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Overview
Scholarship type
Merit based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
Full or partial tuition fee waiver
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
The University of Westminster is proud to work with Chevening, the UK government's global scholarship programme, funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and partner organisations. They host on average around 30 Chevening recipients each year.
The scheme is aimed at developing global leaders and is made up of two types of award: Chevening Scholarships and Chevening Fellowships. The recipients are personally selected by British embassies and high commissions throughout the world.
Benefits
Chevening Scholarships can cover:
- full or partial cost of tuition fees
- a living allowance
- an economy class return airfare to the UK
- additional grants to cover essential expenditure
Eligibility
Chevening Scholarships are for talented people who have been identified as potential future leaders across a wide range of fields. Applicants should be high calibre graduates with the personal, intellectual and interpersonal qualities necessary for leadership.
Chevening publishes more comprehensive details of who can apply for the scholarship on its website, but generally applicants must:
- be able to demonstrate that they have achieved a minimum English language requirement
- be a citizen of a Chevening-eligible country at the time of applying for the award
- hold a degree that is equivalent to at least a good UK second-class honours degree
- have completed at least two years' work experience
- plan to travel back to their home country after they have completed their studies
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Any
Locations
United Kingdom
Nationality
British
Study experience required
Bachelor
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
Not specified
Applications for the scholarship must be submitted via the Chevening website. (Applications for your course at Westminster should be made in the normal way via our course pages).