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Overview
Scholarship type
Merit based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
Payment of tuition fees.
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
- living expenses
- accommodation
- travel expenses
Description
Chevening is the UK Government’s international scholarship programme for candidates with the ideas, influence and leadership potential to create positive change. St Andrews offers standard Chevening Awards and sponsors up to ten Partner Awards.
Benefits
Most Chevening Scholarships cover:
Payment of tuition fees.
Economy travel to and from your country of residence by an approved route for you only.
An arrival allowance.
The cost of an entry clearance (visa) application for you only.
A departure allowance.
A contribution of up to £75 for TB testing, where this is required.
A travel top up allowance.
A monthly personal living allowance (stipend) to cover accommodation and living expenses.
Eligibility
To apply for a Chevening Scholarship you must:
- Be a citizen of a fellowship-eligible country or territory.
- Demonstrate the potential to rise to a position of leadership and influence.
- Demonstrate the personal, intellectual and interpersonal attributes reflecting this potential.
- Return to your country of citizenship at the end of the period of the fellowship.
- Have a postgraduate level qualification (or equivalent professional training or experience in a relevant area) at the time of application.
- Meet all programme-specific fellowship eligibility requirements.
- Not hold British or dual British citizenship.
- Not have received UK Government scholarship funding (including Chevening) within the last five years. You will only be eligible to apply for a Chevening Fellowship after a period of five years following the completion of your first UK Government-funded scholarship.
- Not be an employee, a former employee, or relative of an employee of His Majesty’s Government, or have been within the last two years from the opening of Chevening applications.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Any
Locations
United Kingdom
Nationality
8 nationalities
Study experience required
Bachelor
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
07 Oct 2026
Full information about deadlines and priority subjects for countries and territories which offer Chevening Scholarships are available on the Chevening website.