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{{Short description|UK university scholarship for select foreign students}}
{{Short description|UK university scholarship for select foreign students}}
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[[File:Chevening Partnerships event (16731149468).jpg|thumb|[[Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (United Kingdom)|Minister of State for Foreign Affairs]] [[Hugo Swire]] discussing the programme in 2015]]
[[File:Chevening Partnerships event (16731149468).jpg|thumb|[[Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (United Kingdom)|Minister of State for Foreign Affairs]] [[Hugo Swire]] discussing the programme in 2015]]
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The '''Chevening Scholarship''' is an international [[scholarship]], funded by the British [[Foreign and Commonwealth Office]], that lets foreign students with leadership qualities study at universities in the [[United Kingdom]].<ref name="FCO">{{Cite web|url=http://www.chevening.org/about-chevening|title=About Chevening|website=chevening.org|language=en|access-date=2018-08-10}}</ref>
The '''Chevening Scholarship''' is an international [[scholarship]], funded by the British [[Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office]] and partner organizations,<ref name="Chevening 2024 s627">{{cite web | title=Partner with us | website=Chevening | date=2024-03-09 | url=https://www.chevening.org/partnerships/ | access-date=2024-03-09}}</ref> that enables foreign students to study at universities in the [[United Kingdom]].<ref name="FCO">{{Cite web|url=http://www.chevening.org/about-chevening|title=About Chevening|website=chevening.org|language=en|access-date=2018-08-10}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
The Chevening Scholarships Programme commenced in 1983 as the [[Foreign and Commonwealth Office]] Awards Scheme (FCOAS) and is funded by the [[British government]]'s [[Foreign and Commonwealth Office]] and its partner organisations.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chevening.org/about-chevening|title=About Chevening {{!}} Chevening|website=chevening.org|language=en|access-date=2018-08-10}}</ref> The stated objective of the scheme is to build a network of friends of the UK, who will be future leaders in their countries. In 1994, the name of the scheme was changed to Chevening, after [[Chevening House]] in Sevenoaks, Kent{{snd}}currently the joint official residence of the [[British Foreign Secretary]] and the [[British Deputy Prime Minister]].<ref name = "FCO" />
The Chevening Scholarships Programme commenced in 1983 as the [[Foreign and Commonwealth Office]] Awards Scheme (FCOAS) and is funded by the [[British government]]'s [[Foreign and Commonwealth Office]] and its partner organisations.<ref name="Chevening 2024 s627" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chevening.org/about-chevening|title=About Chevening {{!}} Chevening|website=chevening.org|language=en|access-date=2018-08-10}}</ref> The stated objective of the scheme is to build a network of friends of the UK, who will be future leaders in their countries. In 1994, the name of the scheme was changed to Chevening, after [[Chevening House]] in Sevenoaks, Kent{{snd}}currently the joint official residence of the [[British Foreign Secretary]] and the [[British Deputy Prime Minister]].<ref name = "FCO" />


A companion Chevening Fellowships Scheme was launched by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 2004. The Fellowships programme provides places for mid-career professionals already in positions of leadership and influence to undertake 3-month courses in fields related to the FCDO's policy goals.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chevening.org/fellows/about-fellowships|title=About Fellowships {{!}} Chevening|website=chevening.org|language=en|access-date=2018-08-10}}</ref>
A companion Chevening Fellowships Scheme was launched by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 2004. The Fellowships programme provides places for mid-career professionals already in positions of leadership and influence to undertake 3-month courses in fields related to the FCDO's policy goals.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chevening.org/fellows/about-fellowships|title=About Fellowships {{!}} Chevening|website=chevening.org|language=en|access-date=2018-08-10}}</ref>


In 2007–08 the Chevening Scholarships cost the British [[Foreign and Commonwealth Office]] approximately £22 million.<ref>{{Citation | url = https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200809/cmselect/cmfaff/195/195we97.htm | title = Letter for Foreign Affairs Committee | publisher = Parliament | place = UK | year = 2008}}.</ref> In the same year the Chevening Fellowships scheme cost approximately £4 million.{{citation needed|date = September 2012}} In July 2010 the British Foreign Minister announced a cut of £10 million from the scholarships budget, in the context of wider budget cuts. This resulted in a number of scholarships being cancelled for 2010–11. After a review period, the 2011–12 scholarship round opened for applications in February 2011. In 2011–12 the number of scholarships was increased to more than 700 worldwide. In 2015/16 the number of scholarships was increased to 1,500.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/chevening-scholarship-places-in-developing-countries-tripled-for-201516|title=Chevening Scholarship places in developing countries tripled for 2015/16|work=GOV.UK|access-date=2018-08-10|language=en}}</ref> In 2017/18, the total number of scholarships was 1,650.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chevening.org/chevening/news/2017/chevening-orientation-2017|title=Chevening Orientation 2017 welcomes the successful 3% to the UK {{!}} Chevening|website=chevening.org|language=en|access-date=2018-08-10}}</ref>
In 2007–08, the Chevening Scholarships cost the British [[Foreign and Commonwealth Office]] approximately £22 million.<ref name=":0">{{Citation | url = https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200809/cmselect/cmfaff/195/195we97.htm | title = Letter for Foreign Affairs Committee | publisher = Parliament | place = UK | year = 2008}}.</ref> In the same year the Chevening Fellowships scheme cost approximately £4 million.<ref name=":0" /> In July 2010, the British Foreign Minister announced a cut of £10 million from the scholarships budget, in the context of wider budget cuts. This resulted in several scholarships being cancelled for 2010–11. After a review period, the 2011–12 scholarship round opened for applications in February 2011. In 2011–12, the number of scholarships was increased to more than 700 worldwide. In 2015–16, the number of scholarships was increased to 1,500.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/chevening-scholarship-places-in-developing-countries-tripled-for-201516|title=Chevening Scholarship places in developing countries tripled for 2015/16|work=GOV.UK|access-date=2018-08-10|language=en}}</ref> In 2017–18, the total number of scholarships was 1,650.<ref name="orientation">{{Cite web|url=http://www.chevening.org/chevening/news/2017/chevening-orientation-2017|title=Chevening Orientation 2017 welcomes the successful 3% to the UK {{!}} Chevening|website=chevening.org|language=en|access-date=2018-08-10}}</ref>


In April 2012, the Association of Commonwealth Universities took over running of the scheme from the [[British Council]], establishing a Chevening Secretariat.
In April 2012, the Association of Commonwealth Universities took over the running of the scheme from the [[British Council]], establishing a Chevening Secretariat. In September 2023 British Council took over as Secretariat of the scheme from the Association of Commonwealth Universities.{{citation needed|date=August 2024}}


In October 2018, the Chevening Scholarships Programme celebrated its 35th anniversary by awarding a total number of 1,800 scholarships from 160 countries for the 2018/19 school year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chevening.org/chevening/news/2018/chevening%E2%80%99s-landmark-35th-anniversary-year-begins-at-orientation|title=Chevening's landmark 35th anniversary year begins at Orientation {{!}} Chevening|website=chevening.org|access-date=2019-02-13}}</ref> Earlier that year, the number of Chevening alumni also hit the 50,000 mark.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chevening.org/scholars/news/2018/chevening-alumni-network-hits-50000-globally-at-farewell|title=Global Alumni network hits 50,000 at Farewell {{!}} Chevening|website=chevening.org|access-date=2019-02-13}}</ref>
In October 2018, the Chevening Scholarships Programme celebrated its 35th anniversary by awarding a total number of 1,800 scholarships from 160 countries for the 2018–19 school year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chevening.org/chevening/news/2018/chevening%E2%80%99s-landmark-35th-anniversary-year-begins-at-orientation|title=Chevening's landmark 35th anniversary year begins at Orientation {{!}} Chevening|website=chevening.org|access-date=2019-02-13}}</ref> Earlier that year, the number of Chevening alumni also hit the 50,000 mark.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chevening.org/scholars/news/2018/chevening-alumni-network-hits-50000-globally-at-farewell|title=Global Alumni network hits 50,000 at Farewell {{!}} Chevening|website=chevening.org|access-date=2019-02-13}}</ref>

In 2024, Chevening celebrated its 40th anniversary.<ref name="Chevening 2024 t129">{{cite web | title=Chevening's 2022-2023 Impact Report | website=Chevening | date=2024-03-09 | url=https://www.chevening.org/impactareas/chevenings-2022-2023-impact-report/ | access-date=2024-03-09}}</ref>


==Participating countries==
==Participating countries==
[[File:Chevening Scholars (8538209647).jpg|thumb|[[Sayeeda Warsi, Baroness Warsi]] meeting with Chevening Scholars in Afghanistan]]
[[File:Chevening Scholars (8538209647).jpg|thumb|[[Sayeeda Warsi, Baroness Warsi]] meeting with Chevening Scholars in Afghanistan]]
The number of available scholarships varies from country to country. More than thirty scholarships are currently awarded to candidates from Nepal, India, Russia and China. Twenty or more are awarded to candidates from Egypt, South Korea, Indonesia, Bhutan, Pakistan, Mexico, Thailand and Brazil, with less than five core scholarships now available to candidates from Australia and Canada<ref name= "FCO"/> (US students are not eligible, but can apply for the [[Marshall Scholarship]]s which are also funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office). The Chevening Scholarship is not available to non-indigenous Australian candidates.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chevening.org/australia|title=Chevening in Australia {{!}} Chevening|website=chevening.org|language=en|access-date=2017-08-07}}</ref> Chevening scholarship is considered one of the top scholarships for [[master's degree]] courses. The selection criteria of Chevening scholarship is a holistic process where applicants have to write strong motivational letters and show personal and academic achievements.
The number of available scholarships varies from country to country. More than thirty scholarships are currently awarded to candidates from Nepal, India, Russia and China. Twenty or more are awarded to candidates from Egypt, South Korea, Indonesia, Bhutan, Pakistan, Mexico, Thailand and Brazil, with less than five core scholarships now available to candidates from Australia and Canada<ref name= "FCO"/> (US students are not eligible, but can apply for the [[Marshall Scholarship]]s which are also funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office).{{citation needed|date=August 2024}}


The significance of the Chevening scholarship scheme rests on its large scope{{snd}}in 2017/18 1650 scholarships were awarded to students from more than 140 countries,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chevening.org/chevening/news/2017/chevening-orientation-2017|title=Chevening Orientation 2017 welcomes the successful 3% to the UK {{!}} Chevening|website=chevening.org|language=en|access-date=2018-08-10}}</ref> allowing students from developing countries to access British tertiary education institutions, some of which are of a very high standard as determined by international rankings.<ref>{{Citation |url=http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2011 |title=QS World University Rankings |publisher=Top universities |year=2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001010736/http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2011/ |archive-date=1 October 2011}}.</ref> In this way the Chevening scheme is more similar to the US [[Fulbright Program|Fulbright Scholarships]] which bring students from 140 countries to the US<ref>{{Citation | url = http://foreign.fulbrightonline.org/ | title = Fulbright scholarships}}.</ref> and differs from the [[Rhodes Scholarship]] scheme which currently allows applications from approximately 18 countries.<ref>{{Citation | url = http://www.rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk/page/about | title = Rhodes house scholarships | publisher = Oxford | place = UK | access-date = 19 June 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110410165810/http://www.rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk/page/about | archive-date = 10 April 2011 | url-status = dead }}.</ref> Winners of Chevening scholarships often receive coverage in national and local newspapers.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://nation.com.pk/10-Aug-2018/first-asma-jahangir-scholarship-awarded-to-top-ranking-female-chevening-scholar | title=First Asma Jahangir Scholarship awarded to top-ranking female Chevening scholar | date=10 August 2018 | newspaper=The Nation | location=Pakistan | access-date=9 May 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2018/08/10/45-malaysians-get-chevening-awards-students-to-study-in-britain-under-programme/|title=45 Malaysians get Chevening awards – Nation {{!}} The Star Online|website=thestar.com.my|access-date=2018-08-10}}</ref>
In 2017–18, over 1,650 scholarships were awarded to students from more than 140 countries,<ref name="orientation"/> allowing students from developing countries to access UK tertiary education institutions.<ref>{{Citation |url=http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2011 |title=QS World University Rankings |publisher=Top universities |year=2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001010736/http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2011/ |archive-date=1 October 2011}}.</ref> In this way the Chevening scheme is similar to the US [[Fulbright Program|Fulbright Scholarships]] which bring students from 140 countries to the US<ref>{{Citation | url = http://foreign.fulbrightonline.org/ | title = Fulbright scholarships}}.</ref> and differs from the [[Rhodes Scholarship]] scheme which currently allows applications from approximately 18 countries.<ref>{{Citation | url = http://www.rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk/page/about | title = Rhodes house scholarships | publisher = Oxford | place = UK | access-date = 19 June 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110410165810/http://www.rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk/page/about | archive-date = 10 April 2011 | url-status = dead }}.</ref>{{or|date=August 2024}} Winners of Chevening scholarships have received coverage in national and local newspapers.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://nation.com.pk/10-Aug-2018/first-asma-jahangir-scholarship-awarded-to-top-ranking-female-chevening-scholar | title=First Asma Jahangir Scholarship awarded to top-ranking female Chevening scholar | date=10 August 2018 | newspaper=The Nation | location=Pakistan | access-date=9 May 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2018/08/10/45-malaysians-get-chevening-awards-students-to-study-in-britain-under-programme/|title=45 Malaysians get Chevening awards – Nation {{!}} The Star Online|website=thestar.com.my|access-date=2018-08-10}}</ref>


During the Chevening 40th anniversary in 2023, the programme said it had granted its scholarship to 1,500 Nigerians since 1983.<ref name="Habib 2024 q759">{{cite web | last=Habib | first=Gift | title=British High Commission welcomes 178 Nigerian Chevening, commonwealth scholars | website=Punch Newspapers | date=2024-02-23 | url=https://punchng.com/british-high-commission-welcomes-178-nigerian-chevening-commonwealth-scholars/ | access-date=2024-03-15}}</ref><ref name="YouTube 2024 j092">{{cite web | title=40 Voices of Cheveners in Nigeria #Chevening | website=YouTube | date=2024-03-06 | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=bxitC61xuUk | access-date=2024-03-15}}</ref>
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== Selection criteria ==
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The selection criteria for Chevening Scholarship are aimed to identify "high-calibre graduates with the personal, intellectual and interpersonal qualities necessary for leadership." Specific selection criteria for Chevening Scholarships vary from country to country, and from year to year. In 2017/18, of 65,000 applicants, 1650 scholarships were awarded.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chevening.org/chevening/news/2017/chevening-orientation-2017|title=Chevening Orientation 2017 welcomes the successful 3% to the UK {{!}} Chevening|website=chevening.org|language=en|access-date=2018-08-10}}</ref>


The Chevening Scholarship is not available to non-indigenous Australian candidates.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chevening.org/australia|title=Chevening in Australia {{!}} Chevening|website=chevening.org|language=en|access-date=2017-08-07}}</ref>
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Applications are made online via a [[web portal]]<ref>{{Citation | publisher = FCO | place = UK | url = https://www.chevening.fco.gov.uk/CheveningApplications/CA_Start.aspx | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101021051919/https://www.chevening.fco.gov.uk/CheveningApplications/CA_Start.aspx | url-status = dead | archive-date = 2010-10-21 | title = Chevening | contribution = Application }}.</ref> between early August and early November<ref name="chevening.org">{{Cite web|url=http://www.chevening.org/apply/application-timeline|title=Application timeline {{!}} Chevening|website=chevening.org|language=en|access-date=2018-08-10}}</ref> of each year, except for some sponsored scholarships for which applicants apply via the co-sponsoring organisation. Applications for 2018/19 opened on 6 August 2018 and closed on 6 November 2018 at 5pm BST.<ref name="chevening.org"/> Scholarship applicants must also apply directly to their preferred [[Universities in the United Kingdom|universities in the UK]], usually for taught master's degree courses. Most scholarships include a living stipend, airfares and the full or partial cost of tuition fees.


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== Selection criteria ==
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The most popular destinations for study in 2011 were the [[London School of Economics| London School of Economics & Political Science]], [[University College London]], and the Universities of [[University of Oxford|Oxford]], [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge]], [[University of Edinburgh|Edinburgh]], [[University of Nottingham]], [[University of Bath]] and [[King's College London]].<ref name ="FCO" />
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The selection criteria for Chevening Scholarship aim to identify "high-calibre graduates with the personal, intellectual and interpersonal qualities necessary for leadership". Specific selection criteria for Chevening Scholarships vary from country to country, and from year to year. In 2017/18, of 65,000 applicants, 1,650 scholarships were awarded.<ref name="orientation"/>


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Applications are made online via a [[web portal]] between early August and early November<ref name="chevening.org">{{Cite web|url=http://www.chevening.org/apply/application-timeline|title=Application timeline {{!}} Chevening|website=chevening.org|language=en|access-date=2018-08-10}}</ref> of each year, except for some sponsored scholarships for which applicants apply via the co-sponsoring organisation.<ref name="chevening.org"/> Scholarship applicants must also apply directly to their preferred [[Universities in the United Kingdom|universities in the UK]], usually for taught master's degree courses. Most scholarships include a living stipend, airfares and the full or partial cost of tuition fees.{{citation needed|date=August 2024}}
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==Chevening alumni==


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The most popular destinations for study in 2011 were the [[London School of Economics|London School of Economics & Political Science]], [[University College London]], and the universities of [[University of Oxford|Oxford]], [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge]], [[University of Edinburgh|Edinburgh]], [[University of Nottingham]], [[University of Bath]] and [[King's College London]].<ref name ="FCO" />
{{Main category|Chevening Scholars}}


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==Chevening alumni==
As of 2017/18, there are an estimated 50,000 Chevening Scholarship alumni,<ref name="FCO" /> with an emphasis being placed on improved links with and between previous scholars as a consequence of reviews in 2005<ref>{{Citation | url = http://www.britishcouncil.org/home-carter-report%20 | publisher = British Council | title = Home Carter Report | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100623235525/http://www.britishcouncil.org/home-carter-report%20 | archive-date = 23 June 2010| access-date = 16 June 2010 }}.</ref> and 2006.<ref name="review">{{Citation | place = UK | url = http://www.parliament.uk/deposits/depositedpapers/2008/DEP2008-0889.doc | title = Parliamentary Review of Chevening | format = MS Word | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100704141637/http://www.parliament.uk/deposits/depositedpapers/2008/DEP2008-0889.doc | archive-date = 4 July 2010}}.</ref> Many Chevening Scholars have since gone on to reach positions of influence in a range of sectors.
As of 2017–18, there are an estimated 50,000 Chevening Scholarship alumni,<ref name="FCO" /> with an emphasis being placed on improved links with and between previous scholars as a consequence of reviews in 2005<ref>{{Citation | url = http://www.britishcouncil.org/home-carter-report%20 | publisher = British Council | title = Home Carter Report | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100623235525/http://www.britishcouncil.org/home-carter-report%20 | archive-date = 23 June 2010| access-date = 16 June 2010 }}.</ref> and 2006.<ref name="review">{{Citation | place = UK | url = http://www.parliament.uk/deposits/depositedpapers/2008/DEP2008-0889.doc | title = Parliamentary Review of Chevening | format = MS Word | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100704141637/http://www.parliament.uk/deposits/depositedpapers/2008/DEP2008-0889.doc | archive-date = 4 July 2010}}.</ref> Many Chevening Scholars have since gone on to reach positions of influence in a range of sectors.


Notable alumni include:
Notable alumni include:
*[[Abdul Hamid Bador]] - Inspector-General of Police, the Royal Malaysian Police (since May 2019)
* [[Abdul Hamid Bador]] – Inspector-General of Police, the Royal Malaysian Police (since May 2019)
* [[A.T.M. Zahirul Alam]] – Force Commander of the United Nations Mission in Liberia
* [[A.T.M. Zahirul Alam]] – Force Commander of the United Nations Mission in Liberia
* [[Ahmad Fuadi]] – [[Indonesia]]n writer, novelist and social entrepreneur
* [[Ahmad Fuadi]] – [[Indonesia]]n writer, novelist and social entrepreneur
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* [[Amitabh Kant]] – CEO, [[NITI Aayog]] (National Institution for Transforming India)
* [[Amitabh Kant]] – CEO, [[NITI Aayog]] (National Institution for Transforming India)
* [[Anand Ramlogan]] – Attorney General of [[Trinidad and Tobago]]
* [[Anand Ramlogan]] – Attorney General of [[Trinidad and Tobago]]
* [[Anna Jóelsdóttir]] – artist
* [[Anna Jóelsdóttir]] – Icelandic artist
* [[Annastacia Palaszczuk]] – [[Premier of Queensland|Premier]] of the [[Australia]]n state of [[Queensland]]<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-02-13/who-is-qld-new-premier-annastacia-palaszczuk/6090968|title= Queensland election 2015: Who is new Labor premier Annastacia Palaszczuk?|author1= Leonie Mellor|author2= Elaine Ford|date= 13 February 2015|publisher= [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] 13 February 2015|access-date= 15 February 2015|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150214185854/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-02-13/who-is-qld-new-premier-annastacia-palaszczuk/6090968|archive-date= 14 February 2015|url-status= live}}</ref>
* [[Annastacia Palaszczuk]] – [[Premier of Queensland|Premier]] of the [[Australia]]n state of [[Queensland]]<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-02-13/who-is-qld-new-premier-annastacia-palaszczuk/6090968|title= Queensland election 2015: Who is new Labor premier Annastacia Palaszczuk?|author1= Leonie Mellor|author2= Elaine Ford|date= 13 February 2015|publisher= [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] 13 February 2015|access-date= 15 February 2015|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150214185854/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-02-13/who-is-qld-new-premier-annastacia-palaszczuk/6090968|archive-date= 14 February 2015|url-status= live}}</ref>
* [[Anne Enright]] – Booker Prize–winning author
* [[Anne Enright]] – Booker Prize–winning author
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* [[Bogolo Kenewendo]] – Cabinet Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry, in the [[Cabinet of Botswana]]
* [[Bogolo Kenewendo]] – Cabinet Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry, in the [[Cabinet of Botswana]]
* [[Carlos Alvarado Quesada]] – President of [[Costa Rica]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sussex.ac.uk/broadcast/read/44347|title=IDS alumnus elected President of Costa Rica|last=IDS|first=University of Sussex and|work=The University of Sussex|access-date=2018-05-06|archive-date=7 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180507085832/http://www.sussex.ac.uk/broadcast/read/44347|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Carlos Alvarado Quesada]] – President of [[Costa Rica]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sussex.ac.uk/broadcast/read/44347|title=IDS alumnus elected President of Costa Rica|last=IDS|first=University of Sussex and|work=The University of Sussex|access-date=2018-05-06|archive-date=7 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180507085832/http://www.sussex.ac.uk/broadcast/read/44347|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Chen Liangyu]] – member of the [[Politburo of the Communist Party of China]]
* [[Charles S. Ramson|Charles S.Ramson]] – Parliamentarian and Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport of the Co-operative [[Guyana|Republic of Guyana]]
* [[Chen Liangyu]] – former member of the [[Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party]]
* [[Emil Kirjas]] – [[North Macedonia|Macedonian]]n politician
* [[Emil Kirjas]] – [[North Macedonia|Macedonian]]n politician
*[[Erdem Moralıoğlu]] – Fashion designer<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/erdem-moralioglu-vogue-interview|title=When Vogue Met Erdem|last=Shulman|first=Alexandra|access-date=2018-08-14}}</ref>
*[[Erdem Moralıoğlu]] – fashion designer<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/erdem-moralioglu-vogue-interview|title=When Vogue Met Erdem|last=Shulman|first=Alexandra|access-date=2018-08-14}}</ref>
*[[Fatou Jeng]] – internationally recognized Gambian climate activist
* {{ill|Eva De Bleeker|nl}} - State Secretary for Budget and Consumer Affairs of Belgium
* [[Fawad Hasan Fawad]], former Principal Secretary to the [[Prime Minister of Pakistan]]
* [[Fawad Hasan Fawad]] – former Principal Secretary to the [[Prime Minister of Pakistan]]
* [[Filiz Ali]] – pianist
* [[Filiz Ali]] – Turkish pianist and musicologist
* [[Ghil'ad Zuckermann]] – linguist and revivalist
* [[Ghil'ad Zuckermann]] – linguist and revivalist
* [[Gideon Olanrewaju]] - Nigerian educational development practitioner
* [[Gideon Olanrewaju]] – Nigerian educational development practitioner
* [[Giga Bokeria]] – Secretary of the National Security Council, [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]]
* [[Giga Bokeria]] – Secretary of the National Security Council, [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]]
* [[Glanis Changachirere]] – Zimbabwean women's rights activist and founder of the Institute for Young Women Development (IYWD)
* [[Guðni Th. Jóhannesson]] – President of Iceland
* [[Guðni Th. Jóhannesson]] – President of Iceland
* [[Guillermo Sheridan]] – literary critic
* [[Guillermo Sheridan]] – literary critic
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* [[Igor Pokaz]] – Croatian Ambassador to NATO
* [[Igor Pokaz]] – Croatian Ambassador to NATO
* [[Jaime Bermudez]] – Minister of Foreign Affairs, Colombia
* [[Jaime Bermudez]] – Minister of Foreign Affairs, Colombia
* Jayant Krishna – former CEO, [[National Skill Development Corporation]] and Group CEO, [[UK India Business Council]]
* [[João Miranda]] – former Minister for Foreign Affairs, Angola
* [[João Miranda]] – former Minister for Foreign Affairs, Angola
* [[John Momoh]] – Chairman, Channels Television, Nigeria<ref name="thecable.ng">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thecable.ng/chevening-alumni-ask-buhari-bring-vocational-tertiary-education-par-nigeria|title=Chevening Alumni ask Buhari to bring vocational and tertiary education 'to par' in Nigeria|date=10 January 2017}}</ref>
* [[John Momoh]] – Chairman, Channels Television, Nigeria<ref name="thecable.ng">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thecable.ng/chevening-alumni-ask-buhari-bring-vocational-tertiary-education-par-nigeria|title=Chevening Alumni ask Buhari to bring vocational and tertiary education 'to par' in Nigeria|date=10 January 2017}}</ref>
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* [[Jorma Ollila]] – Non-Executive Chairman of Royal Dutch Shell; Non-Executive Chairman of Nokia
* [[Jorma Ollila]] – Non-Executive Chairman of Royal Dutch Shell; Non-Executive Chairman of Nokia
* [[Katlego Kai Kolanyane-Kesupile]] – Botswanan performance artist and LGBT activist
* [[Katlego Kai Kolanyane-Kesupile]] – Botswanan performance artist and LGBT activist
* [[Mahnaz Malik]] – Barrister and arbitrator between the United Kingdom and Pakistan
* [[Mahnaz Malik]] – barrister and arbitrator between the United Kingdom and Pakistan
* [[Manuel Lajo]] – Member of the Peruvian Congress
* [[Manuel Lajo]] – Member of the Peruvian Congress
* [[Marek Belka]] – former Prime Minister of Poland; currently Head of the National Bank of Poland
* [[Marek Belka]] – former Prime Minister of Poland; currently Head of the National Bank of Poland
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* [[Muhammad Uteem]] – Member of the National Assembly of Mauritius
* [[Muhammad Uteem]] – Member of the National Assembly of Mauritius
* [[Nan Achnas]] – Film Director
* [[Nan Achnas]] – Film Director
* [[Nkoyo Esu Toyo]] - Nigerian Politician and Diplomat
* [[Nkoyo Esu Toyo]] – Nigerian politician and diplomat
* [[Paula Vaccaro]] - Argentine/Italian Award-winning Journalist, Producer and Scriptwriter also known as Paula Alvarez Vaccaro
* [[Paula Vaccaro]] – Argentine/Italian award-winning journalist, producer and scriptwriter also known as Paula Alvarez Vaccaro
* [[Peter Sinon]] – Seychellois Cabinet Minister
* [[Peter Sinon]] – Seychellois Cabinet Minister
* [[Phil Goff]] – New Zealand Mayor of Auckland
* [[Phil Goff]] – New Zealand Mayor of Auckland
*[[Pooja Kapur]] – [[India]]n [[Ambassador]] to the [[Bulgaria|Republic of Bulgaria]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pooja Kapur appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Bulgaria|url=http://www.mea.gov.in/press-releases.htm?dtl/28446/Pooja_Kapur_appointed_as_the_next_Ambassador_of_India_to_the_Republic_of_Bulgaria|access-date=2017-07-23|website=mea.gov.in|language=en}}</ref> and the [[North Macedonia|Republic of North Macedonia]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pooja Kapur concurrently accredited as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Macedonia|url=http://www.mea.gov.in/press-releases.htm?dtl/29000/Pooja+Kapur+concurrently+accredited+as+the+next+Ambassador+of+India+to+the+Republic+of+Macedonia|access-date=2017-12-17|website=mea.gov.in|language=en}}</ref>
*[[Pooja Kapur]] – [[India]]n [[Ambassador]] to the [[Bulgaria|Republic of Bulgaria]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pooja Kapur appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Bulgaria|url=http://www.mea.gov.in/press-releases.htm?dtl/28446/Pooja_Kapur_appointed_as_the_next_Ambassador_of_India_to_the_Republic_of_Bulgaria|access-date=2017-07-23|website=mea.gov.in|language=en}}</ref> and the [[North Macedonia|Republic of North Macedonia]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pooja Kapur concurrently accredited as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Macedonia|url=http://www.mea.gov.in/press-releases.htm?dtl/29000/Pooja+Kapur+concurrently+accredited+as+the+next+Ambassador+of+India+to+the+Republic+of+Macedonia|access-date=2017-12-17|website=mea.gov.in|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Prince Seeiso of Lesotho]] – diplomat
* [[Prince Seeiso of Lesotho]] – diplomat
* [[Asha Mwilu]] – journalist and filmmaker
* [[Pritam Singh (Singaporean politician)|Pritam Singh]] – Singaporean Opposition Leader
* [[Pritam Singh (Singaporean politician)|Pritam Singh]] – Singaporean Opposition Leader
* [[Rajesh Talwar]] – Indian writer
* [[Rajesh Talwar]] – Indian writer
* [[Riri Riza]] – Indonesian film director, film producer and screenwriter
* [[Riri Riza]] – Indonesian film director, film producer and screenwriter
* [[Sergei Stanishev]] – former Prime Minister of Bulgaria; currently President of the Party of European Socialists
* [[Sergei Stanishev]] – former Prime Minister of Bulgaria; currently President of the Party of European Socialists
* [[Shaffi Mather]] – Former Chief Economic Advisor to the Chief Minister of Kerala, India
* [[Shaffi Mather]] – former Chief Economic Advisor to the Chief Minister of Kerala, India
* [[Shirani Bandaranayake]] – Chief Justice of Sri Lanka
* [[Shirani Bandaranayake]] – Chief Justice of Sri Lanka
* [[Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson]] – Former Prime Minister of Iceland
* [[Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson]] – former Prime Minister of Iceland
* [[Simon Kolawole]] – Founder, [[TheCable|Cable Newspaper Limited]], Nigeria<ref>{{cite news | title = TheCable's Tijani Mayowa wins Chevening scholarship | publisher = [[TheCable]] | date = 2017-08-07 | url = https://www.thecable.ng/thecables-tijani-mayowa-over-40-others-win-uk-govt-chevening-award | access-date = 2019-01-18 | quote = He thanked Simon Kolawole, the CEO of TheCable, who also won the Chevening scholarship in 2005}}</ref>
* [[Simon Kolawole]] – Founder, [[TheCable|Cable Newspaper Limited]], Nigeria<ref>{{cite news | title = TheCable's Tijani Mayowa wins Chevening scholarship | publisher = [[TheCable]] | date = 2017-08-07 | url = https://www.thecable.ng/thecables-tijani-mayowa-over-40-others-win-uk-govt-chevening-award | access-date = 2019-01-18 | quote = He thanked Simon Kolawole, the CEO of TheCable, who also won the Chevening scholarship in 2005}}</ref>
* [[Stone Sizani]] – Member of the South African National Assembly and ANC Chief Whip
* [[Stone Sizani]] – Member of the South African National Assembly and ANC Chief Whip
* [[T. V. Narendran]] – CEO & Managing Director, Tata Steel
* [[T. V. Narendran]] – CEO and Managing Director, Tata Steel
*[[Xiaolu Guo]], Chinese novelist and film director
* [[Xiaolu Guo]] – Chinese novelist and film director
* [[Zaina Erhaim]] – Syrian journalist<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/sep/24/syrian-journalist-zaina-erhaim-passport-held-assad-request | date = 25 September 2016 | access-date = 26 September 2016 | first = Emma | last = Graham-Harrison | newspaper = [[The Observer]] | location = London | title = Syrian activist barred from travel after UK seizes passport at Assad's request}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.city.ac.uk/news/2015/august/city-alumna-wins-award-for-courageous-and-ethical-journalism | date = 28 August 2015 | access-date = 26 September 2016 | publisher = [[City, University of London]] | title = City alumna wins award for courageous and ethical journalism}}</ref>
* [[Zaina Erhaim]] – Syrian journalist<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/sep/24/syrian-journalist-zaina-erhaim-passport-held-assad-request | date = 25 September 2016 | access-date = 26 September 2016 | first = Emma | last = Graham-Harrison | newspaper = [[The Observer]] | location = London | title = Syrian activist barred from travel after UK seizes passport at Assad's request}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.city.ac.uk/news/2015/august/city-alumna-wins-award-for-courageous-and-ethical-journalism | date = 28 August 2015 | access-date = 26 September 2016 | publisher = [[City, University of London]] | title = City alumna wins award for courageous and ethical journalism}}</ref>
* [[Ziad Bahaa-Eldin]] – Deputy Prime Minister of Egypt
* [[Ziad Bahaa-Eldin]] – Deputy Prime Minister of Egypt
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* [[Yenching Scholarship]]
* [[Yenching Scholarship]]
* [[Fulbright Program]]
* [[Fulbright Program]]
* [[Erasmus Programme]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{Citation | url = http://www.chevening.org/ | title = Chevening | type = official website}}.
* {{Citation | url = http://www.chevening.org/ | title = Chevening | type = official website}}


{{Global Scholars Group}}
{{Global Scholars Group}}

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Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hugo Swire discussing the programme in 2015

The Chevening Scholarship is an international scholarship, funded by the British Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and partner organizations,[1] that enables foreign students to study at universities in the United Kingdom.[2]

History

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The Chevening Scholarships Programme commenced in 1983 as the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Awards Scheme (FCOAS) and is funded by the British government's Foreign and Commonwealth Office and its partner organisations.[1][3] The stated objective of the scheme is to build a network of friends of the UK, who will be future leaders in their countries. In 1994, the name of the scheme was changed to Chevening, after Chevening House in Sevenoaks, Kent – currently the joint official residence of the British Foreign Secretary and the British Deputy Prime Minister.[2]

A companion Chevening Fellowships Scheme was launched by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 2004. The Fellowships programme provides places for mid-career professionals already in positions of leadership and influence to undertake 3-month courses in fields related to the FCDO's policy goals.[4]

In 2007–08, the Chevening Scholarships cost the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office approximately £22 million.[5] In the same year the Chevening Fellowships scheme cost approximately £4 million.[5] In July 2010, the British Foreign Minister announced a cut of £10 million from the scholarships budget, in the context of wider budget cuts. This resulted in several scholarships being cancelled for 2010–11. After a review period, the 2011–12 scholarship round opened for applications in February 2011. In 2011–12, the number of scholarships was increased to more than 700 worldwide. In 2015–16, the number of scholarships was increased to 1,500.[6] In 2017–18, the total number of scholarships was 1,650.[7]

In April 2012, the Association of Commonwealth Universities took over the running of the scheme from the British Council, establishing a Chevening Secretariat. In September 2023 British Council took over as Secretariat of the scheme from the Association of Commonwealth Universities.[citation needed]

In October 2018, the Chevening Scholarships Programme celebrated its 35th anniversary by awarding a total number of 1,800 scholarships from 160 countries for the 2018–19 school year.[8] Earlier that year, the number of Chevening alumni also hit the 50,000 mark.[9]

In 2024, Chevening celebrated its 40th anniversary.[10]

Participating countries

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Sayeeda Warsi, Baroness Warsi meeting with Chevening Scholars in Afghanistan

The number of available scholarships varies from country to country. More than thirty scholarships are currently awarded to candidates from Nepal, India, Russia and China. Twenty or more are awarded to candidates from Egypt, South Korea, Indonesia, Bhutan, Pakistan, Mexico, Thailand and Brazil, with less than five core scholarships now available to candidates from Australia and Canada[2] (US students are not eligible, but can apply for the Marshall Scholarships which are also funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office).[citation needed]

In 2017–18, over 1,650 scholarships were awarded to students from more than 140 countries,[7] allowing students from developing countries to access UK tertiary education institutions.[11] In this way the Chevening scheme is similar to the US Fulbright Scholarships which bring students from 140 countries to the US[12] and differs from the Rhodes Scholarship scheme which currently allows applications from approximately 18 countries.[13][original research?] Winners of Chevening scholarships have received coverage in national and local newspapers.[14][15]

During the Chevening 40th anniversary in 2023, the programme said it had granted its scholarship to 1,500 Nigerians since 1983.[16][17]

The Chevening Scholarship is not available to non-indigenous Australian candidates.[18]

Selection criteria

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The selection criteria for Chevening Scholarship aim to identify "high-calibre graduates with the personal, intellectual and interpersonal qualities necessary for leadership". Specific selection criteria for Chevening Scholarships vary from country to country, and from year to year. In 2017/18, of 65,000 applicants, 1,650 scholarships were awarded.[7]

Applications are made online via a web portal between early August and early November[19] of each year, except for some sponsored scholarships for which applicants apply via the co-sponsoring organisation.[19] Scholarship applicants must also apply directly to their preferred universities in the UK, usually for taught master's degree courses. Most scholarships include a living stipend, airfares and the full or partial cost of tuition fees.[citation needed]

The most popular destinations for study in 2011 were the London School of Economics & Political Science, University College London, and the universities of Oxford, Cambridge, Edinburgh, University of Nottingham, University of Bath and King's College London.[2]

Chevening alumni

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As of 2017–18, there are an estimated 50,000 Chevening Scholarship alumni,[2] with an emphasis being placed on improved links with and between previous scholars as a consequence of reviews in 2005[20] and 2006.[21] Many Chevening Scholars have since gone on to reach positions of influence in a range of sectors.

Notable alumni include:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Partner with us". Chevening. 9 March 2024. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e "About Chevening". chevening.org. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  3. ^ "About Chevening | Chevening". chevening.org. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  4. ^ "About Fellowships | Chevening". chevening.org. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  5. ^ a b Letter for Foreign Affairs Committee, UK: Parliament, 2008.
  6. ^ "Chevening Scholarship places in developing countries tripled for 2015/16". GOV.UK. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  7. ^ a b c "Chevening Orientation 2017 welcomes the successful 3% to the UK | Chevening". chevening.org. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Chevening's landmark 35th anniversary year begins at Orientation | Chevening". chevening.org. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  9. ^ "Global Alumni network hits 50,000 at Farewell | Chevening". chevening.org. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  10. ^ "Chevening's 2022-2023 Impact Report". Chevening. 9 March 2024. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  11. ^ QS World University Rankings, Top universities, 2011, archived from the original on 1 October 2011.
  12. ^ Fulbright scholarships.
  13. ^ Rhodes house scholarships, UK: Oxford, archived from the original on 10 April 2011, retrieved 19 June 2010.
  14. ^ "First Asma Jahangir Scholarship awarded to top-ranking female Chevening scholar". The Nation. Pakistan. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  15. ^ "45 Malaysians get Chevening awards – Nation | The Star Online". thestar.com.my. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  16. ^ Habib, Gift (23 February 2024). "British High Commission welcomes 178 Nigerian Chevening, commonwealth scholars". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  17. ^ "40 Voices of Cheveners in Nigeria #Chevening". YouTube. 6 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  18. ^ "Chevening in Australia | Chevening". chevening.org. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  19. ^ a b "Application timeline | Chevening". chevening.org. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  20. ^ Home Carter Report, British Council, archived from the original on 23 June 2010, retrieved 16 June 2010.
  21. ^ Parliamentary Review of Chevening, UK, archived from the original (MS Word) on 4 July 2010.
  22. ^ Leonie Mellor; Elaine Ford (13 February 2015). "Queensland election 2015: Who is new Labor premier Annastacia Palaszczuk?". Australian Broadcasting Corporation 13 February 2015. Archived from the original on 14 February 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  23. ^ IDS, University of Sussex and. "IDS alumnus elected President of Costa Rica". The University of Sussex. Archived from the original on 7 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  24. ^ Shulman, Alexandra. "When Vogue Met Erdem". Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  25. ^ a b "Chevening Alumni ask Buhari to bring vocational and tertiary education 'to par' in Nigeria". 10 January 2017.
  26. ^ "Pooja Kapur appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Bulgaria". mea.gov.in. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  27. ^ "Pooja Kapur concurrently accredited as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Macedonia". mea.gov.in. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  28. ^ "TheCable's Tijani Mayowa wins Chevening scholarship". TheCable. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2019. He thanked Simon Kolawole, the CEO of TheCable, who also won the Chevening scholarship in 2005
  29. ^ Graham-Harrison, Emma (25 September 2016). "Syrian activist barred from travel after UK seizes passport at Assad's request". The Observer. London. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  30. ^ "City alumna wins award for courageous and ethical journalism". City, University of London. 28 August 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
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