Fellowships timeline
Below you will find a timetable outlining key stages during the application, interview, and placement process.
2 August- mid-September 2022 (dates tbc)
Applications open at 12:00 (midday) BST.
Apply via your fellowships programme page.
2 August 2022-
- Chevening British Library Fellowships x2
- Chevening India Cyber Security
- Chevening Research, Science, and Innovation Leadership Fellowship
- South Asia Journalism Fellowship (SAJP)
- Chevening Gurukul Fellowship for Leadership and Excellence
- Chevening Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies Fellowship
- Chevening Ethiopia Leadership Fellowship
8 August 2022-
- Chevening Africa Media Freedom Fellowship (CAMFF)
14 September 2022-
- Chevening Clore Leadership Fellowship
March 2023-
- Chevening Western Balkans Cyber Security Fellowship
12 October - 1 November 2022
Applications close
12 October 2022 at 12:00BST
- Chevening India Cyber Security
- Chevening Research, Science, and Innovation Leadership Fellowship
- South Asia Journalism Fellowship (SAJP)
1 November 2022 at 12:00GMT
- Chevening British Library Fellowships x2
- Chevening Gurukul Fellowship for Leadership and Excellence
- Chevening Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies Fellowship
- Chevening Clore Leadership Fellowship
- Chevening Africa Media Freedom Fellowship (CAMFF)
- Chevening Ethiopia Leadership Fellowship
All applications (not including the Western Balkans Cyber Security Fellowship) close will close at 12:00 (midday) GMT, on selected date.
2 November 2022
Applications are sifted against eligibility criteria
Mid-November 2022- January 2023
Reading Committee Asessment/ Interviews begin for some fellowships
Independent reading committees assess eligible applications.
Interviews begin for:
- Chevening India Cyber Security
- Chevening Research, Science, and Innovation Leadership Fellowship
- South Asia Journalism Fellowship (SAJP)
To prepare for your interview please read our interview guidance.
Early to mid-February 2023
Other fellowships programmes shortlist candidates for interviews
The embassy/high commission produce a shortlist of those who they will invite to interview. To prepare for your interview please read our interview guidance.
February- June 2023
Programmes begin for some fellowships/ References deadline for fellowships still in the application process
Programmes begin for:
- Chevening India Cyber Security Fellowship- March
- South Asia Journalism Fellowship (SAJP)- March
- Chevening Research, Science and Innovation Leadership Fellowship (CRISP)- April
- Chevening Africa Media Freedom Fellowship (CAMFF)- May
- Chevening Ethiopia Leadership Fellowship- June
For fellowships still in the selection process, shortlisted candidates will be requested to submit two references and their education documents prior to their interview date. Read about what we require from your references.
February to April 2023
Interviews for fellowships still in the applications process
Shortlisted candidates are interviewed by panels at British embassies and high commissions.
From June 2023
Second interviews for some fellowships still in the application process
For some fellowships still in the selection process there will be a 2nd interview stage, following the first with your embassy/ high commission. You may be invited to attend a second interview via video call with the host institution for your fellowship.
From end of June 2023
Results
Remaining fellowship results will be announced.
September/October 2023
Studies begin for remaining fellowships
Programmes begin for :
- Chevening British Library Fellowships x2
- Chevening Clore Leadership Fellowship
- Chevening Gurukul Fellowship for Leadership and Excellence
- Chevening Western Balkans Cyber Security Fellowship