How to Apply for a Chevening Scholarship (with Full Eligibility List)



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)

  1. Visit the Chevening Apply page.
  2. Select your country/territory.
  3. Register and pass the eligibility check to get an access code.
  4. 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)
  5. Submit by the deadline (7 October 2025, 12:00 UTC).
  6. If longlisted, prepare for an interview with your local British embassy/high commission.

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