Applications Chevening Scholarship 2019/2020

 Brief Intro

 Applications for 2019/2020 Chevening Scholarships are open between 12:00 BST on 6 August 2018 and 12:00 GMT on 6 November 2018. Applications for some Chevening Fellowships are also now open.

Please read information on this page carefully prior to applying.
Chevening Fellowship applications

Information specific to your fellowship can be found on the fellowships' programme page.
Chevening Scholarship applications

Applications for Chevening Awards can only be submitted using the Chevening online applications system, available through the 'Apply' button on your country/territory's page.

Prior to starting your application, please ensure you have the following ready:

Essential:

•     Valid passport or national ID card
•     University transcripts and degree certificates (undergraduate, postgraduate)
•     Three different UK Master's course choices
•     The names and details of two valid referees

Please note that if you are shortlisted for an award, you will be required to log into the online application system and request a reference from your referees. The request will generate an email to the referees and they will need to submit the reference by 25 February 2019.

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 11 July 2019
•     Meet the Chevening English language requirement by 11 July 2019

You are not eligible for a Chevening 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)
•     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 an award.
•     Are an employee, a former employee, or relative of an employee (since July 2016) 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 2016) 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.

Requirements

 English language 

In order to receive a Chevening Award, all applicants must demonstrate that they have fulfilled the Chevening English language requirement by 11 July 2019. We advise all applicants to ensure they have fulfilled the English language requirement as early as possible by either:

1.     Taking an English language test
2.     Claiming an exemption based on the UKVI exempt categories

If you fail to demonstrate that you have met the required English language level by 11 July 2019 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:

1.     Academic IELTS
2.     Pearson PTE Academic
3.     TOEFL iBT
4.     C1 Advanced (formerly Cambridge English: Advanced [CAE])
5.     Trinity ISE II (B2)

The English language test must have been taken from one of these providers on or after 1 October 2017. 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. 

Applicants are not permitted to take pre-sessional courses to fulfil the Chevening English language requirement. You will be required to take one of the approved English language tests unless you fall into one of the exempt categories....more details

Immportants  Dates

 6 August 2018 and 12:00 GMT on 6 November 2018

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