We are delighted to bring to the notice of the public that the biggest, oldest Scholarship ever is here. It is the Chevening Scholarships for International Students. Chevening Scholarships is a Scholarship awarded by the UK government. It started in 1983. It is set to kick off on 7 August 2017, Applications open at 12:00 BST and close 7 November 2017, Applications close at 12:00 BST.

That’s a straight 4-month opportunity of getting the Chevening Scholarships for international students, come this 2017/2018 academic year.

What is Chevening Scholarships?

If you haven’t heard of Chevening Scholarships, then you haven’t applied for any International Scholarship.

Chevening Scholarships is the UK government’s International awards scheme aimed at developing global leaders since 1983.Funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and partner organizations, Chevening offers two types of award – Chevening Scholarships and Chevening Fellowships – the recipients of which are personally selected by British Embassies and High Commissions throughout the world.

Chevening offers a unique opportunity for future leaders, influencers, and decision-makers from all over the world to develop professionally and academically, network extensively, experience UK culture, and build lasting positive relationships with the UK. All former scholars and fellows, from 1983 to present, can reconnect with their classmates by joining the Chevening community platform.

Eligibility/Requirement

To be eligible for a Chevening Scholarships Award you must:

Be a citizen of a Chevening-eligible country(Nigeria inclusive)
Return to your country of citizenship for a minimum of two years after your award has ended
Have an undergraduate degree that will enable you to gain entry onto a postgraduate programme at a UK university. This is typically equivalent to an upper second-class 2:1 honours degree in the UK.
Have at least two years’ work experience (this may be up to five years for fellowship programmes, so please refer to your country page for further details)
Apply to three different eligible UK university courses and have received an unconditional offer from one of these choices by 12 July 2018
Meet the Chevening English language requirement by 12 July 2018
You are not eligible for a Chevening Scholarships Award 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)
Are an employee, a former employee, or relative of an employee (since July 2015) of Her Majesty’s Government (including British Embassies/High Commissions, the Department for International Development, the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, Department for International Trade, the Ministry of Defence and the Home Office), the British Council, or a staff member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities. Employees, former employees, or relatives of an employee (since July 2015) of Chevening Partner organisations are eligible to apply, but cannot receive a Chevening/Partner Award from the organisation for which they work, previously worked, or are affiliated with through relatives.
(Note:Immediate relatives are defined as parents or step-parents, siblings or step-siblings, children or step-children, spouse, civil partner or unmarried partner (where the couple have been in a relationship akin to marriage or civil partnership for at least two years)
Have previously studied in the UK with funding from a UK Government-funded scholarship. However, if you have previously studied under a UK Government-funded scholarship (including Chevening), you may be eligible to apply for a Chevening Fellowship five year after completion of your initial UK Government-funded scholarship.


ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT: In order to receive a Chevening Scholarship Award, all applicants must demonstrate that they have fulfilled the Chevening English language requirement by 12 July 2018. We advise all applicants to ensure they have fulfilled the English language requirement as early as possible by either:

Taking an English language test
Claiming an exemption based on the UKVI exempt categories
If you fail to demonstrate that you have met the required English language level by 12 July 2018 or fail to prove that you qualify for an exemption, your application will not be successful. English language tests You are free to take tests more than once in order to meet the Chevening English language requirement. Please note that Chevening does not pay for costs associated with English language testing. You are responsible for booking and paying for costs associated with these tests. Chevening accepts English language tests from five providers:

Academic IELTS
Pearson PTE Academic
TOEFL iBT
Cambridge English: Advanced (CEA)
Trinity ISE II (B2)


The English language test must be taken from one of these providers on or after 1 October 2015. If you do not already have an existing eligible test certificate, it is your responsibility to ensure that you have booked a test date so that you can obtain the required results.

COURSES: Choose your three courses carefully as you won’t be able to change them after submitting your application. To be awarded a Chevening Scholarships, you must get an unconditional offer for one of your course choices by 13 July 2017.Applicants will need to select three different master’s courses, these can be three different courses at the same institution or the same titled course but at three different universities. You should choose your field of study carefully and select courses which reflect your current or future career goals. In order to be eligible, the courses you choose must be:

Full-time
Start in the autumn term (usually September/October)
Taught master’s (i.e. not research-focused MRes programmes)
Lead to a master’s degree qualification
Course cannot be:

Distance learning
Part-time
Less than nine months in duration
More than 12 months in duration
PhD or DPhil are not permitted

For more enquires on course, use the Course finder here at [url]WWW.SKELEWU.COM[/url]

CHEVENING SCHOLARSHIPS 2018 APPLICATION FORM HERE

Source: [url]WWW.SKELEWU.COM[/url]

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ololadeking:
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obuksjr:
What is scam about what he posted ?

seems you are a novince

ololadeking:
seems you are a novince

Novice, is that what you meant to type ? If it is,then you are the "novince" here because if you are knowledgeable about Chevening scholarship you would've no reason to raise a red flag to that post.

Abeg potential scholars should come in let's start the brain storming.

obuksjr:
Novice, is that what you meant type ? If it is,then you are the "novince" here because if you are knowledgeable about Chevening scholarship you would've no reason to raise a red flag to that post.

its chevron not chevening mr novice

ololadeking:
its chevron not chevening mr novice

Lol!.

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Sorry my boy,Chevening scholarship is not for you. Face your study for now.

ololadeking:
its chevron not chevening mr novice

LOL,please it's chevening and many Nigerians have successfully received scholarship grants from them.

ololadeking:
its chevron not chevening mr novice

Sir Chevening is different from Chevron.

obuksjr:
Abeg potential scholars should come in let's start the brain storming.

i will be updating this thread on the IELTS Test centers and other English Test. Please stay tuned..

9jaCrib:


i will be updating this thread on the IELTS Test centers and other English Test. Please stay tuned..

please I would like a detailed statement about what happens next after applications

Is this thread dead already. Let's fire on people.

Hello guys, was told each year, there are selceted courses or programs targeted for each country and applying in line with those programs helps your chances of getting in. How true is that and how do we know the programs for us.

Prospective Chevening Scholars can join this WhatsApp Group.

The group is almost full so the earlier, the better.

https://chat.whatsapp.
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Just copy the code to your browser and clean the space between “.” and “com”.

The invite QR code is below or you can contact me on 08134141081 on WhatsApp to add you.

Prospective Chevening Scholars can join this Telegram Group.

The group is almost full so the earlier, the better.

Join the Chevening Telegram Group now: www./cheveningscholarship

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