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Scholarship Overview

  • Chevening Scholarships target outstanding emerging leaders from around the world, enabling them to pursue one-year master’s degrees in the UK.
  • Recipients of these scholarships get to live and study in the UK for a year. During this time, the recipients develop academically and professionally as they experience UK culture, network, and build lasting relationships with the UK.

Host School(s)

  • Any university in the UK.

Fields of Study

  • Any eligible full-time taught master’s course at a UK university.
  • Applicants must select 3 different master’s courses at the point of application, i.e. three different courses at the same institution or three similar courses at up to three different universities.

How many scholarships are given?

  • Over 1,500 scholarships are available

What does the scholarship cover?

  • Tuition fees
  • A monthly stipend
  • Visa application cost (one visa only)
  • An arrival allowance when one gets to the UK
  • Travel costs to and from the UK
  • A homeward departure allowance
  • A travel grant to attend Chevening events in the UK

Which countries are targeted?

  • Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda,
  • Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bangladesh,
  • Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia,
  • Bosnia Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, British Overseas Territories,
  • Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde,
  • The Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China,
  • Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Djibouti, Dominica,
  • The Dominican Republic, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea,
  • DR Congo, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea,
  • Ethiopia, Falkland Islands, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana,
  • Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras,
  • Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jamaica,
  • Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan,
  • Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi,
  • Maldives, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia,
  • Moldova, Mongolia, Montserrat, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique,
  • Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria,
  • Palestinian Territories, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea,
  • Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Pitcairn Island, Republic of Congo, Russia,
  • Rwanda, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles,
  • Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa,
  • South Korea, Southern Sudan, Sri Lanka, St Helena, St Kitts & Nevis,
  • St Lucia, St Vincent & Grenadines, Sudan, Swaziland, Syria, Taiwan,
  • Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad & Tobago, Tonga, Tunisia,
  • Turkey, Turkmenistan, Turks and Caicos, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine,
  • Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen,
  • Zambia, Zimbabwe

Am I Eligible to Apply?

To qualify for this scholarship, you must:

  • Be a citizen of a country or territory eligible for Chevening Scholarships
  • Be ready to return to your country of citizenship for a minimum of two years after completing your award
  • Have completed all the required components of an undergraduate degree to enable your entry into a postgraduate degree program at a UK university by the time you are submitting your application. This should be the equivalent of an upper second class honors degree, depending on the course and university you have chosen.
  • Have a minimum of 2 years’ work experience (the equivalent of 2,800 hours).
  • Have applied to 3 different eligible UK university courses and received an unconditional offer from at least one of them by 15 July 2021.

How do I Apply – Next Steps

  • All Chevening Scholarship Applications are done online via the online application system (OAS) on your country/territory page.

Required documents

  • Relevant education documents
  • A reference letter from each of your 2 referees
  • One unconditional UK university offer

Closing Date

  • November 3, 2020

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