Chevening Scholarship Application for Nigeria Students 2026

Published: 05 Aug 2025

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

Application Deadline	October 7, 2025
Funding Type	Fully Funded
Country to study	United Kingdom
Type	Masters
Sponsor	Chevening

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

Chevening Scholarship Application Video Guide

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: Applicantions 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.

Check also:
Fully Funded: University of Manchester Humanitarian Scholarships 2026

Application Deadline

October 7, 2025

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to Chevening on www.chevening.org to apply

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