Award details
2023/2024 Chevening/University of Exeter Politics Scholarship
About the award
The Chevening Programme, which is funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and partner organisations, was established in 1983 and has developed into a prestigious international scheme. Chevening Scholars come from more than 160 countries and territories worldwide. There are over 50,000 Chevening alumni around the world who comprise an influential and highly regarded global network.
This Chevening Partner Award offers unique networking opportunities and other bespoke enrichment activity to a scholar studying one of the following one-year Poiltics Master's programmes at the University of Exeter:
- MA Conflict, Security and Development
- MA International Development
- MA International Relations
- MA Political Thought
- MA Politics and International Relations of the Middle East
- MPA Master of Public Administration*
- MSc Applied Social Data Science
- MSc Global Governance
- MSc Public Policy
*(MPA with Applied Study is not eligible for this award)
Both standard Chevening Awards and Chevening Partner Awards provide scholars with the same UK experience and the same level of funding.
Entry requirements
Applicants should read the online guidance and be able to demonstrate how they meet the Chevening selection criteria before submitting a Scholarship application.
To find out more about FCDO priorities in eligible countries you can visit the UK government country pages which will often have details of these. For example, to find out more about the UK in Angola you can visit https://www.gov.uk/world/angola/news.
To apply for this scholarship you must have:
- an undergraduate degree;
- at least two years' work experience (including voluntary experience); and
- leadership qualities and a passion for influencing positive change in your home country.
How to apply
Applications for Chevening Scholarships must be submitted online; you can check if the award is available in your country/territory and apply here. Prospective scholars may also want to subscribe to Chevening's e-newsletter which provides timely and useful advice about the application process. The timeline can be seen here.
To be considered for the 2023/2024 Chevening/University of Exeter Politics Scholarship you should include your chosen University of Exeter Master's degree programme from the list above as your first choice on your Chevening Scholarship application. You should also submit your programme application to the University. Please visit: https://www.exeter.ac.uk/postgraduate/applying/
You do not need to have a programme offer by the Scholarship application deadline of 1 November 2022 (12:00 GMT) but we encourage you to apply for your programme before or at the same time as applying for the Scholarship.
Summary
Application deadline: | 1st November 2022 |
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Number of awards: | 1 |
Value: | Fully funded |
Duration of award: | for 1 year |
Contact: https://www.chevening.org/about/contact-us/ Please note the University does not control the application or selection process for these awards. | isrscholarships@exeter.ac.uk |