Chevening (UK) Scholarship For Masters (Fully Funded)

The Chevening scholarship is for postgraduates (not for undergraduates) who have already completed their undergraduate courses 

Check here if you are an undergraduate looking for scholarships

1. Oxford Commonwealth Scholarship

2. Cambridge University Scholarship For International Students

This Chevening scholarship scheme is for international who may like to study for one-year master’s degrees at UK universities but needs sponsorship. It is a fully funded scholarship with free flight tickets,  course fees, and accommodation 

Application start date: July 2023

Application closing date: November 2023

Mode of applications: Online

Application type: Fully funded

Who can apply: Anyone from the eligible country can apply no matter their gender or skill color

Duration: 1-year course 

Application timelines for selection: 8 months (minimum)

This scholarship is made only for students who are from any of the developing countries around the world(such as the one listed among the Commonwealth countries). Check whether your country is on the list below.

• Antigua and Barbuda
• Australia
• Bahamas
• Bangladesh
• Barbados
• Belize
• Botswana
• Brunei
• Cameroon
• Canada
• Cyprus
• Dominica
• Eswatini
• Fiji
• Gabon
• Gambia
• Ghana
• Grenada
• Guyana
• India
• Jamaica
• Kenya
• Kiribati
• Lesotho
• Malawi
• Malaysia
• Maldives
• Malta
• Mauritius
• Mozambique
• Namibia
• Nauru
• New Zealand
• Nigeria
• Pakistan
• Papua New Guinea
• Rwanda
• Saint Kitts and Nevis
• Saint Lucia
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
• Samoa
• Seychelles
• Sierra Leone
• Singapore
• Solomon Islands
• South Africa
• Sri Lanka
• Tanzania
• Togo
• Tonga
• Trinidad and Tobago
• Tuvalu
• Uganda
• United Kingdom
• Vanuatu
• Zambia

Do you see your country among the listed countries above? If your country is among them, you have a chance to apply for the scholarship, but if not, that means you can not apply.

More to the eligibility requirements mentioned beforehand, there are a couple of things interested candidates need to meet before they can be selected. 

Chevening scholarship requirements 

• You must have completed all components of an undergraduate degree that will enable you to gain entry into a postgraduate course at any of the universities in the UK.
• Interested candidates are required to have at least 2 years of work experience(this is equivalent to 6,360 hours). If you work per hour, you will need to calculate all the hours you have worked.
• Be a citizen of a Chevening-eligible Country * (check out the list of countries above)
• And lastly, you will need to apply for 3 different courses and receive an unconditional offer from one of these choices by 13 July 2023.

Document needed for the application 

The following are the generally required documents each candidate needs for the application

• Education documents. (copies of your original certificates)
• Two reference letters (who is a referee?)
• Passport/national ID

Biometric data such as names, email addresses, passport photographs, and others will also be needed.

How to apply for the Chevening scholarship scheme 

Both the filling and submission of the application form are required to be done on the Chevening website.

Step 1: Visit the Chevening website at www.chevening.org

Step 2: Click the menu bar at the top right corner of the page.

Step 3: On the menu bar list, click on the apply link. (This will open a new page)

Step 4: On the apply page, scroll down and select your country(use the pagination to move to the next page, if in case your country is not listed on the first page)

Follow the prompt screen to complete your application 

For more information about this scholarship, please visit the Chevening Guidance page