Chevening Scholarship

Chevening Scholarships enable outstanding emerging leaders from all over the world to pursue a one-year Masters degree in the UK. Chevening looks for the kind of people who have the passion, ideas, and influence to provide the solutions and leadership needed to create a better future.

  • Funding: Full tuition fee plus living stipend
  • Academic year: 2025/26
  • Open to: International (non-EU) students
  • Qualification level: Postgraduate taught
  • Number available: Ten co-funded by York, plus the main awards
Applications for 2025/26 are closed.

We are a proud partner of Chevening, co-funding ten Chevening/York Partnership Awards available to candidates from all Chevening-eligible countries (chevening.org).

These particular awards are being offered in addition to the main Chevening Awards at York. The top ten successful candidates will be offered a partnership award, and all other successful candidates will receive a Chevening Award through the main programme.

All applicants who wish to be considered for one of these ten extra awards at York are encouraged to select the university as their first preference within their Chevening application.

Eligibility

Open to International (non-EU) students only.

To apply for this scholarship, you must have:

  • a degree of a good standard, equivalent to a UK 2:1 honours degree
  • at least two years' work experience (including voluntary work)
  • a high standard of English language
  • commitment to work in your home country for at least two years after completing your Masters degree
  • met Chevening's full criteria, including country eligibility.

See the full terms and conditions.

How to apply

Application deadline: Tuesday 5 November 2024, 11.59am GMT

You should apply for a full-time Masters course at York before applying for this scholarship. However, Chevening do not require you to have received an offer letter from York by the initial 5 November deadline.

The deadline to submit your unconditional university offer to Chevening is 17:00 BST (UK time) on 11 July 2025.

Discover our postgraduate taught courses and find out how to apply. Once you have applied to study with us, you can apply for the scholarship.

How we allocate

Chevening candidates could have applied for any Masters course at York.

However, we generously co-fund several awards available to all applicants.

The University of York is also co-funding ten additional Chevening Awards per year. The majority of our masters programmes are eligible for candidate applications (see list below).

All applicants who wish to be considered for one of these ten extra awards at York are encouraged to select the university as their first preference within their Chevening application.

Masters degrees from the Faculty of Arts and Humanities:
o Archaeology
o English and Related Literature
o History
o History of Art (excluding MA Stained Glass Conservation and Heritage Management)
o Language and Linguistic Science
o Philosophy
o School of Arts and Creative Technologies

Masters degrees from the Faculty of Sciences:
o Department of Biology
o Department of Chemistry
o Department of Computer Science
o Department of Environment and Geography (excluding MSc Sustainable Business, Environment and Society - dual degree)
o Department of Health Sciences (MSc Health Research and MPH Public Health only)
o Department of Mathematics
o Department of Psychology
o School of Physics, Engineering and Technology

Masters degrees from the Faculty of Social Sciences:
o School for Business and Society
o Centre for Applied Human Rights
o Department of Economics and Related Studies
o Department of Education
o Department of Politics and International Relations (excluding MA Public Policy - Mundus MAPP)
o Department of Sociology
o Centre for Women’s Studies
o York Law School (excluding LLB Law - Senior Status and LLM Law - Juris Doctor)

Contact details

International team
international@york.ac.uk

Open to students from: Albania, Algeria, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Cuba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Falkland Islands, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Occupied Palestinian Territories, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Republic of Congo, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Helena Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Caucasus, South Korea, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Contact us

Got a question about applying to York? Email our friendly International Team for advice and support.

If you've already applied to study at York please use You@York to upload any documents. Please do not email documents to us.

international@york.ac.uk
+44 (0)1904 324 000