SCHOLARSHIPS

Chevening Scholarships

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 What does Chevening mean?

The Chevening Scholarships Programme began in 1983 as

the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Awards Scheme
(FCOAS) and is funded by the British government's Foreign
and Commonwealth Office.
In 1994, the name of the scheme was changed to
Chevening, after Chevening House in Kent which was the
official residence of the British Foreign Secretary
 Why should you choose a
UK education?
• UK qualifications are internationally recognised. Wherever in the world
you end up, if you have a degree from a UK university it will be recognised
by employers, universities, and governments.
• Master’s courses in the UK typically last for one year, which is shorter than
many other countries.
• Studying in the UK allows you to immerse yourself in the English
language. You’ll speak, read, and write in English on a daily basis, enabling
you to master the global language of commerce, science, and technology
whilst in the UK
• There are more than 3,000 educational institutions that welcome
international students in the UK. Students can choose from a variety of
routes through the education and training system, combining different types
of courses according to their needs and abilities.
• The UK is one of the most culturally diverse countries in the world. There
are millions of students from around the world are studying there,
contributing to its rich, diverse and cultural society.
 What are Chevening
Scholarships?
The UK Government’s global scholarship
programme, funded by the FCO and
partner organisations.

Available in over 160 countries and

territories, the scholarships support one-year
master’s degrees in any subject and at
any UK university.

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In 2017-18 , 65 Egyptian scholars have been
awarded scholarships
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 Who are Chevening
Scholarships aimed at?
Chevening Scholars have ambition and
leadership potential, a strong academic
background, and have strong interpersonal
skills.

Chevening Scholars tend to rise to

prominent positions in their countries, and
in their chosen fields.

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 Notable Chevening Alumni in
Egypt

H.E. Ahmed Kouchouk

H.E Dr. Mohamed Abdel Aty H.E Dr. Ziad Bahaa Eldin H.E. Ahmed Kouchouk
Minister of Water Resources and Former Deputy Prime Minister Finance Minister Deputy for
Irrigation Financial Policies

University of Manchester LSE York University

1997 1996 2002

MSC in Management PhD in Law MSc Public Policy

 Who should apply?

In order to submit an eligible application, you

must:
• Be a citizen of a Chevening-eligible country
• Hold a completed undergraduate degree
• Have at least two years’ work experience
• Not have previously received UK
government funding to study in the UK

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 Further eligibility criteria

Before being awarded a scholarship,

selected candidates must also:
• Hold an unconditional offer from at least
one of their three course choices
• Meet the Chevening English language
requirement

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 English language requirement

The Chevening English language

requirement must be met by July 2018:
– Academic IELTS: 6.5 (with a minimum of 5.5 in each band)
– TOEFL iBT: 79 (Reading – 18, Listening – 17, Writing – 17,
Speaking – 20)
– Pearson PTE Academic: 58 (with a minimum of 42 in each
band)
– Cambridge English Advanced (CEA): Standard and
computer-based tests both accepted. Overall score of 176
with a minimum score of 162 in each component.

Please note that universities may have different English language

requirements to those of Chevening that you’ll also need to meet.
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 What does a Chevening
Scholarship cover?
• Fully covered* tuition fees
• A living allowance at a set rate (for one
individual)
• An economy return flight to the UK
• Additional grants to cover essential
expenditure

* There is a global Chevening fee cap of £18,000 for MBAs

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 Further information

For the 2018/2019 academic year, more

than 1,500 scholarships will be awarded to
scholars from over 160 countries and
territories.

Applications are being accepted between 7

August and 7 November 2017.

More at www.chevening.org/apply
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Step 1: Go to 'Apply' page

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Step 2: Apply for scholarship

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Step 3: Eligibility
To be eligible for a Chevening Scholarship
you must:

• Be a citizen of a Chevening-eligible
country – Egyptian
• Return to your country of citizenship
after your award has ended
• Have an undergraduate degree
• Have at least two years’ work
experience
• Apply to three different eligible UK
university courses
• Have an unconditional offer from one of
those choices by 12 July 2018
• Meet English language requirement by
12 July 2018

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Step 4: Register

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Step 5: Personal details

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Step 6: Education

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Step 7: Work experience
Minimum requirements:
• Scholarships: 2 years (2,800 hours)

Eligible types of employment:

• Full-time
• Part-time
• Voluntary
• Paid/unpaid internships

Ineligible:
• Work experience accrued as part of
degree

Work experience calculator:

• hours x weeks x years
e.g. 35 hours x 40 weeks = 1,400 hours

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Step 8: English language

• English language tests valid from

1 October 2015 onwards.
• UKVI – check with your university
• Deadline for uploading certificate:
12 July 2018
• Check university requirements *
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Step 9: UK universities
Requirements:
• Three different courses
• Full-time
• Start in autumn
(August/September)
• Masters’ qualification
• Unconditional offer by
12 July 2018

Ineligible
• Part-time
• Distance learning
• Less than nine months
• More than 12 months
• PhD or MPhil

Capping
• MBA courses capped at £18,000
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Progress tracker

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Step 10: Leadership & influencing

TOP TIP
• Use clear examples to
support your answers

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 Top tips – Don’t and Dos
The question requiring information about Leadership skills:

Don’t Do
Write essays on “What is a leader?” Demonstrate your leadership skills
through examples from your work
Define what you believed leadership to be experience

Describe your line management
responsibilities – Your routine work
Write a list of your work duties
Write about why you are a good leader
Offer evidences of your own leadership
qualities beyond your role and routine
work.
Step 11: Networking

TOP TIP
• Think about how you
will build a global
professional network
and establish links in
the UK

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 Top tips – Don’t and Dos
The question requiring information about Networking skills:

Don’t
Write or refer only to your Facebook and
Linked In accounts, or keeping in contact
with people you met whilst travelling via
email, Face Time or Skype
Do
Focus on what it could do for you and
how you might contribute now or in the
future to the Chevening network
More relevant information to the
question and provide examples
Step 12: Studying in the UK

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• Clearly explain how
your experience is
relevant to the
courses you have
chosen and how your
course choices will
allow to achieve your
career goals

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 Top tips – Don’t and Dos
The question requiring information about Study in the UK:
Don’t
Not mentioning specific universities and or
your chosen courses - less emphasis on
explaining your course and university choices.
Not demonstrate a clear understanding of the
department or institutions you had selected.
Provide unfocussed outline of your
Study Plans and Career plans
Choice of three unrelated courses with no
explanation as to why these subjects had been
chosen or how they related to each other.
Course choice not corresponding with previous
study or career plans.
Do
Carefully research and consider university
course choice and provide a coherent
rationale for your choices.
Choice of three related courses and
explain why you choose these subjects
and how they relate to each other.
Justifying why you need to study a
particular subject, your own background
or field and its importance to your own
career or Egypt’s future.
Step 13: Future Career Plans

TOP TIP
• Think about how your
career goals relate to
what the UK is doing
in your home country
https://www.gov.uk/g
overnment/world

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 Top tips – Don’t and Dos
The question requiring information about Career Plan:
Don’t
Limit your career plan on ONLY how it
would impact you personally ( personal gains only)
Write an unrealistic career plan
Only mentioning a PhD as their ultimate career
plan and failing to show how a scholarship would
affect your discipline, your career, Egypt and the
UK on a wider scale.
Answered inadequately with only a short
paragraph.
Not explaining your intention to return to your
home country, as this would not meet the country
development aspect of the Chevening
Scholarship’s objectives.
Do
Articulated how your own career development is
linked to the overall development of Egypt as a
country.
Be Realistic
Details of how you will reach your career goals.
The good applicants clearly defined what their
plans were with a timeline and justification for
each step.
Show how a scholarship would affect your
discipline, your career, Egypt and the UK on a
wider scale.
identify ways that your Chevening Scholarship
would help you to achieve your goals.
Step 14: Applicant declaration

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Step 15: Submit application

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Application centre

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 Top tips

• Be focussed
• Give specific and clear examples
• Make a draft
• Make it your own work, voice and ideas.
• Concentrate on your strengths.
• Be honest.
• Get someone to proofread your statement.
Websites

For further information please visit:

www.chevening.org

www.chevening.org/apply

www.ielts.org

E-mail: nevine.sharaf@fco.gov.uk
Thank You and Good Luck!