A UK government scholarship for future leaders. It fully funds a one-year taught Master’s at Bournemouth University for people from Chevening-eligible countries who have at least two years’ work experience.
About this scholarship
- BU is a university on the south coast of England, established in 1992, with a focus on employability and strong industry ties.
- It is home to the National Centre for Computer Animation, a Department of Tourism and Hospitality accredited by the UN World Tourism Organisation, and the UK’s only Centre for Excellence in Media Practice.
- With a Chevening Scholarship you can study any Chevening-eligible course at BU. chevening
- BU also offers additional Chevening awards for MSc Disaster Management, MBA, MA 3D Computer Animation, MA Multimedia Journalism, MSc Medical Imaging with Management and MSc Adult Nursing, and encourages applicants to those courses.
- Applicants who want to be considered at BU are encouraged to list it as their first preference in their Chevening application. This comes from a third-party listing, so verify it with BU.
What the award includes
A full Chevening Scholarship at BU includes a tuition fee waiver, travel to and from your home country, an arrival allowance, the cost of your visa application, a thesis or dissertation grant, an excess baggage allowance, and a monthly personal living allowance. The scholarship is awarded in your first year only and can’t be deferred.
Who can apply
- Be an international student applying for a full-time taught Master’s at BU, a citizen of a Chevening-eligible country, and intend to return there after your studies. Chevening requires a commitment to return home for at least two years after the scholarship ends.
- Hold an undergraduate degree equivalent to at least a UK upper second-class (2:1) Honours degree. bournemouth
- Meet the Chevening English language requirement: IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with at least 5.5 in each component, or equivalent.
- Have at least two years (2,800 hours) of work experience. This can be full-time or part-time work, volunteering or internships, but not experience from employment that was a mandatory part of your degree.
- Apply to three different eligible UK courses and receive an unconditional offer from at least one by the deadline.
- You aren’t eligible if you work for, or recently worked for, a UK government department, or if you are a close relative of such an employee. The same applies if you have previously studied in the UK on a UK government-funded scholarship. Check Chevening’s eligibility page for the full list.
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