The Chevening scholarship programme is championed by the foreign and commonwealth office awards scheme{FCOAS} and is funded by the British government of foreign and commonwealth for the main purpose of building a network of friends of the UK who will future their countries.
Moreso, chevening is offering scholarships to students home and abroad, but before anyone applies for a scholarship, he/she must meet the requirements expected of the applicants. Applicants should take note of the requirements stated here on this page particularly on the following field available for study.
Eligibility/Requirement:
To be eligible for a Chevening Scholarships Award you must:
- Be a citizen of a Chevening-eligible country(Nigeria inclusive)
- 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 can’t be eligible for a Chevening Scholarships Award 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)
- 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 year after completion of your initial UK Government-funded scholarship.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT: In order to receive a Chevening Scholarship Award, all applicants must demonstrate that they have fulfilled the Chevening English language requirement by 12 July 2018. We advise all applicants to ensure they have fulfilled the English language requirement as early as possible by either:
- Taking an English language test
- Claiming an exemption based on the UKVI exempt categories.
If you fail to demonstrate that you have met the required English language level by 12 July 2018 or fail to prove that you qualify for an exemption, your application will not be successful. English language tests You are free to take tests more than once in order to meet the Chevening English language requirement.
Please note that Chevening does not pay for costs associated with English language testing. You are responsible for booking and paying for costs associated with these tests. Chevening accepts English language tests from five providers:
- Academic IELTS
- Pearson PTE Academic
- TOEFL iBT
- Cambridge English: Advanced (CEA)
- Trinity ISE II (B2)
To find centers for the following English test above, click here
The English language test must be taken from one of these providers on or after 1 October 2015. If you do not already have an existing eligible test certificate, it is your responsibility to ensure that you have booked a test date so that you can obtain the required results.
COURSES: Choose your three courses carefully as you won’t be able to change them after submitting your application. To be awarded a Chevening Scholarships, you must get an unconditional offer for one of your course choices by 13 July 2017.
Applicants will need to select three different master’s courses, these can be three different courses at the same institution or the same titled course but at three different universities. You should choose your field of study carefully and select courses which reflect your current or future career goals. In order to be eligible, the courses you choose must be:
- Full-time
- 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.
Course cannot be:
- Distance learning
- Part-time
- Less than nine months in duration
- More than 12 months in duration
- PhD or DPhil are not permitted.
