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Chevening Scholarships
Scheme · United Kingdom
A fully funded one-year master's degree at a UK university.
Chevening Scholarships is a scholarship for master's study in the United Kingdom. Who pays: UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). What it pays: A fully funded one-year master's degree at a UK university. It names 198 eligible nationalities. This round has closed; the official page gives the next one.
Is it open to my nationality? What a year in the United Kingdom costs The student visa
- Funded by
- UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)
- Study level
- Master
- What it pays
- A fully funded one-year master's degree at a UK university.
- Who can apply
- Citizens of Chevening-eligible countries and territories with an undergraduate degree, at least two years' (2,800 hours) work experience, and a commitment to return home for at least two years after the award.
- When to apply
- Applications for 2027-28 study opened on 4 August 2026 and closed at 11:00 UTC on 6 October 2026; the next round had not been announced when checked on 6 November 2026.
Read from the scheme’s official page on 6 Nov 2026. Rules and dates change every cycle: confirm on the official page before you apply.
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Who can apply for Chevening Scholarships?
Citizens of Chevening-eligible countries and territories with an undergraduate degree, at least two years' (2,800 hours) work experience, and a commitment to return home for at least two years after the award. It names 198 eligible nationalities. Open to emerging leaders from Chevening-eligible countries and territories; the countries listed are those the official page offers as Chevening countries.
What does Chevening Scholarships pay for?
A fully funded one-year master's degree at a UK university.
When is the deadline for Chevening Scholarships?
Applications for 2027-28 study opened on 4 August 2026 and closed at 11:00 UTC on 6 October 2026; the next round had not been announced when checked on 6 November 2026.. Rules and dates change every cycle, so confirm on the official page.
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