British Council Women In STEM Scholarships
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About the award
Level: Masters\ Course: Any eligible 1-year masters programme (Full details below)\ Country/Region: Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka\ Value: The award covers full overseas tuition fees, a contribution towards monthly maintenance allowance travel, visa and other initial costs.\ No. of awards: 5\ Deadline: 19th April 2026.
More information
In partnership with the British Council, Queen Mary University of London is delighted to offer five scholarships for Women in STEM for the 2026-27 academic year.
Access to education is one contributing factor leading to the underrepresentation of women in STEM. Therefore, the objective of this programme is to help address this situation by providing opportunities for women from the countries listed below to continue with their studies and research in STEM subjects.
Eligible Programmes
- MSc Biodiversity and Conservation
- MSc Biomedical Engineering
- MSc Biomedical Engineering (conversion)
- MSc Cancer Sciences
- MSc Clinical Drug Development
- MA Global Development
- LLM Energy and Climate Change Law
- MSc Neuroscience
- MSc Sustainable Energy Systems
Eligibility Criteria
- You must identify as a woman.
- You must be a passport holder and permanent resident of one of the following countries:India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan.
- You must meet the entry requirements for the programme you have applied for, including academic equivalents and English language. The deadline for students to meet any conditions of their offer is 1 August 2026.
- You must have completed all components of an undergraduate degree at the time of applying for the scholarship.
- Your application must demonstrate a need for financial support.
- You must not have previously studied at a degree level or higher in the UK or lived recently in the UK.
- If your application is successful, you must agree to return to your country of citizenship for a minimum of two years after the scholarship award has ended.
- You must upload your completed British Council’s application form via our online portal (see link below).
Additionally, we are looking for applicants who:
- Are active in the field with work experience or with a proven interest in the programme area you are applying for.
- Are willing to demonstrate future contribution to capacity-building and socio-economic advancement through the benefits achieved after graduating from UK higher education and returning to their home country.
- Can demonstrate a plan and passion to engage other women and girls in STEM from your home country.
Further information about the scholarship for potential candidates can be found on the British Council’s page: \ www.britishcouncil.org/study-work-abroad/in-uk/scholarship-women-stem
You can also find the complete eligibility requirements in the Women in STEM Eligibility Criteria 2026-27 document [PDF 138KB]
Application Guidance
Candidates should apply for their chosen (eligible) Master's programme at Queen Mary through our online portal, indicating that they are applying for the scholarship. To do this, candidates should go to the “Other Information” tab and select BC WIS from the drop-down menu in the Funding section.
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Candidates should apply for one programme only. Candidates should hold a Queen Mary offer by 1st of August 2026. Please ensure sufficient time to apply and receive your offer: https://www.qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate/taught/after-you-apply/. Offers may be conditional, but candidates will need to meet all academic conditions prior by 1 August 2026.
To be considered for the scholarship you must also complete and upload the following British Council Women in STEM Application Form [DOC 41KB] to the 'Experience' tab on the application portal before the deadline. Applicants who have not submitted this form will not be considered for the scholarship. Please consider that the 'Experience tab' may prompt you to upload a CV; however, you should upload your British Council Women in STEM application form in this section instead.
If you are uploading the British Council Women in STEM Application Form after the application submission, please upload/attach this mandatory form using the ‘Contact Us’ tab on the application portal.
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Once you have submitted your application, you will receive an acknowledgement email with your applicant ID and login details for the applicant portal. You can use the applicant portal to track the status of your application and upload additional documents including the application form.
The British Council will make the final decision on selected scholars. If you are awarded a scholarship, you agree to maintain contact with the British Council and act as an ambassador for the UK and engage with activities as part of a British Council Scholarships for Women in STEM alumnus during and after your study in the UK.
Results are expected to be announced in mid-June. The British Council's full terms and conditions of the Women in STEM scholarships will be shared with the shortlisted candidates.
Timeline
| 16 January 2026 - Applications open Applicants should - Submit their Scholarships applications together with their Queen Mary course application - Indicate their application for ‘BC Women in STEM’ in the drop-down menu on the Queen Mary application portal |
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| 19 April 2026 - Applications close |
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| From mid-June 2026 Queen Mary will start making scholarships offers to conditionally selected scholars |
| 1 August 2026 Deadline for conditionally selected scholars to submit all documentation to confirm the Scholarship offers |
| From August 2026 Unsuccessful Scholarship applicants will start receiving notifications |
For more information, please contact international-partnerships@qmul.ac.uk
You can also contact your Regional Manager here.
Before contacting Queen Mary, please note the above timeline and related milestones. Students will be contacted on a phased basis from these dates.