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Chevening Scholarship 2026 Application Eligibility Answers

Chevening Scholarship 2026 Application Eligibility Answers

Are you looking to apply to the Chevening Scholarship. This scholarship guide provides answers for the eligibility question being asked by Chevening. If you are yet to start your Chevening scholarship application follow this link

 

Are you a citizen of *Your Selected Country*?

Chevening applicants must apply through an application country where they hold citizenship. For more details, read the eligibility guidelines on the Chevening website.
Answer: Yes


Will you return to *Your selected country* after your award has ended for a minimum period of two years?

For more details on the Chevening return home policy, read the guidelines on the Chevening website.
Answer: Yes


Do you hold a recognised undergraduate degree that will be accepted for 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.
Answer: Yes


Did you graduate from your undergraduate degree before October 2023?

Answer: Yes


Since completing your undergraduate degree, have you accrued the minimum required work experience hours for your selected award?

For your award, this is 2 years, equivalent to 2800 hours. For more information, review the work experience eligibility criteria.
Answer: Yes


Are you at least 18 years of age?

Answer: Yes


Are you applying to fund a course of study in the UK starting in the autumn term 2026?

Answer: Yes

 

Are you a British citizen?

Answer: No

 

Do you aspire to be or are you already a leader, decision maker or opinion former in your home country/territory?

Answer: Yes

 

In the past 5 years, have you studied in the UK with funding from a UK government-funded scholarship?

Answer: No

 

Have you been employed in a permanent, temporary or internship role since October 2023 by the UK government or the British Council?

Answer: No


Have any of your immediate relatives been employed by the above organisations since October 2023?

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 a marriage or civil partnership for at least 2 years).
Answer: No
 

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