Chevening Scholarships are the UK government’s global scholarship programme, funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and partner organisations. The Scholarships are awarded to outstanding scholars with leadership potential. Awards are typically for a one-year Master’s degree.
Who can apply for a Chevening Scholarship?
Chevening Scholarships are for talented people who have been identified as potential future leaders across a wide range of fields, including politics, business, the media, civil society, religion, and academia. Applicants should be high calibre graduates with the personal, intellectual and interpersonal qualities necessary for leadership. Chevening Scholars come from over 110 countries worldwide (excluding the USA and the EU), and this year the Scholarships will support approximately 700 individuals. There are over 41,000 Chevening alumni around the world who together comprise an influential and highly regarded global network.
International Undergraduate High Achiever Scholarship
Academic Year
2024
Scholarship amount
£2,500
Nationality
International
This scholarship is for a £2,500 fee reduction, paid in four termly instalments throughout your first year of study. To be eligible you must study an undergraduate degree with us and have achieved the equivalent of AAB at A level in your local qualifications.
Cannot be combined with any other scholarship. Not applicable for the University’s MB ChB or courses based on Crewe Campus.
A postgraduate scholarship is available to home and international students holding a First Class Bachelor’s Honours degree from the UK or the equivalent level of qualification from other countries. It will be automatically awarded to applicants of postgraduate degrees including Masters by Research and PhD programmes. The scholarship will reduce tuition fees by 33%.
Not available for Lean Leadership, School of Education courses, Postgraduate Certificates or Diplomas.
Sheikh / Mubarak Abdullah Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah Scholarship
Academic Year
2024
Scholarship amount
£40,000
In partnership with our distinguished alumnus Sheikh Mubarak Abdullah Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah, a new scholarship has been launched to enable outstanding students from Arabic countries to complete their higher education in the United Kingdom.
This initiative will offer one £40,000 award towards tuition fees for a full-time undergraduate degree in any subject. The next eligible course start date is September 2025.
This initiative will also offer one £20,000 award towards tuition fees for a full-time postgraduate degree (Master’s degree) in any subject starting in September 2024.
The purpose of this scholarship is to help Arabic students excel in their scientific and professional careers, and to develop the skills necessary for the future market.
The candidates should be high achieving persons who shall have future leadership role potentials to serve their country.
Nationals from the following countries who hold an offer to study at the University of Buckingham are eligible to apply for these scholarships:
Algeria
Somalia
Morocco
Jordan
Bahrain
Sudan
Oman
Kuwait
Comoros
Tunisia
Palestine
Lebanon
Djibouti
Syria
Qatar
Libya
Egypt
United Arab Emirates
Saudi Arabia
Mauritania
Iraq
Yemen
This scholarship cannot be combined with any other scholarship awarded by the University of Buckingham.
The University of Buckingham Bursary aims to support students from low income backgrounds. The bursary is worth £2000 per year of a two-year undergraduate degree and students receive this as a termly reduction in tuition fees (up to £500 reduction per term).
Students on a three-year undergraduate degree will be eligible for a maximum of £4,000 over the duration of the degree programme.
Eligible Medical School students will receive the bursary for the first two years of their 4.5 year degree.
To be eligible, you must be:
a full-time, UK undergraduate student.
in receipt of a maintenance loan of £7,500 or more.
Students who are on a Foundation Year (which is up to four terms of study) will qualify for £1,500 for that year (up to £500 per term). Students will then qualify for £2,000 per year for the rest of the degree up to a maximum of £4,000, subject to satisfactory progression.
The Bursary is not available for students on a placement year.
The University of Buckingham Bursary is awarded each year subject to satisfactory progression into the next year of study.
The Buckingham Bursary is able to be awarded alongside the High Achiever Scholarship to eligible students.
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