Chevening Scholarship
Chevening Scholarship
Chevening Scholarships are the UK government's global scholarship programme, funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and partner organisations. The scholarships are awarded to outstanding scholars with leadership potential. Awards are typically for a one year Master’s degree at universities across the UK. There are over 50,000 Chevening Alumni around the world who together comprise an influential and highly regarded global network.
For further information, please refer to the Chevening website.
- 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. To see what countries are eligible for a Chevening scholarship, refer to the country pages on the Chevening website.  
Number of Scholarships
VariableEligible countries/regions
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Angola
- Anguilla
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Australia
- Azerbaijan
- Bahamas
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belize
- Benin
- Bermuda
- Bolivia
- Botswana
- Brazil
- British Virgin Islands
- Brunei
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Cape Verde
- Cayman Islands
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Chile
- China
- Colombia
- Comoros
- Congo
- Costa Rica
- Cote d'Ivoire
- Cuba
- Djibouti
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Falkland Islands
- Fiji
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Ghana
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Guinea
- Guinea Bissau
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Hong Kong
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Israel
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Korea North
- Kosovo
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Macedonia
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Moldova
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Nauru
- Nepal
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Nigeria
- Pakistan
- Palestine
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Rwanda
- Samoa
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Solomon Islands
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Sri Lanka
- St Kitts and Nevis
- St Lucia
- St Vincent and the Grenadines
- Sudan
- Suriname
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Togo
- Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- Tuvalu
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Eligible programmes
- Adult Learning, Community Development & Youth Work (CLD Standards Council Accredited)[MEd/PgDip]
- Advanced Functional Materials[MSc]
- Advanced Imaging & Sensing[MSc]
- Advanced Nursing Science[MSc]
- Advanced Practice in Health Care[MSc(MedSci)]
- Advanced Statistics[MRes]
- Aerospace Engineering[MSc]
- Aerospace Engineering & Management[MSc]
- Ancient Cultures[MSc]
- Animal Welfare Science, Ethics & Law[MSc]
- Applied Linguistics[MSc]
- Applied Neuropsychology[MSc(MedSci)/PgDip]
- Archaeology[MSc]
- Art History[MLitt]
- Art History: Collecting & Provenance in an International Context[MSc]
- Art History: Dress & Textile Histories[MLitt]
- Art History: Technical Art History, Making & Meaning[MLitt]
- Astrophysics[MSc]
- Behavioural Science[MSc]
- Bioinformatics[MSc/PgDip/PgCert]
- Biomedical Engineering[MSc]
- Biomedical Sciences[MSc]
- Biomedical Sciences[MRes]
- Biotechnology[MSc]
- Biotechnology & Management[MSc/PgDip]
- Brain Sciences[MSc]
- Cancer Research & Precision Oncology[MSc]
- Cardiovascular Sciences[MSc(MedSci)]
- Celtic Studies[MSc]
- Chemical Biology[MSc]
- Chemistry[MSc]
- Chemistry with Medicinal Chemistry[MSc]
- City Planning[MSc]
- City Planning & Real Estate Development[MSc]
- Civil Engineering[MSc]
- Civil Engineering & Management[MSc]
- Classics & Ancient History[MSc]
- Clinical Neuropsychology[MSc(MedSci)/PgDip]
- Clinical Neuropsychology Knowledge & Practice[MSc(MedSci)]
- Clinical Pharmacology[MSc(MedSci)]
- Comparative Literature[MLitt]
- Computational Geoscience[MSc]
- Computer Systems Engineering[MSc]
- Computing Science[MSc]
- Conflict Archaeology & Heritage[MSc/PgDip]
- Corporate & Financial Law[LLM]
- Corporate Governance & Accountability[MSc]
- Creative Industries & Cultural Policy[MSc]
- Creative Writing[MLitt]
- Criminology[MRes]
- Criminology & Criminal Justice[MSc]
- Critical Care[MSc/PgDip/PgCert]
- Data Analytics[MSc]
- Data Analytics for Economics & Finance[MSc]
- Data Science[MSc]
- Digital Cancer Technologies[MSc]
- Digital Society[MSc]
- Early Modern History[MSc/PgDip]
- Earth Futures: Environments, Communities, Relationships[MSc]
- Ecology & Environmental Biology[MRes]
- Ecology & Environmental Monitoring (Dumfries Campus)[MSc]
- Economic Development (with Finance & Policy Pathways)[MSc]
- Economics, International Banking & Finance[MSc]
- Education Policies for Global Development (Erasmus Mundus International Master)[IntM]
- Education for Sustainable Futures in Adult, Community & Youth Contexts[MSc]
- Education, Public Policy & Equity[MSc]
- Educational Studies[MSc]
- Educational Studies[MEd]
- Electronics & Electrical Engineering[MSc]
- Electronics & Electrical Engineering & Management[MSc]
- Electronics & Photonics Manufacturing[MSc]
- English Language & Linguistics[MSc]
- English Literature[MLitt]
- English Literature: American Modern Literature[MLitt]
- English Literature: Fantasy[MLitt]
- English Literature: Modernities - Literature, Culture, Theory[MLitt]
- Environment & Sustainable Development[MSc]
- Environment, Culture & Communication (Dumfries campus)[MLitt]
- Environmental Futures: Sustainable Systems[MSc]
- Environmental Risk Management (Dumfries campus)[MSc]
- Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases & Antimicrobial Resistance[MSc]
- Film & Television Studies[MLitt]
- Film Curation[MSc]
- Filmmaking & Media Arts[MSc]
- Finance & Management[MSc]
- Financial Economics[MSc]
- Financial Modelling & Investment[MSc]
- Financial Risk Management[MSc]
- Financial Technology[MSc]
- Food Security[MSc]
- Gender History[MSc/PgDip]
- Geoinformation Technology & Cartography[MSc/PgDip/PgCert]
- Geomatics & Management[MSc]
- Geospatial & Mapping Sciences[MSc/PgDip/PgCert]
- Geospatial Data Science & Modelling[MSc]
- Global Economy[MSc]
- Global Health[MSc/MRes]
- Global History[MSc]
- Global Mental Health[MSc/PgDip/PgCert]
- Global Migrations & Social Justice[MSc]
- Global Security[MSc]
- Health Services Management[MSc/PgDip/PgCert]
- History[MSc/PgDip]
- Human Geography: Spaces, Politics, Ecologies[MRes]
- Human Nutrition[MSc(MedSci)]
- Human Rights[LLM]
- Human Rights & International Politics[MSc]
- Immunology & Inflammatory Disease[MSc/PgDip/PgCert]
- Inclusive Education: Research, Policy & Practice[MEd]
- Industrial Heterogeneous Catalysis[MRes]
- Infection Biology (with specialisms)[MSc/PgDip/PgCert]
- Information Management & Preservation[MSc/PgDip/PgCert]
- Information Technology[MSc]
- Intellectual Property & the Digital Economy[LLM]
- International & Comparative Education[MSc]
- International Accounting & Financial Management[MAcc]
- International Business[MSc]
- International Commercial Law[LLM]
- International Competition Law & Policy[LLM]
- International Corporate Finance & Banking[MSc]
- International Economic Law[LLM]
- International Finance[MFin]
- International Financial Analysis[MSc]
- International Human Resource Management & Development[MSc]
- International Law[LLM]
- International Law & Security[LLM]
- International Management & Design Innovation[MSc]
- International Relations[MSc]
- International Relations[MRes]
- International Strategic Marketing[MSc]
- Investment Banking & Finance[MSc]
- Land & Hydrographic Surveying[MSc/PgDip/PgCert]
- Land & Hydrographic Surveying with Work Placement[MSc]
- Law[LLM]
- MBA (Master of Business Administration)[MBA]
- Management[MSc]
- Management[MRes]
- Management & Sustainable Tourism (Dumfries campus)[MSc]
- Management with Enterprise & Business Growth[MSc]
- Management with Human Resources[MSc]
- Material Culture & Artefact Studies[MSc/PgDip]
- Mathematics / Applied Mathematics[MSc]
- Mechanical Engineering[MSc]
- Mechanical Engineering & Management[MSc]
- Mechatronics[MSc]
- Media Management[MSc]
- Media, Communications & International Journalism[MSc]
- Medical Devices Engineering[MSc]
- Medical Genetics & Genomics[MSc(MedSci)]
- Medical Physics[MSc]
- Medieval History[MSc/PgDip]
- Modern History[MSc/PgDip]
- Museum Education[MSc]
- Museum Studies[MSc/PgDip/PgCert]
- Music Industries[MSc]
- Musicology[MMus]
- Nanoscience & Nanotechnology[MSc]
- Nuclear & Environmental Physics[MSc]
- Oral Sciences[MSc]
- Philosophy[MSc]
- Philosophy (Conversion)[MSc]
- Philosophy of Mind & Psychology[MSc]
- Playwriting & Dramaturgy[MLitt]
- Political Communication[MSc]
- Precision Medicine (with specialisms)[MSc]
- Psychological Science (conversion)[MSc]
- Psychological Science, Research Methods of[MSc]
- Psychological Studies (conversion)[MSc]
- Public Health[MPH/PgDip/PgCert]
- Public Policy & Management[MSc]
- Public Policy Research[MRes]
- Quantitative Finance[MSc]
- Quantitative Methods in Biodiversity, Conservation & Epidemiology[MSc]
- Quantum Technology[MSc]
- Real Estate[MSc]
- Religion & Global Challenges[MSc]
- Reparatory Justice[MSc/MA]
- Robotics & AI[MSc]
- Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies[MSc]
- Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies[MRes]
- Science Communications[MSc]
- Scottish History[MSc/PgDip]
- Sensor & Imaging Systems[MSc]
- Sociology[MSc]
- Sociology & Research Methods[MRes]
- Software Development[MSc]
- Sound Design & Audiovisual Practice[MSc]
- Speech, Language & Sociolinguistics[MSc]
- Sport & Exercise Science & Medicine[MSc]
- Statistics[MSc]
- Stem Cell Engineering for Regenerative Medicine[MSc]
- Structural Engineering[MSc]
- Sustainable Energy[MSc]
- Sustainable Tourism & Global Challenges (Dumfries campus)[MSc]
- Sustainable Water Environments[MSc]
- TESOL: Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Languages[MEd]
- TESOL: Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Languages[MSc]
- Theatre & Performance Practices[MLitt]
- Theatre Studies[MLitt]
- Theoretical Physics[MSc]
- Translation Studies[MSc/PgDip/PgCert]
- Urban Analytics[MSc]
- Urban Research[MRes]
- Urban Transport[MSc]
- War Studies[MSc]
Value
All or part of overall costs
How to apply
Applications for 2024 Chevening Scholarships are now open.
- Applications must be submitted via the Chevening website.
- Please refer to the guidance on the website before applying, including the frequently asked questions.
- 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, you must also apply for the relevant programme via the University of Glasgow webpages https://www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate/
Deadline
Applications close on 7 November 2023 at 12:00 GMT (midday UK time)
For more information contact: https://www.chevening.org/apply/