FAQs

Yes, applicants can list ongoing academic courses or training in their Chevening application.

No. Extensions will not be granted under any circumstances.

No, Chevening does not require university transcripts to be translated. However, some UK universities may require a certified translation of your transcript documents. Please check with them directly.

You can only submit one Chevening Scholarship application during each application period. If both fellowships and scholarships are available in your country, you can apply for both in the same application cycle. However, you should refer to your country page for more information on the options and decide which one is more relevant to your […]

No. You must submit online through the online application system.

Yes, however you can only apply to the country programme where you have citizenship rights. You will also be expected to return to your country of citizenship at the end of your award and remain for at least two years.

No, you do not need to resign from full-time employment in order to apply for a Chevening Award. However, you are personally responsible for ensuring that you will be able to accept the award offer when it’s made and that your employer will release you in time for departure to the UK.

You can make changes to your application at any point before you submit it. It is not possible to make changes to your application after it has been submitted. Within the application window, you can withdraw an application at any time and start the application process again. Please note that withdrawing your application will remove […]

All Chevening Applications undergo a rigorous review and selection process. Applications are first sifted and checked by the Chevening Secretariat against initial eligibility criteria. Initial eligibility criteria includes ensuring applicants have: An undergraduate degree qualification At least two years’ work experience Applications are then individually reviewed by independent reading committees who score applications against FCDO, […]

The types of work experience that are eligible for Chevening include full-time employment; part-time employment; voluntary work; and paid or unpaid internships. Work experience can be completed before, during, or after graduating from your undergraduate studies. However, employment undertaken as part of your undergraduate or postgraduate course are not eligible. Fellowship programmes may have additional requirements […]