Friday, 16 October 2015

British Chevening Scholarships for International Students

Deadline: November 3, 2015
Location: United Kingdom.
Type: Fully Funded.
Chevening Scholarships are the UK government’s global scholarship programme, funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and partner organisations. The programme makes awards to outstanding scholars with leadership potential from around the world to study postgraduate courses at universities in the UK.
The programme provides full or part funding for full-time courses at postgraduate level, normally a one-year Master’s degree, in any subject at any UK university.
Around 1500 scholarships globally will be offered in any subject at any UK university.
Eligibility:
To be eligible for a Chevening Scholarship you must:
Be a citizen of a Chevening-eligible country.
Return to your country of citizenship for a minimum of two years after your scholarship has ended
Have an undergraduate degree that will enable you to gain entry to a post-graduate 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
Apply to three different eligible UK university courses and have received an unconditional offer from one of these choices by 14 July 2016
Meet the Chevening English language requirement by 14 July 2016
Scholarship Value:
A Chevening Scholarship normally covers tuition fees; a monthly living allowance, an economy class return airfare to and from the UK, and additional grants and allowances to cover essential expenditure.
Some scholarships cover part of the cost of studying in the UK; for example, tuition fees only or allowances only. Please check the individual country pages for more details.
Application Process:
Applications for Chevening Awards can only be submitted using the Chevening online application system, available through the ‘apply’ button on your country page starting 3 August 2015. The application deadline for the AY 2016/2017 is 3 November 2015.
It is important to visit your individual country page at the official website for detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship.

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