Chevening Scholarship
Description
Chevening Scholarships are the UK government's global scholarship programme, funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) 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.
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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.
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Applicants should be high calibre graduates with the personal, intellectual, and interpersonal qualities necessary for leadership.
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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
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Australia
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belize
- Botswana
- Brunei
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Dominica
- Eswatini
- Fiji
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Grenada
- Guyana
- India
- Indonesia
- Jamaica
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Lesotho
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mauritius
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Nauru
- New Zealand
- Nigeria
- Pakistan
- Papua New Guinea
- Rwanda
- Samoa
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Solomon Islands
- South Africa
- Sri Lanka
- St Kitts and Nevis
- St Lucia
- St Vincent and the Grenadines
- Tanzania
- Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tuvalu
- Uganda
- Vanuatu
- Zambia
Eligible programmes
- Adult Education, Community Development & Youth Work[MEd/PgDip]
- Advanced Functional Materials[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]
- Asset Pricing & Investment[MSc]
- Astrophysics[MSc]
- Bioinformatics[MSc/PgDip/PgCert]
- Biomedical Engineering[MSc]
- Biomedical Sciences[MRes]
- Biomedical Sciences[MSc]
- Biotechnology[MSc]
- Biotechnology & Management[MSc/PgDip]
- Brain Sciences[MSc]
- Cancer Research & Precision Oncology[MSc]
- Cardiovascular Sciences[MSc(MedSci)]
- 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 Genetics[MSc(MedSci)]
- Clinical Neuropsychology[MSc(MedSci)/PgDip]
- Clinical Neuropsychology Knowledge & Practice[MSc(MedSci)]
- Clinical Nutrition[MSc(MedSci)]
- Clinical Pharmacology[MSc(MedSci)]
- Comparative Literature[MLitt]
- 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 Science[MSc]
- Development Studies[MSc]
- Diabetes[MSc(MedSci)]
- Early Modern History[MSc/PgDip]
- Ecology & Environmental Biology[MRes]
- Economic Development[MSc]
- Economics, 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]
- English Literature: Victorian Literature[MLitt]
- Environment & Sustainable Development[MSc]
- Environment, Culture & Communication (Dumfries Campus)[MLitt]
- Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases & Antimicrobial Resistance[MSc]
- Equality & Human Rights[MRes]
- Equality & Human Rights[MSc]
- Film & Television Studies[MLitt]
- Film Curation[MSc]
- Filmmaking & Media Arts[MSc]
- Finance & Economic Development[MSc]
- Finance & Management[MSc]
- Financial Economics[MSc]
- Financial Forecasting & 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]
- Global Economy[MSc]
- Global Health[MSc/MRes]
- Global Mental Health[MSc/PgDip/PgCert]
- Global Migrations & Social Justice[MSc]
- Global Migrations & Social Justice[MRes]
- Global Security[MSc]
- Global Security[MRes]
- Health Services Management[MSc/PgDip/PgCert]
- History[MSc/PgDip]
- Human Geography: Spaces, Politics, Ecologies[MRes]
- Human Nutrition[MSc(MedSci)]
- Human Rights & International Politics[MRes]
- Human Rights & International Politics[MSc]
- Immunology & Inflammatory Disease[MSc]
- Inclusive Education: Research, Policy & Practice[MEd]
- Industrial Heterogeneous Catalysis[MRes]
- Infection Biology (with specialisms)[MSc]
- Information Management & Preservation[MSc/PgDip/PgCert]
- Information Technology[MSc]
- Intellectual Property & the Digital Economy[LLM]
- International Accounting & Financial Management[MAcc]
- International Banking & Finance[MSc]
- 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 Real Estate & Management[MSc]
- International Relations[MRes]
- International Relations[MSc]
- International Strategic Marketing[MSc]
- Investment Banking & Finance[MSc]
- Investment Fund Management[MSc]
- Land & Hydrographic Surveying[MSc/PgDip/PgCert]
- Law[MRes]
- Law[LLM]
- MBA (Master of Business Administration)[MBA]
- Management[MRes]
- Management[MSc]
- Management & Sustainable Tourism[MSc]
- Management with Enterprise & Business Growth[MSc]
- Management with Human Resources[MSc]
- Management with International Finance[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 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/PgDip]
- Political Communication[MRes]
- Precision Medicine (with specialisms)[MSc]
- Psychological Science (conversion)[MSc]
- Psychological Science, Research Methods of[MSc]
- Psychological Studies (conversion)[MSc]
- Public & Urban Policy[MSc/PgDip]
- 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]
- Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies[MRes]
- Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies[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]
- Sports Nutrition[PgCert]
- Statistics[MSc]
- Stem Cell Engineering for Regenerative Medicine[MSc]
- Structural Engineering[MSc]
- Sustainable Energy[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]
- Tourism, Heritage & Development (Dumfries Campus)[MSc]
- Tourism, Heritage & Sustainability (Dumfries Campus)[MSc]
- Translation Studies[MSc/PgDip/PgCert]
- Transnational Crime, Justice & Security[MSc]
- Urban Analytics[MSc]
- Urban Research[MRes]
- Urban Transport[MSc]
- War Studies[MSc]
Value
All or part of overall costs
How to apply
Applications for 2021/2022 Chevening Scholarships are open until 3 November 2020.
- 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.
Deadline
3 November 2020, at 12:00 (GMT)
For more information contact: https://www.chevening.org/apply/