The 2025 Chevening Scholarship funded by the UK Government will be opened for applications to students of all origin who are willing to study in the United Kingdom.
The tuition fees, monthly stipends, travel costs to and from your country, visa application fees, will all be provided for successful candidates of the 2025 Chevening Scholarship.
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Chevening scholars will also enjoy home departure and settling/arrival allowances, as well as a grant to cover the full cost of attending a Chevening event in the United Kingdom.
In this post, Scholars World will provide the details, requirements, benefits, required documents, and method of application for interested candidates.
2025 Chevening Scholarship Award Abstract
- Scholarship Host: UK Government
- Destination: United Kingdom
- Category: Scholarships || Postgraduate Scholarships || Masters Scholarships
- Benefits: Full Scholarship
- Tuition fees
- Monthly stipends
- Travel Air Ticket
- Visa Costs
- Departure + Arrival Allowance
- Travel Grant
- Eligibility: All Countries
- Application Opens: August 6, 2024
- Deadline: November 5, 2024
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2025 Chevening Scholarship Award Details
The UK Government annually offers 1500 international students the opportunity to pursue a fully-funded Masters degree in universities within the United Kingdom.
Chevening is one of the UK government’s international scholarship programmes. It is funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and partner organisations, and offers awards to study in the UK for one year on a fully funded master’s degree course.
Successful Chevening candidates come from a diverse range of countries and backgrounds, but they all demonstrate the passion, vision and skills needed to shape a better world.
There are many benefits to being selected, including fully funded tuition fees, access to some of the best quality education in the world, exclusive networking opportunities, and the chance to explore the UK’s diverse culture.
At the end of your scholarship, you’ll join our diverse community of over 55,000 global alumni. You’ll return home equipped with the knowledge and networks to bring your ideas to life and thrive in your career.
2025 Chevening Scholarship Requirements
All applicants of the 2024 Chevening Scholarship must satisfy the requirements:
- 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 but may be different depending on your course and university choice.
- Have at least two years (equivalent to 2,800 hours) of work experience.
- Apply to three different eligible UK university courses and have received an unconditional offer from one of these choices by the deadline listed on the application timeline.
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You are not eligible to apply 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 of His Majesty’s Government, or have been within the last two years from the opening of Chevening applications.
- Employees, former employees, or relatives* of an employee of Chevening Partner organisations are eligible to apply, but if the employment took place within the last two years, you cannot receive a Chevening Partner Award from the organisation from which you work, previously worked, or are affiliated with through relatives.
- Have previously studied in the UK with funding from a UK Government-funded scholarship.
Can I apply for Chevening Scholarship Award if I already have a Master’s degree?
Having a master’s degree does not prevent you from applying for a Chevening Award to study for a second master’s degree in the UK, as long as you can clearly explain why it will help you fulfil your career plan to influence positive change in your home country.
2025 Chevening Scholarship Benefits and Timeline
The 2025 Chevening Scholarship Award is 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
Required Documents for the 2025 Chevening Scholarship
You will be submitting the following while applying for the 2025 Chevening Scholarship;
- Personal Details
- Reference Letters
- Personal Statement
- Essays (Motivation and Future Plans)
- Admission Letter from UK university
- Passport
- Curriculum Vitae
- Academic Transcripts
- Evidence of completion of degree
All Chevening applicants must submit their education documents, references, and one unconditional UK university offer.
The deadlines for these required documents are in the Chevening application timeline.Â
If you are conditionally selected for a Chevening Scholarship, it is essential that you submit these documents in order to remain in the process.
How To Apply for 2025 Chevening Scholarship Award
To apply for the 2025 Chevening Scholarship Award, follow the instructions we have outlined below;Â
- Read the information we have provided on this webpage and ensure your eligibility
- Before you apply for the Chevening Scholarship Award, ensure to apply to have applied to at least three (3) universities in the UK and accept an admission offer from at least one of them.
- The deadline to receive and submit at least one unconditional UK university offer is 17:00 BST (UK time) on 11 July 2025.
- You can then proceed to apply for the Chevening Scholarship Award by clicking on APPLY
- Create an account, log in, and fill out the application form accordingly.
- You will receive email updates about your application status at each step of the selection process. You can also check your status on the online application system. Log in using your registration details.
- Once submitted, applications undergo an electronic sift against our eligibility criteria. Any applications deemed ineligible will be removed from the selection process.
- If you make these errors in your application form, your application will be ineligible.
- Please note that once your application has been submitted, it is not possible to change it retrospectively.
- Successful applicants will be contacted and shortlisted for interview in February 2025.
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Deadline: November 5th, 2024
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