Have you been looking for a Fully Funded Scholarship? The Chevening scholarship is an opportunity for you to study in the UK and also get to travel out of your home country. 

Chevening Scholarships enable outstanding emerging leaders from all over the world to pursue one-year master’s degrees in the UK. If you have the passion and influence to solve pressing local, national, or global challenges, we strongly encourage you to apply.

Chevening Scholarships are fully-funded, leaving you free to focus on achieving your professional goals and maximising the experience of a lifetime. You will live and study in the UK for a year, during which time you will develop professionally and academically, network extensively, experience UK culture, and build lasting positive relationships with the UK.

Chevening Scholarship Benefits

University tuition fees

Monthly stipend

Travel costs to and from the UK

Arrival and departure allowance

Cost of one visa application

Travel grant to attend Chevening events in the UK

Requirements for Chevening Scholarship

Be a citizen of a Chevening-eligible country or territory. 

Commit to returning to your home country for at least two years after your scholarship ends.

Have at least two years (equivalent to 2,800 hours) of work experience.

Hold an undergraduate degree that qualifies you for a UK master’s programme. 

Apply to three different and eligible UK university courses. You must have received an unconditional offer from at least one of these course choices by the references and education documents deadline listed on the application timeline.

Selection Process

5th August, 2025: Application Opens

7th October, 2025: Application Closes

October 2025: Applicants are filtered using the eligibility criteria

Mid October 2025 to January 2026: Applicants are accessed

Mid February 2026: Applicants are shortlisted for interviews

March - April 2026: Shortlisted applicants are interviewed

Mid-June 2026: Results are announced

9th July, 2026: Deadline to submit your unconditional offer from a UK University

September/October 2026: Studies Begin

Application Documents

All Chevening applicants must submit their education documents, references, and one unconditional UK university offer. The deadlines for these required documents are in the Chevening application timeline.

Application Deadline

October 7, 2025

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to https://www.chevening.org/scholarship/nigeria/to apply