Chevening
Scholarships are the UK government’s global scholarships programme. Established
in 1983, these scholarships support study at UK universities – mostly one-year
Masters’ degrees – for students with demonstrable potential to become future
leaders, decision-makers and opinion formers.
Scholarships are the UK government’s global scholarships programme. Established
in 1983, these scholarships support study at UK universities – mostly one-year
Masters’ degrees – for students with demonstrable potential to become future
leaders, decision-makers and opinion formers.
Applications
for 2018/2019 Chevening Scholarships and some Chevening Fellowships are open.
Please read the information on this page carefully prior to applying.
Applications for 2018/2019 Chevening Scholarships and some Chevening
Fellowships close on 7 November 2017.
for 2018/2019 Chevening Scholarships and some Chevening Fellowships are open.
Please read the information on this page carefully prior to applying.
Applications for 2018/2019 Chevening Scholarships and some Chevening
Fellowships close on 7 November 2017.
In
order to submit your Chevening Scholarship application, it is essential that
you have the following ready:
order to submit your Chevening Scholarship application, it is essential that
you have the following ready:
- Valid
passport/national ID card - University
transcripts and degree certificates (undergraduate, postgraduate) - Three
different UK master’s course choices
You
may also wish to submit the following optional documents if you already
meet the requirements. You can submit your initial application without
these documents, but you will have to upload them to your application
by 12 July 2018:
may also wish to submit the following optional documents if you already
meet the requirements. You can submit your initial application without
these documents, but you will have to upload them to your application
by 12 July 2018:
- English
language test results - UK master’s
university offer
Only
documents in PDF format can be uploaded to the online application system, and
documents cannot be over 5MB in size.
documents in PDF format can be uploaded to the online application system, and
documents cannot be over 5MB in size.
Please
note that if you are eventually conditionally selected for a Chevening
Scholarship, it is essential that you provide evidence that you meet the
Chevening English language requirements and that you have at least one
unconditional offer from an eligible course before 12 July 2018 in order to
remain in the process.
note that if you are eventually conditionally selected for a Chevening
Scholarship, it is essential that you provide evidence that you meet the
Chevening English language requirements and that you have at least one
unconditional offer from an eligible course before 12 July 2018 in order to
remain in the process.
To be eligible for a Chevening Award 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 12 July 2018 - Meet
the Chevening English language requirement by 12 July 2018
You are not eligible for a Chevening Award if
you:
you:
- Hold
British or dual British citizenship (unless you are a citizen of a British
Overseas Territory or hold BN(O) and are applying from Hong Kong) - Are an
employee, a former employee, or relative of an employee (since July 2015)
of Her Majesty’s Government (including British Embassies/High Commissions,
the Department for International Development, the Department for Business,
Energy & Industrial Strategy, Department for International Trade, the
Ministry of Defence and the Home Office), the British Council, or a staff
member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities. Employees, former
employees, or relatives of an employee (since July 2015) of Chevening
Partner organisations are eligible to apply, but cannot receive a
Chevening/Partner Award from the organisation for which they work,
previously worked, or are affiliated with through relatives. - (Note: Immediate
relatives are defined as parents or step-parents, siblings or
step-siblings, children or step-children, spouse, civil partner or
unmarried partner (where the couple have been in a relationship akin to
marriage or civil partnership for at least two years) - Have
previously studied in the UK with funding from a UK Government-funded
scholarship. However, if you have previously studied under a UK
Government-funded scholarship (including Chevening), you may be eligible
to apply for a Chevening Fellowship five years after completion of your
initial UK Government-funded scholarship.
Once
submitted, applications undergo an electronic sift against our eligibility
criteria. Any applications deemed ineligible will be removed from the selection
process. Please note that once your application has been submitted, it is not
possible to change it retrospectively.
submitted, applications undergo an electronic sift against our eligibility
criteria. Any applications deemed ineligible will be removed from the selection
process. Please note that once your application has been submitted, it is not
possible to change it retrospectively.
After
you have applied for a Chevening Scholarship
you have applied for a Chevening Scholarship
To
find out what happens once you’ve submitted your application, please refer to
the application timeline.
find out what happens once you’ve submitted your application, please refer to
the application timeline.
If
you are selected for an interview, please refer to our interview guidance.
you are selected for an interview, please refer to our interview guidance.
Remember,
if you are invited to an interview, you will be required to submit two complete
references via the
online application system no later than 26 February 2018. If you have not
submitted your documentation by this deadline, you will be unable to proceed
with an interview.
if you are invited to an interview, you will be required to submit two complete
references via the
online application system no later than 26 February 2018. If you have not
submitted your documentation by this deadline, you will be unable to proceed
with an interview.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should visit http://www.chevening.org/apply
Interested and qualified candidates should visit http://www.chevening.org/apply
