Dr RWM Strain Masonic Charitable Trust Development and Innovation Bursaries at Queen's University Belfast 2025-2026

The Dr RWM Strain Masonic Charitable Trust Development and Innovation Bursaries will normally be awarded to up to five postgraduate students who are in financial need and/or who require financial support to participate in further high-quality, transdisciplinary training and development. Established in 2018, the Bursaries are named in honour of Dr Bill Strain, a Queen’s graduate and long serving physician at the Ulster Hospital.

The Bursaries are designed to financially support and motivate postgraduate students at Queen’s who are members of the Order of Freemasons of the Irish Constitution, or the spouse, child, relative or dependant of a member.

Table of Content

• Summary
• Benefits
• Requirements
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Summary

• Application DeadlineJuly 31, 2025
• Value£1,000
• Study LevelMasters
• SponsorQueen's University Belfast
• City to studyBelfast
• School to studyQueen's University Belfast
• Eligible CountryIreland , United Kingdom

Benefits

Minimum of £1000

Requirements

To be eligible for consideration an applicant must;

• Hold an offer of a place for postgraduate course in 2025-26 academic year at Queen’s University Belfast.  A candidate who applies during the 2025-26 academic year must be a registered Queen’s postgraduate student.
• Be a member of the Order of Freemasons of the Irish Constitution, or the spouse, child, relative or dependant of a member. This will be verified by the Graduate School in conjunction with the Trustees of the Dr RWM Strain Masonic Charitable Trust. 
• Provide a summary of their financial information which demonstrates that they are in financial need and/or require financial support to further their career ambitions by participating in innovation training and development activities through the Graduate School (e.g. CMI Level 7).  Students will be asked to provide this information during the application process.

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Application Deadline

July 31, 2025

How To Apply

Are you qualified and interested in this opportunity? Kindly go to Queen's University Belfast on forms.office.com to apply

For more details, visit the scholarship webpage