2026 Queen's University Belfast Hillary Rodham Clinton Award for Peace and Reconciliation

Queen’s University will provide a full tuition-fee waiver to an exceptional female student from the USA who wishes to pursue study in a field related to politics, conflict transformation or human rights. The five MA programmes covered by the award will include:

• LLM Human Rights Law
• MA Conflict Transformation and Social Justice
• MA Global Security and Borders
• MA Politics
• MA Violence, Terrorism, and Security

Hillary Rodham Clinton made an outstanding contribution to reconciliation throughout the Northern Ireland peace process. She was a strong advocate for the inclusion of women’s voices in the peace talks and became an inspirational role model for many in the Queen’s community. 

This award, created in the former Senator’s name, honors her long-standing commitment to peace, stability and education.

• Table of Content
• About Queen’s University Belfast
• Queen's University Belfast Masters Scholarship
• Aim and Benefits of Queen's University Belfast Masters Scholarship
• Requirements for Queen's University Belfast Masters Scholarship Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

Queen's University Belfast Masters Scholarship

Aim and Benefits of Queen's University Belfast Masters Scholarship

• Full tuition-fee waiver at Queen's University Belfast for the student awarded

Requirements for Queen's University Belfast Masters Scholarship Qualification

• Must be a female US citizen.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

• To be considered for this award, please submit an application for your chosen programme through the Queen's Portal.
• On the Queen's Portal, please select 'I have already secured / hope to secure other funds' and then enter HillaryClinton26 in the free text box 'Please provide details of the other funds that you have secured / hope to secure’.
• You must also upload a CV of no more than 2 pages which outlines your commitment to civic leadership and peacebuilding. This should be uploaded in a PDF merged with academic transcripts.
• You must have applied to the University for study in one of the outlined programmes by 23 January 2026; must be issued with an offer for your chosen programme by 16 February 2026; must hold a 3.7 CGPA or above (or equivalent); must be a US citizen and must identify as female.
• Enquiries: [email protected]

For more information, kindly visit Queeen's Universtiy Belfast webpage.