About these scholarships
Chevening scholarships are awarded by the UK government to students from overseas Chevening-eligible countries or territories.
These fully-funded scholarships enable exceptional individuals to study for a one-year masters degree at a UK university.
The programme is mainly funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, with some contributions from higher education institutions and other partners in the UK.
Who can apply?
There is no typical Chevening Scholar, but those who are successful tend to have ambition, leadership qualities, and a passion for influencing positive change in their home countries.
You must meet the eligibility criteria to apply.
Eligibility criteria
To be eligible to apply, you must:
- Be a citizen of a Chevening-eligible country or territory.
- If applying for an award from an ODA-eligible country, be resident in an ODA-eligible country. This does not have to be the country of citizenship, but all applicants must show a clear intention to support their country of award.
- If you live in a European overseas territory, you may apply through the relevant Chevening award scheme for the European country of which you are a citizen.
- Commit to returning to your home country (country of award) for at least two years after your scholarship ends.
- Have at least two years’ work experience, acquired after completing your undergraduate degree, equivalent to 2,800 hours.
- Hold an undergraduate degree that qualifies you for a UK master’s programme. You must have finished your undergraduate studies at least two years before the application deadline.
- Apply to three different and eligible UK university courses.
Please check the Chevening website for the full criteria information.
You are not eligible for a Chevening scholarship if you:
- Hold British or dual British citizenship (unless you are a citizen of a British Overseas Territory or hold BN(O) and are applying from Hong Kong).
- Hold refugee status in a country not eligible for Chevening. However, if you are a citizen of an eligible country and hold refugee status in another eligible country, you are eligible for a scholarship.
- Are resident in the UK at the time of application (excluding the British Overseas Territories).
- Are an employee, an immediate relative* of an employee, or a former employee (within the last two years, from the opening of Chevening applications) of a government department, the British Council, a partner UK university, or any of their wholly owned subsidiaries. Individuals contracted to work on any British Council programme or project, and their relatives, are ineligible.
- Have previously studied in the UK on a UK government-funded scholarship (Applicants for a Chevening Scholarship who have previously received UK Government funding through a Chevening Fellowship may apply for a scholarship only after five years have passed since completing their fellowship).
For full details of exceptions, please visit the Chevening website for details.
How to apply
The University of Brighton does not accept direct applications for the Chevening Scholarship. Instead, students should apply for the scholarship on the Foreign and Commonwealth Office website www.chevening.org.
Deadline to apply
The deadline for applications for the 2027/28 academic year is 6 October 2026 at 11:00 UTC.