Chevening Master Scholarships in United Kingdom 2020-2021 (Fully Funded)

Deadline:

5 November 2019.

Location:

United Kingdom.

(Fully Funded)

Description

Chevening Scholarships

Chevening is the UK Government’s global scholarship programme that offers future leaders the unique opportunity to study in the UK. These scholarships are awarded to outstanding professionals from all over the world to pursue a one-year master’s degree in any subject at any UK university. If you have ambition, leadership potential, and a strong academic background, we encourage you to apply.

More Details

Chevening provides fully-funded scholarships, leaving you free to focus on achieving your academic goals and enjoying the experience of a lifetime. You will live and study in the UK for a year, during which time you will develop professionally and academically, grow your network, experience UK culture, and build lasting positive relationships with the UK.

Opportunity Focus Areas:

All Master’s taught specializations are eligible in a condition of not to be:

Distance learning.
Part-time.
Less than nine months in duration.
More than 12 months in duration.
PhD or DPhil are not permitted.
Taught with more than one month of study outside the UK.

Required Languages

English.

Eligible Countries

EGYPT, SYRIA, IRAQ, PALESTINE, JORDAN, LEBANON, TUNISIA, ALGERIA, MOROCCO, SUDAN, LIBYA, OMAN, YEMEN, SOMALIA, DJIBOUTI, MAURITANIA, TURKEY, IRAN, COMOROS, & OTHER COUNTRIES ARE NOT FROM THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA.

Program Period

12 Months.

Eligibility Requirements (Criteria)

Be a citizen of a Chevening-eligible country or territory.
Return to your country of citizenship for a minimum of two years after your award has ended.
Have completed 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. This is typically equivalent to an upper second-class 2:1 honours degree in the UK.
Have at least two years of work experience.
Apply to three different eligible UK university courses and have received an unconditional offer from one of these choices by 16 July 2020.
Meet the Chevening English language requirement by 16 July 2020, check the requirements here.

You are not eligible for a Chevening Scholarship if you:

Hold British or dual British citizenship (unless you are a citizen of a British Overseas Territory or hold BN(O) and are applying from Hong Kong).
Hold refugee status in a non-Chevening eligible country. Applicants who are citizens of a Chevening-eligible country and who hold refugee status in a Chevening-eligible country are eligible for a scholarship.
Are an employee, a former employee, or relative* of an employee (since July 2017) of Her Majesty’s Government (including British embassies/high commissions; the Department for International Development; the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy; Department for International Trade; the Ministry of Defence; and the Home Office), or a staff member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities.
Employees, former employees, or relatives* of an employee (since July 2017) of Chevening Partner organisations are eligible to apply, but cannot receive a Chevening Partner Award from the organisation from which they work, previously worked, or are affiliated with through relatives.
Have previously studied in the UK with funding from a UK Government-funded scholarship.

Opportunity Cost

(Fully Funded)

As Chevening Scholarships are fully-funded, your award includes the following:

University tuition fees.
A monthly stipend.
Travel costs to and from the UK.
An arrival allowance.
A homeward departure allowance.
The cost of one visa application.
A travel grant to attend Chevening events in the UK.

How to Apply

First Step: Choose your country from here, then choose Chevening Scholarship.

Second Step: Create an account here.

Third Step: Fill your profile with your personal information, save the data and validate your profile, then start your application.

Fourth step: Complete the quiz to assure your eligibility for the Scholarship.

Fifth step: Fill the application with the required data and prepare the following documents:

Completed education documents.
English language qualification.
Conditional offers for proposed courses of study (up to three).
Unconditional offers for proposed courses of study (up to three) (You must upload at least one unconditional offer by 16 July 2020).
References (If you are invited to interview you will be invited to upload two references. The deadline is 25 February 2020).
Passport / ID document.

Sixth step: Submit the application.