new international students who have progressed to Queen’s University Belfast from NCUK Study Centres as shown on our website.
2. Applicants are required to complete the online application form to be considered for the award.
3. Applicants must have firmly accepted an offer for a place on a full-time undergraduate programme at the Queen’s University Belfast campus, starting in the academic year 2025/26 and prior to commencement of study have met any academic and language conditions attached to their offer as stated in their offer letter. Exclusions apply – see point 12 below.
4. Applicants must be classified as international fee-paying students paying the full international tuition fee ratein order to be considered for this scholarship. Students paying NI, ROI, EU or GB fees are not eligible for the NCUK Partnership Award.
5. Deadline to apply for NCUK Partnership Award is Thursday 05 June 2025 at 15:00 BST
6. The scholarship is awarded for the first year of study only and is deducted from gross tuition fees upon enrolment. The scholarship cannot be used in lieu of any required deposit and no cash alternative is available.
7. Any NCUK Partnership Award is for entry to Queen’s University Belfast in the academic year 2025/26 and cannot be used for 2026/27 entry or any other year.
8. If you wish to defer your entry to the University your scholarship will not be transferred.
9. Students must be self-funded i.e. be paying the tuition fees for the course yourself at the international rate.
10. Where Queen’s University Belfast has agreed discounted tuition fees with partner institutions, those students should contact the International Scholarships team by email on internationalscholarships@qub.ac.ukto confirm their eligibility.
11. 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 this award. This excludes students in receipt of educational loans.
12. The following programmes are excluded from eligibility for the NCUK Partnership Award;

> Undergraduate: Medicine, Dentistry, Agricultural Technology, Theology
> ALL Distance Learning programmes, foundation degree programmes and non-standard fee courses, including part-time programmes.

13. Applicants must request authorisation from the International Scholarships team before making any changes to their programme of study. Where changes are made without authorisation being granted, the scholarship may be withdrawn, and students may be required to repay the scholarship in full.
14. In the event that a student has received scholarship offers for a number of different programmes at Queen’s University Belfast, they will only be able to redeem one scholarship award. This will be the scholarship award for the course onto which they enrol in the 2025/26 academic year.
15. 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 the higher of the awards (with the lower value award cancelled or allocated to another applicant).
16. This award cannot be used in conjunction with any other University tuition fee scholarship except the International Undergraduate Scholarship and Early Confirmation Award, where eligible.
17. The University is unable to consider requests for increased and/or further funding. The amount of scholarship offered is non-negotiable.
18. The University reserves the right to vary all or any scholarship awards, discounts and regulations at its sole discretion.