Chevening Scholarship places in developing countries tripled for 2015/16
9 Apr 2014 12:21 PM
The Budget announced on
19 March included a tripling of Chevening places in developing countries for
the 2015-16 academic year.
Chevening Scholarships are the
Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s flagship global scholarship programme
aimed at future leaders, influencers and decision-makers.
An FCO spokesperson
said:
Chevening Scholarships are an
important element in supporting Britain’s work overseas. The increase in
Chevening Scholarships for 2015-16 will boost the Foreign and Commonwealth
Office’s reach and efforts to engage in developing countries and emerging
powers. It will increase the number of outstanding young professionals, who
have already displayed exceptional leadership talents, studying in the
UK.
Chevening Scholars are carefully
selected from thousands of applicants to study at universities across the UK.
Scholars are exposed to British values, culture and diversity through the
duration of a one-year Master’s course which helps them gain an
understanding and appreciation of what it is like to live and study in
Britain.
The additional funding will
bring over 1,000 more potential future leaders to the UK to study at UK
universities. This means in the 2015-16 academic year, the UK will have more
than 1,500 Chevening Scholars in total. All countries on the Organisation for
Economic Co-operation and Development, Development Assistance Committee
(OECD-DAC) list of Official Development Assistance (ODA) recipients will
be eligible for additional scholarship places. The distribution of these places
will be decided in the coming months and will be determined by the UK’s
security and prosperity priorities in developing countries and emerging
powers.
Applications for Chevening
Scholarships must be submitted online on theChevening
Scholarship website . Applicants should read the online guidance and
be able to demonstrate how they meet the Chevening selection criteria before
submitting an application. Further details of closing dates and priority
subject areas will be available on the country pages of the Chevening Scholarship
website
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