Chevening Scholarships for Postgraduate Students in UK, 2015

Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and partner organisations offer Chevening scholarships for master students. The programme provides full or part funding for full-time courses at postgraduate level, normally a one-year Master’s degree in any subject and at any UK University. Chevening scholarships cover tuition fees, a living allowance at a set rate (for one individual), an economy class return airfare to the UK and additional grants to cover essential expenditure. Some scholarships cover part of the cost of studying in the UK; for example, tuition fees only or allowances only. The application deadline is November15, 2014.

Study Subject(s): Scholarships are provided to study any subject at any UK University.

Course Level: The programme provides full or part funding for full-time courses at postgraduate level, normally a one-year Master’s degree at any UK University.

Scholarship Provider: Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and partner organisations

Scholarship can be taken at: UK

Eligibility: Applicants must:

-Meet the academic requirements for their chosen course(s) of study;

-Have a good standard of written and spoken English, and meet the Chevening Scholarships language requirements as well as the language requirements of their chosen course(s) of study;

-Be a citizen of a Chevening country

-Have a minimum of two years’ work experience;

-Not be employees, relatives of employees, or former employees (who left within the past two years) of Her Majesty’s Government (including British Embassies and High Commissions), a partner (sponsor), a sponsoring UK university, or a staff member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities;

-Not have previously studied in the UK under a UK Government-funded scholarship;

-Not have dual British nationality (unless you are a Citizen of a British Overseas Territory).

Scholarship Open for International Students: Students of Chevening country including Nigeria.

Scholarship Description: Chevening Scholarships are the UK government’s global scholarship programme, funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and partner organisations. The programme makes awards to outstanding scholars with leadership potential from around the world to study postgraduate courses at universities in the UK. The Chevening programme was established in 1983 and has developed into a prestigious international scheme. Chevening Scholars come from more than 150 countries and territories worldwide (excluding the USA and the EU), and this year the Scholarships will support more than 1500 individuals. There are over 43,000 Chevening alumni around the world who together comprise an influential and highly regarded global network

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