Chevening Scholarships 2027-2028:
Chevening Scholarships 2027-2028
Study in the UK on a fully-funded scholarship with Chevening.
Chevening Scholarships enable outstanding emerging leaders from all over the world to pursue one-year master’s degrees in the UK. If you have the passion and influence to solve pressing local, national, or global challenges, we strongly encourage you to apply.
Chevening Scholarships are fully-funded, leaving you free to focus on achieving your professional goals and maximising 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, network extensively, experience UK culture, and build lasting positive relationships with the UK.
On completing your studies, you will leave the UK equipped with the knowledge and networks necessary to bring your own ideas to life.
Why study in the UK?
Studying in the UK with Chevening is about more than earning a world-class degree. It’s a chance to experience UK culture, meet people from different backgrounds, and build connections that can last a lifetime.
The UK is home to some of the world’s leading universities, but there’s so much more to discover beyond the classroom. From historic landmarks and vibrant cities to music, festivals, museums and world-class sporting events, studying here gives you the opportunity to experience the culture, creativity and traditions that make the UK unique.
As a Chevening scholar, you’ll join a global community of people who are passionate about making a difference. You’ll develop your knowledge and skills, exchange ideas with people from around the world, and build networks that can support you long after your studies end.
A Chevening Scholarship is more than a degree. It’s an opportunity to experience the UK, broaden your perspective and become part of a global network working together to address some of the world’s most pressing challenges.
Who can Apply for a Chevening Scholarship?
Chevening Scholarships allow exceptional individuals to study for a one-year master’s degree at a UK university.
Chevening enables outstanding emerging leaders from all over the world to pursue one-year master’s degrees in the UK.
There is no such thing as a ‘typical’ Chevening Scholar, but those who are successful tend to have ambition, leadership qualities, and a passion for influencing positive change in their home countries.
We encourage you to apply if you meet our eligibility criteria and other requirements. Your gender, age (there is no upper age limit), sexual orientation, religion, marriage or parenthood status, caste, class, or other attributes do not matter to us. What matters is your ability to submit a thoughtful application that demonstrates you are capable of excelling on an intense master’s course in the UK, and that you have a clear vision for your future.
Chevening Eligibility Criteria
You must meet our eligibility criteria to apply for a Chevening Scholarship. Ineligible applications will be rejected.
To be eligible for a Chevening Scholarship you must:
- Be a citizen of a Chevening-eligible country or territory.
- If applying for an award from an ODA-eligible country, be resident in an ODA-eligible country. This does not have to be the country of citizenship, but all applicants must show a clear intention to support their country of award.
- If you live in a European overseas territory, you may apply through the relevant Chevening award scheme for the European country of which you are a citizen.
- Commit to returning to your home country (country of award) for at least two years after your scholarship ends.
- Have at least two years’ work experience, acquired after completing your undergraduate degree, equivalent to 2,800 hours.
- Hold an undergraduate degree that qualifies you for a UK master’s programme. You must have finished your undergraduate studies at least two years before our application deadline, even if you have not yet received your certificate. However, you will need to have your certificate by the time of your interview.
- Apply to three different and eligible UK university courses. You must have received an unconditional offer from at least one of these course choices by the deadline listed on the application timeline.
How to Apply to Chevening
Read our step-by-step guidance on using Chevening’s online application system.
All applications for Chevening must be completed via the online application system. You can access the application system during the application window by following the ‘apply today’ link on the apply page of your home country or territory.
The steps on this page outline what you need to do next to complete your application.
Using the Online Application System
Once you’ve clicked ‘apply today’, you will be taken to our online application system. First, you’ll be asked to read and consent to the Chevening terms and conditions and Privacy Notice.
Next, you’ll be asked to register your email address and mobile phone number.
You will then receive an email with a link to the application portal.
After you have clicked on the link to the application portal, answer the eligibility questions to confirm your eligibility for a Chevening Scholarship.
You will find out immediately if you passed or failed the eligibility checker. If you did not pass but think there was an error, you will be given four more attempts.
If you pass the eligibility checker, you will receive an email to your registered email address with a link to continue your application.
Once you have followed the link in your email to continue your application, you will see an access code displayed on your screen. This access code is unique to you.
You must keep your unique access code somewhere safe. You will need it every time you want to access your application.
Top tip: We recommend taking a photo of it!
You will now be able to start your Chevening application.
When completing the form, keep in mind that you will be logged out of the system if you are inactive for 15 minutes, so remember to save your progress as you work through each stage!
You will need to complete each section of the application form:
Personal details
- Provide your full name as written in your passport, pronouns, date of birth, address, and preferred interview location.
Immigration details
- Confirm your country of citizenship, passport number, and other relevant details.
Education history
- Enter details of your education, including names of institutions attended, courses studied, and results received. You can add up to 15 entries.
Work history
- You can add up to 15 entries of past work experiences to the application form.
- The system will then calculate if you meet Chevening’s requirement for 2,800 hours of work experience by multiplying the number of weeks by the number of hours worked for each entry. You will be able to view your total number.
- Find out more about the work experience requirement and the type of work that counts towards it.
Programmes of study
- Submit details of your top three UK master’s degree course choices. You can find a full list of Chevening eligible courses on the course finder.
- You will be asked if you have already applied to each of your course choices. Please note that it is not a requirement to apply to your course choices before submitting your Chevening application.
- Read more about preparing your UK university application.
Referees
- On your application form will you be asked to submit the names, job details, and contact details of two referees.
- If you are invited to interview, you will need to upload two letters written by your chosen referees to the online application system.
- Find out more about references.
Essay questions
- Respond to the four Chevening essay questions related to leadership, relationship-building, your course choices, and future career goals.
- Take note of the word limits and make sure you answer in English.
- We recommend you prepare your answers to the essay questions in a separate document, before copy and pasting them into the application form once finalised.
- Read about how to score well on each of Chevening’s application criteria.
Equal opportunities
- Share your background information to help us monitor diversity and accessibility. This does not affect your application outcome.
Once you have ensured all sections of the application form are marked as ‘complete’:
- Consent to the scholarship conditions outlined on the application form.
- Click ‘submit application’ and ‘confirm submission’.
- Give yourself a pat on the back!
Frequently Asked Questions
Once you have registered an application and been provided with your unique access code, you can re-access the system by using the unique links provided to you in emails sent to you by the system via “chevening.awards@notifications.service.gov.uk”.
If you are unable to locate an email from the system with a link, you can go to this page on the application portal to request a new link. You will be asked to confirm the email address you registered your application with, and the award programme that you are applying to.
No. Applications must be submitted online through Chevening’s online application system.
Please check your spam/junk folders for your activation email.
To ensure that emails we send to you do not end up in these folders, please put our email address, which for application messaging is chevening.awards@notifications.service.gov.uk, on your ‘allow list’.
If you have checked your spam/junk folders and still have can’t see an activation email, please attempt to register again, ensuring you read the registration page carefully. In particular, make sure your email address is spelled correctly, doesn’t contain any spaces or incorrect characters, and is entered into the appropriate field.
If you continue to experience this problem, we would advise that you try registering with a different email address.
Yes. You can save your application and return to it as many times as you like during the application period. Just remember to click ‘save’ on each page before logging out.
You can access your application using your email address and your unique access code.
Once you have completed all the steps and clicked on the ‘submit application’ button, you will be advised that you have successfully submitted your application. You will also receive an email from the online application system to confirm that your application has been submitted.
You can check the status of your application by logging in to the online application system and looking at the status notification at the top of the page.
It is not possible to make any changes to your application after you’ve submitted it.
If you are invited to interview, you will have the opportunity to raise any changes you need made with the interview panel.
Please note, these changes are limited to personal data and do not include changes to the contents of your application, such as essays, course choices, or work experience.
If there are factors outside your control that lead to your course options not being available, you will be able to discuss this if you are invited to interview.
Yes, you can withdraw your application at any point during the application period and after the application submission deadline.
Please note that this step is final – applications that have been withdrawn cannot be reinstated. Applications that have been withdrawn post-submission will be retained as per the record retention schedule outlined in the Chevening privacy notice.
You are asked to supply the contact details of two referees when you submit your application.
If your application progresses, you must ensure you have uploaded two reference letters to the online application system no later than seven working days before your interview date.
Using artificial intelligence software to generate answers to Chevening’s essay questions is strictly prohibited. Applicants must submit their own original work. You must not use someone else’s work or present content generated by AI tools like ChatGPT as your own. Doing so violates Chevening’s guidelines on plagiarism and fraud.
If your application is found to be fraudulent or copied, it will be disqualified. Chevening uses tools to detect fraud, plagiarism, and AI-generated content in applications.
You will be asked to confirm that you have not used artificial intelligence to generate your answers as part of the application form.