Applications for the Chevening Scholarships for International Students 2022/2023 academic year are currently in progress. The Chevening scholarships are fully-funded and among the top scholarship schemes sponsored by government of the United Kingdom through the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and other partner organisations.
This scholarship scheme is established to assist outstanding students from all over the world for their one-year Master’s Degree in any subject offered at recognised UK universities. Scholars with leadership potentials are more favoured during selections for the Chevening Scholarships. The rationale behind this is that the sponsors of the scholarships are looking for young people who have the passion, ideas, and influence to provide the solutions and leadership needed to create a better future in the world.
In this article, we will give all necessary details about the Chevening Scholarships such as the host institutions, eligible study programmes, scholarship benefits, eligibility criteria, application instructions, application deadline and the link to the official website where you can read more and make your application.
Host Institutions
All recognised universities in the UK.
Eligible Study Programmes for the Chevening Scholarships
All full-time Master’s degree courses offered at UK universities are eligible. In addition, you must choose courses that:
- Start in the autumn term (usually September/October)
- Taught master’s (i.e. not research-focused MRes programmes)
- Lead to a master’s degree qualification
- Based in the UK.
Kindly note that Chevening Scholarships are not for courses that are:
- Part-time
- Distance learning
- Less than nine months in duration
- More than 12 months in duration
- PhD or DPhil
- Taught with more than one month of study outside the UK.
Number of Awards
About 1,500 scholarships will be awarded for the 2022/2023 edition.
Scholarship Benefits
Chevening Scholarships are fully-funded. They cover the following:
- Full tuition fees
- Monthly living allowances
- Travel costs to and from the UK
- Arrival allowances
- Homeward departure allowances
- Costs of all visa applications and a travel grants to attend Chevening events in the UK.
Scholarship Duration
1 year.
Eligibility Criteria
For you to be eligible for a Chevening Scholarship, you must:
- Be a citizen of Chevening-eligible country or territory.
- Return to your country of citizenship for a minimum of two years after your award has ended.
- Have completed all components of an undergraduate degree that will enable you to gain entry onto a postgraduate programme at a UK university by the time you submit your application. This is typically equivalent to an upper second-class 2:1 honours degree in the UK but may be different depending on your course and university choice.
- Apply to three different eligible UK university courses and have received an unconditional offer from one of these choices by 13 July 2023.
- Have at least two years (equivalent to 2,800 hours) of work experience.
You are not eligible if 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).
- Have previously studied in the UK with funding from a UK Government-funded scholarship.
- Hold refugee status in a non-Chevening eligible country. Applicants who are citizens of a Chevening-eligible country and who hold refugee status in a Chevening-eligible country are eligible for a scholarship.
- Are an employee, a former employee, or relative* of an employee of Her Majesty’s Government, or have been within the last two years from the opening of Chevening applications (including the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, all British Embassies/High Commissions, the Home Office, the Ministry of Defence, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, the Department for International Trade and the UKVI), the British Council, a sponsoring UK university, or a staff member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities.
- Employee, former employee, or relatives of an employee of Chevening Partner organisations if the employment took place within the last two years.
Application Instructions
Application for the Chevening Scholarships is made online. Click the ‘Apply’ button on your country’s page of the official website. Ensure you apply before the deadline.
Application Deadline
1 November, 2022 at 12:00 GMT (midday UK time).
Official website
https://www.chevening.org/scholarships/
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