GUIDES

Here’s what happened to Ahmad during his Chevening interview in Islamabad. Panel asks: “What’s Pakistan’s biggest challenge in the next decade?” He’d prepared for this. Climate change, he thinks. Or education reform. Or energy crisis. All valid answers. He freezes. Completely blank. Ten seconds of silence. Feels like ten minutes. The panel waits patiently. Finally,…

Last year, roughly 10,000 people spent weeks crafting Chevening applications only to discover—after submission—that they weren’t eligible in the first place. Some had dual UK citizenship they didn’t think mattered. Others miscalculated their work hours. A few had already studied in the UK on government funding. These weren’t close calls or gray areas. These were…

Let me tell you something nobody warns you about: the Chevening application form is where brilliant candidates crash and burn before they even get started. Not because they’re unqualified. Not because their stories aren’t compelling. But because they treat it like just another online form—rushing through sections, making careless mistakes, and hitting submit without a…

Here’s the moment of truth: you’re staring at a blank screen, cursor blinking mockingly, knowing that the next 2,000 words (spread across four essays) will determine whether you spend next year at Oxford or spend next year wondering “what if?” The Chevening scholarship personal statement isn’t one essay—it’s four distinct essays, each exactly 500 words,…

Marcus had it all figured out. Oxford MSc in International Relations. That was his dream. His entire Chevening application revolved around it—his essays referenced Oxford faculty, his career plan assumed Oxford training, his interview prep centered on Oxford. Then he got his conditional Chevening offer. Excitement turned to panic when Oxford rejected his application. His…

Sarah spent three weeks on her Chevening application. Perfect essays, glowing references, detailed career plan. She hit submit feeling confident. Two days later, she got an email: “Unfortunately, you don’t meet the eligibility requirements.” Turns out, she’d miscalculated her work experience by 200 hours. Those three weeks? Wasted. Here’s the brutal truth: Chevening scholarship eligibility…

My friend Miguel spent six months preparing his Chevening application. He researched every university, drafted his essays twenty times, practiced interviews until he could recite answers in his sleep. When the rejection email came, he was gutted. The following year, he tried again. But this time, something was different. He wasn’t just working harder—he was…

So You Want to Be a Chevening Scholar? Let me guess. You’ve heard about the Chevening scholarship—that golden ticket to a fully-funded UK master’s degree—and you’re wondering if you’ve got what it takes. Maybe you’re scrolling through their website at 2 AM, squinting at eligibility criteria and wondering if your two years of work experience…

It’s 11:58 PM on October 7th, 2025. You’re frantically trying to upload your final essay, your palms are sweating, and the submit button seems to be mocking you. The Chevening scholarship deadline is two minutes away, and you’re wondering why you didn’t start this process three months ago when you first heard about it. I’ve…

A young professional from Kenya develops a groundbreaking climate resilience project that saves her coastal community. A civil servant from India returns home and reforms education policy affecting millions. A journalist from Egypt launches an investigative platform that holds power to account. What connects these stories? They’re all Chevening alumni, and their journeys prove something…