GEMS Academic Excellence Award 2026 at Queen's University Belfast 2026

This award is available exclusively to students from GEMS schools in the UAE and Qatar who will be starting their full-time undergraduate degree at Queen's University Belfast in September 2026

Table of Content

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

Summary

• Application DeadlineJune 4, 2026
• Value£7,500
• Study Level
• SponsorQueen's University Belfast
• City to studyBelfast
• School to studyQueen's University Belfast
• Eligible CountryQatar , United Arab Emirates

Benefits

£7,500

Requirements

Applicants must be a current student or have studied at one of the following schools:

Name of School	City
GEMS American Academy	Abu Dhabi
GEMS Cambridge International School	Abu Dhabi
GEMS United Indian School	Abu Dhabi
The Cambridge High School	Abu Dhabi
Cambridge International School	Dubai
GEMS Al Barsha National School	Dubai
GEMS Al Khaleej International School	Dubai
GEMS Dubai American Academy	Dubai
GEMS FirstPoint School	Dubai
GEMS Founder School – Mizhar	Dubai
GEMS Founders School	Dubai
GEMS International School – Al Khail	Dubai
GEMS Jumeirah College	Dubai
GEMS Metropole School – Motor City	Dubai
GEMS Modern Academy	Dubai
GEMS New Millennium School – Al Khail	Dubai
GEMS Our Own Indian School	Dubai
GEMS Wellington Academy - Silicon Oasis	Dubai
GEMS Wellington Academy-Al Khail	Dubai
GEMS Wellington International School	Dubai
GEMS Winchester School	Dubai
GEMS World Academy	Dubai
Our Own English High School	Dubai
Our Own English High School – Al Warqa’a	Dubai
The Millennium School	Dubai
The Westminster School	Dubai
The Winchester School	Dubai
GEMS Westminster School	Fujairah
GEMS American Academy	Qatar
GEMS Wellington School	Qatar
GEMS Westminster School	Ras Al Khamiah
GEMS Cambridge International Private School	Sharjah
GEMS Millenium School	Sharjah
GEMS Westminster School	Sharjah
Our Own English High School – Boys	Sharjah
Our Own English High School - Girls	Sharjah
Wesgreen International School	Sharjah

Please note the following:-

1. The GEMS Academic Excellence Award is exclusively for new international students who are normally domiciled in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) or Qatar.
2. Applicants must be a student or have studied at one of the above listed schools and must attain one of the following to be eligible:-
   • Standard Indian XII Higher(CBSE, CISCE) 85%
   • Three A levels A,A,B
   • IB 34 over all with higher level (6, 6, 5)  
   • USA High School Diploma with CGPA 3.2/4.0 AND 3 AP tests with scores 5,5,4
3. Students 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 14 below.
4. Students must be classified as international fee-paying students paying the full international tuition fee rate. Students paying NI or GB fees are not eligible for the GEMS Academic Excellence Award.
5. Applicants must be ordinarily resident in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) or Qatar.
6. Applicants must attend or have attended one of the schools named in the list of eligible schools.
7. Deadline to apply for GEMS Academic Excellence Award is Thursday 04 June 2026 at 15:00 BST
8. 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.
9. Any GEMS Excellence Award is for entry to Queen’s University Belfast in the academic year 2026/27 and cannot be used for 2027/28 entry or any other year.
10. If you wish to defer your entry to the University your scholarship will not be transferred.
11. Students must be self-funded i.e. be paying the tuition fees for the course yourself at the international rate.
12. Where Queen’s University Belfast has agreed discounted tuition fees with partner institutions, those students should contact the International Scholarships team by email on International Scholarships to confirm their eligibility.
13. 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 an International Office Undergraduate Scholarship. This excludes students in receipt of educational loans.
14. The following programmes are excluded from eligibility for the GEMS Academic Excellence Award:
    > Undergraduate: Medicine, Dentistry, Agricultural Technology, Theology
    > ALL Distance Learning programmes, foundation degree programmes and non-standard fee courses, including part-time programmes.
15. Students 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.
16. 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 2026/27 academic year.
17. 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).
18. International scholarships cannot be used in conjunction with any other University tuition fee scholarship except the Early Confirmation Award where eligible.
19. The University is unable to consider requests for increased and/or further funding. The amount of scholarship offered is non-negotiable.
20. The University reserves the right to vary all or any scholarship awards, discounts and regulations at its sole discretion.

Application Deadline

June 4, 2026

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 QUB Scholarship webpage