University of Reading
The University of Reading has over 150 years of history with a reputation for high-quality teaching and research. Find out more about studying at Reading on a Chevening Scholarship.
The University of Reading (pronounced Red-ing, not Read-ing!) has welcomed a diverse student population to its beautiful parkland campus for more than a century, offering degrees that are highly regarded by employers around the world.
The town of Reading is conveniently located just 30 minutes from central London by train, with excellent transport links to other places of interest in the UK, such as Windsor, Oxford, Liverpool, Bristol, and Manchester.
Chevening and the University of Reading
The University of Reading has a long-standing relationship with Chevening, with many Chevening scholars studying at Reading over a number of years.
‘We are extremely impressed with the quality of the Chevening scholars who, as well as being high achievers in their subject area, also show excellent qualities for being great ambassadors for the UK, the University of Reading, and for their subject areas.
‘The prestige of the Chevening brand, coupled with its thorough selection process will bring high quality applications and candidates to Reading’s master’s level programmes, as well as further developing our network of outstanding alumni.’
Who do the University of Reading support?
The University of Reading welcomes applications from all Chevening-eligible countries in any subject.
All applicants who wish to be considered for a scholarship at Reading are encouraged to select the university/course as their first preference in their Chevening application.
#CheveningTours visits Reading
What’s it like to study at the University of Reading? Scholars have been taking us on a tour of their universities to give us the authentic scholar experience.
Refiloe from South Africa, who studied an MSc Information Management and Digital Business – Digital Innovation, shows us around.