CHEVENING FELLOWSHIP

To be eligible for a Chevening Fellowship you must:

1. Be a citizen of a fellowship-eligible country or territory.
2. Demonstrate the potential to rise to a position of leadership and influence.
3. Demonstrate the personal, intellectual, and interpersonal attributes reflecting this potential.
4. Return to your country of citizenship at the end of the period of the fellowship.
5. Have a postgraduate level qualification (or equivalent professional training or experience in a relevant area) at the time of application.
6. Meet all program-specific fellowship eligibility requirements.
7. Not hold British or dual British citizenship.
8. Not have received UK Government scholarship funding (including Chevening) within the last five years. You will only be eligible to apply for a Chevening Fellowship after a period of five years following the completion of your first UK Government-funded scholarship.
9. Not be an employee, a former employee, or relative* of an employee of His Majesty’s Government, or have been within the last two years from the opening of Chevening applications (including the Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office, all British Embassies/High Commissions, the Home Office, the Ministry of Defence, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, the Department for International Trade and the UKVI), the British Council, a sponsoring UK university, or a staff member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities. Individuals contracted to work on any British Council program or project, and their relatives, are ineligible.

Stated amount: Not Available These awards aim to:

1. Support mid-career professionals already in positions of leadership and influence to further enhance and expand their knowledge, skills, and expertise in the UK.
2. Offer dynamic training, professional development, or research opportunities in the UK, relevant to professional interests and the UK’s international strategic priorities.
3. Increase the breadth and diversity of awards offered under Chevening to position Chevening as an internationally-competitive awards scheme.
4. Support foreign policy priorities and achieve FCDO objectives by creating lasting positive relationships with future leaders, influencers, and decision-makers, which become valuable soft power networks. Scholarships are limited.

No Separate Application or Fee is Required to get the grants, it will be automatically considered, once you enrolled for the program. Separate applications are required for each Chevening Fellowship such as Chevening CLORE Fellowship, Chevening Financial Services Fellowship, etc.

1. Applicants must begin their Chevening Fellowship Application process by selecting their home country.
2. They must refine their search as per the chosen grant, meaning, whether they are applying for Chevening Scholarship or Fellowship.
3. Choose a suitable Chevening Fellowship program, out of the list displayed on the screen.
4. Click on the particular Chevening Fellowship and complete the application form available there. Applicants must note that NO late applications will be entertained by the committee. For further details, please click here.

The selections of the Chevening Fellowship recipients are based on the years of experience as required by the various fellowships included under this program. Since the Chevening Fellowship aims to influence mid-career professionals and provides them a platform where they can prove their existence, the fellow member must ensure that they meet the minimum work experience requirements, before applying for this fellowship. Types of work experience requirements accepted under the Chevening Fellowship Program:

1. Full-time employment
2. Part-time employment
3. Voluntary work
4. Paid or unpaid internships Candidates can acquire their work experience during their graduate degree course or even before or after the undergraduate degree course. Additionally, students will be evaluated on the basis of the applications submitted by them. The shortlisted candidates may be called for an interview. Other Info Applications are invited from individuals from the following countries: Brazil China Egypt India Jordan Lebanon Mexico South Africa Important Point-
5. Fellowships have a different objective to our scholarship programme and aim to provide opportunities to mid-career professionals already in positions of leadership, looking to further develop in their field of expertise. Fellows are active in their field or subject and through their time in the UK on a Chevening Fellowship, which may be a short course or self-directed professional or academic research, have the opportunity to collaborate with colleagues and peers in an enriching environment. Fellows are usually unable to take a full year out of work to study a one year master’s degree, and a Chevening Fellowship provides the unique opportunity to individuals to undertake this period of study in the UK at various pre-set times throughout the year.
6. Fellows are offered dynamic training, professional development, or opportunities to spend time in the UK researching subject matters that are relevant to their professional interests, as well as to the UK’s international strategic priorities. Fellowship alumni can maintain and continue dialogue on their fellowship subject with UK embassies and high commissions upon returning home.