Application timeline

Read our application guidance, and then apply via your country/territory’s page.

The deadline for applications is 7 October 2025 at 12:00 UTC/ GMT (midday UK time). You will not be able to access the online application system after this date.

Read about Chevening’s eligibility criteria.

Independent reading committees assess all eligible applications.

Once applications have been reviewed, British embassies and high commissions produce a shortlist. These candidates are invited to interview. Congratulations if you make it this far! To prepare for your interview, please read our interview guidance.

Candidates from all over the world are interviewed by panels at British embassies and high commissions.

Candidates invited for interview have until the end of the global interview period to upload their references to the online application system or submit them to their local Chevening team.

After months of preparation and trepidation, successful candidates will experience jubilation when interview results are announced from mid-June onwards.

If you are invited to interview and your interview is successful, you will be asked to submit your unconditional offer from a UK university. The deadline to receive and submit at least one unconditional UK university offer is 17:00 BST (UK time) on 9 July 2026.

2026-27 Chevening scholars commence their studies in the UK, and enter into an international network that they’ll be a part of for the rest of their lives!