Стипендия Chevening: Обучение в Великобритании для лидеров будущего

UK university scholarship for select foreign students

The Chevening Scholarship is an international scholarship, funded by the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office and partner organizations, that lets foreign students with leadership qualities study at universities in the United Kingdom.

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. 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, Kentcurrently the joint official residence of the British Foreign Secretary and the British Deputy Prime Minister. In 2007–08, the Chevening Scholarships cost the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office approximately £22 million. In the same year the Chevening Fellowships scheme cost approximately £4 million. In 2017/18, the total number of scholarships was 1,650. 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. 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. Earlier that year, the number of Chevening alumni also hit the 50,000 mark. In 2024, Chevening highlighted its achievements through the 2022 2023 impact report while celebrating its Alumni cheveners after its 40th anniversary. Among the Alumni community are presidents, healthcare professionals, climate activists, conflict resolution and development expert as well as women's rights advocates.

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 In this way the Chevening scheme is similar to the US Fulbright Scholarships which bring students from 140 countries to the US and differs from the Rhodes Scholarship scheme which currently allows applications from approximately 18 countries. Winners of Chevening scholarships often receive coverage in national and local newspapers. Over the past 40 years, Chevening has granted 1500 Nigerians its scholarship award, this was highlighted during the Chevening 40th anniversary in 2023. The Chevening Scholarship is not available to non indigenous Australian candidates. Chevening scholarship is considered one of the top scholarships for master's degree courses. The selection criteria for the Chevening scholarship are a holistic process where applicants have to write strong motivational letters and show personal and academic achievements.