Chevening Scholarship

The Fellowships programme provides places for mid-career professionals already in positions of leadership and influence to undertake 3-month courses in fields related to the FCDO's policy goals.

[7] In April 2012, the Association of Commonwealth Universities took over the running of the scheme from the British Council, establishing a Chevening Secretariat.

Twenty or more are awarded to candidates from Egypt, South Korea, Indonesia, Bhutan, Pakistan, Mexico, Thailand and Brazil, with less than five core scholarships now available to candidates from Australia and Canada[2] (US students are not eligible, but can apply for the Marshall Scholarships which are also funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office).

[18] The selection criteria for Chevening Scholarship aim to identify "high-calibre graduates with the personal, intellectual and interpersonal qualities necessary for leadership".

[19] Scholarship applicants must also apply directly to their preferred universities in the UK, usually for taught master's degree courses.

Most scholarships include a living stipend, airfares and the full or partial cost of tuition fees.

[2] As of 2017–18, there are an estimated 50,000 Chevening Scholarship alumni,[2] with an emphasis being placed on improved links with and between previous scholars as a consequence of reviews in 2005[20] and 2006.