Overview
Scholarship type
Number of scholarships to award
Grant
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
Chevening Scholarships enable recipients to focus on achieving their professional goals and making the most of their experience in the UK. Graduates join an community of over 44,000 Chevening alumni from across the world, who together comprise an influential and highly regarded global network.
Applicable programmes
Benefits
Chevening Partnerships are fully funded scholarships for one-year master's (Loughborough and London campus programmes) covering: flights, course fees (meaning you are exempt from Loughborough's CAS deposit), an arrival and departure allowance, a monthly personal living allowance (stipend) to cover, accommodation and living expenses, a travel top-up allowance.
Eligibility
- Chevening Scholarships are for talented professionals who have been identified as potential future leaders across a wide range of fields, including politics, business, the media, civil society, religion, and academia.
- Applicants should be high calibre graduates with the personal, intellectual, and interpersonal qualities necessary for leadership.
- Chevening Scholarships are available to students from more than 160 countries and territories worldwide (excluding the USA and the EU).
- Agreeing to return to your country of citizenship for a minimum of two years after your award has ended.
- Completing 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.
- Having at least two years (equivalent to 2,800 hours) of work experience.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Locations
Nationality
Study experience required
Age
Application
Application deadline
Applications must be submitted via the Chevening website.
Please refer to the guidance on the website before applying, including the frequently asked questions. Check deadlines carefully, as applications received after the deadline may not be considered.
You should also refer to the country webpages on the Chevening website which contain guidance for applicants from your country, including priority subject areas.
Please note: If you succesfully apply for a Chevening scholarship for a master's degree at Loughborough, you will be exempt from the £2,500 deposit required for your Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS). Your CAS will be issued as soon as we receive confirmation of your scholarship.