FAQs

Please book your flights home via our designated travel provider Diversity. If you are unable to book via Diversity, please contact your Programme Officer.

Please contact your Programme Officer if COVID-19 travel restrictions mean that you are unable to return home. The terms and conditions are unchanged for scholars still in the UK.

Please read the UK government’s advice on COVID-19.

Chevening does not have an English language requirement. However, you are still required to meet all requirements from your chosen university. UK universities recognise it may be difficult for students starting in 2021 to take certain English language tests due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In light of this, many have expanded their list of acceptable […]

Please login to the online application system to see if your application has been submitted. Applications in ‘Submitted/Under Review’ have been successfully submitted. Applications in ‘In progress’ have not been submitted.

Chevening cannot provide universities with contact details or a confirmation of funding until an applicant has been awarded a Scholarship. There is a timeline of process for the Chevening Award. Scholarships are not awarded until June 2023. Should the universities request fees or contact details, it is recommended that applicants negotiate with them, explaining that […]

The Chevening English language requirement was removed in 2020. Candidates will still need to meet all requirements from their chosen university and secure an unconditional offer from one of their three course choices by the deadline.

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Yes, you can apply to Chevening using a deferred university offer, as the university offer is for a Chevening eligible course. You will still need to identify three university courses in your Chevening application, and you must receive an unconditional offer from one of these courses by the deadline.      

You will need to register again as a new user. Our online application system does not retain account information from previous years.