OPENING IN 2023: 1st week of August 2023
Chevening enables outstanding emerging leaders from all over the world to pursue one-year master’s degrees in the UK.
There is no such thing as a ‘typical’ Chevening Scholar, although those that are successful tend to be ambitious, have excellent leadership characteristics, and have a strong academic background.
If you match our eligibility criteria and other prerequisites, we invite you to apply. We are unconcerned about your gender, age (there is no maximum age restriction), sexual orientation, religion, marital or parental status, caste, class, or other characteristics. What matters is your ability to submit a solid application that proves you are capable of flourishing on an intensive master’s degree in the UK and that you have a clear vision for your future – and possibly that of your industry or country.
Chevening Scholarships are given to students who have outstanding academic credentials as well as demonstrated leadership ability. The scholarship provides financial support for Master’s degree studies at any of the UK’s finest universities, as well as the opportunity to join an influential global network of 44,000 alumni. For the 2018/2019 academic year, around 1,500 Chevening Scholarships are available worldwide. The UK government has made a considerable investment in developing the next generation of global leaders through these scholarships.
Prior to starting your application for a Chevening Scholarship please ensure you have the following ready:
- Essential: Three different UK master’s course choices
- Optional: English language test results (if you’ve already met the requirements)
- Optional: UK master’s university offer (if you’ve already met the requirements)
Type: Masters
Previous Application Deadline: 1st November 2022 at 12:00 (GMT)
Eligible Countries: Developing countries
Host Institution: UK Universities
Eligible Field of Study: Chevening Scholarships are awarded across a wide range of fields; including politics, government, business, the media, the environment, civil society, religion, and academia in any UK University
Eligibility: To be eligible for a Chevening Scholarship you must:
- Be a citizen of a Chevening-eligible country
- Return to your country of citizenship for a minimum of two years after your award has ended
- Have an undergraduate degree that will enable you to gain entry onto a postgraduate programme at a UK university. This is typically equivalent to an upper second-class 2:1 honours degree in the UK.
- Have at least two years’ work experience (this may be up to five years for fellowship programmes, so please refer to your country page for further details)
- Apply to three different eligible UK university courses and have received an unconditional offer from one of these choices by 15 July 2022.
Number of Award: 1,500
Value of Award: A full Chevening Scholarship award normally comprises:
- payment of tuition fees;
- travel to and from your country of residence by an approved route for you only;
- an arrival allowance;
- a grant for the cost of preparation of a thesis or dissertation (if required);
- an excess baggage allowance;
- the cost of an entry clearance (visa) application for you only;
- a monthly personal living allowance (stipend) to cover accommodation and living expenses. The monthly stipend will depend on whether you are studying inside or outside London. It is currently £917 per month outside London and £1134 per month inside London (subject to annual review).
Duration of Award: One year
How To Apply:
- All Chevening applicants must submit their education documents, references, and one unconditional UK university offer. The deadlines for these required documents are in the Chevening application timeline. Use the ‘update my application’ button above to upload them.
- If you are conditionally selected for a Chevening Scholarship, it is essential that you submit these documents in order to remain in the process.
Important Notes: The process of selecting Chevening Scholars takes a minimum of eight months from the application deadline to when scholars are conditionally selected for an award.
Source: https://www.chevening.org
