How to Apply for a Chevening Scholarship (with Full
Eligibility List)
1. Application Period
- Applications
are open now (as of 5 August 2025 at 12:00 UTC) and will close
on 7 October 2025 at 12:00 UTC CheveningGOV.UK.
2. Eligibility Requirements (as a summary)
To apply, you must:
- Be a citizen
of a Chevening-eligible country or territory.
- Hold
an undergraduate degree that qualifies you for graduate study in
the UK.
- Have at
least 2 years (2,800 hours) of professional work experience after
graduation.
- Intend
to return home for a minimum of two years after your studies Chevening.
3. Eligible Countries & Territories
According to the official Chevening portal, applicants from
the following countries and territories are eligible to apply Cheveningstaging.chevening.org:
Africa & Middle East
Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso,
Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Côte
d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea,
Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau,
Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania,
Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal,
Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda,
Zambia, Zimbabwe
Asia & the Pacific
Afghanistan (again), Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia,
China, Cook Islands, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan,
Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kiribati, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives,
Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nauru, Nepal, Pakistan, Palau,
Philippines, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan,
Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu,
Vietnam
Europe, Central Asia & the Caribbean
Albania, Andorra? Not commmonly listed, but officially:
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, British Virgin Islands,
Brunei (dual-listed—Asia & Caribbean system), Cayman Islands, Kosovo, North
Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint
Vincent and the Grenadines, Serbia, Turkey, Ukraine
North, Central, & South America
Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize,
Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica,
Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras,
Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Republic of Congo, Uruguay, Venezuela
4. Application Steps (Condensed)
- Visit
the Chevening Apply page.
- Select
your country/territory.
- Register
and pass the eligibility check to get an access code.
- Complete
your application:
- Personal
& immigration details
- Education
& work experience
- Three
UK master’s course choices
- References
(2)
- Four
essays (leadership, networking, career vision, reasons for your course)
- Submit
by the deadline (7 October 2025, 12:00 UTC).
- If
longlisted, prepare for an interview with your local British
embassy/high commission.
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